Princess Jellyfish : : the Complete Series

Locations
Call Number: DVD Animation Princess
On Shelf At: Downtown Library

Location & Checkout Length	Call Number	Checkout Length	Item Status
Downtown 1st Floor 1-week checkout	DVD Animation Princess	1-week checkout	On Shelf
Downtown 1st Floor 1-week checkout	DVD Animation Princess	1-week checkout	On Shelf

Title from container.
Based on the story "Kuragehime" by Higashimura Akiko.
Originally produced as a television program in 2010.
Special features: Princess Jellyfish heroes parts 1-4; Go, sisterhood explorers! parts 1-6; Tsukimi and Jiji's octopus tour; The Princess Jellyfish field guide; episodes 1 & 11 commentaries; promotional videos; textless songs; trailers.
Originally issued as part of Blu-ray combo pack.
Also issued by FUNimation as a Super Amazing Value Edition (S.A.V.E.).
Lara Woodhulll, Shigeru Chiba, Sumire Morohoshi, Jnichi Suwabe, Takeo Chii.
Plain, timid and obsessed with jellyfish, Tsukimi is a far cry from her idea of a princess. Her tepid life as a jobless illustrator comes complete with roommates who harbor diehard hobbies that solidify their status as hopeless social rejects. These wallflowers run a tight, nun-like ship, but their no-men-allowed-not-no-one-not-no-how bubble is unwittingly burst after Tsukimi brings home a rescued sea jelly and a beauty queen who's actually a guy. Contains episodes 1-11.
DVD, region 1, NTSC, 16:9 widescreen, Dolby Digital 5.1 (English), Stereo (Japanese).
Contents: Kuragehime.

COMMUNITY REVIEWS

One of my favorites! submitted by bluemask on June 11, 2022, 12:45pm A very sweet, sincere, and funny anime. It's a real shame it only got one season, but the manga is available at the library too. If you're passionate about your hobbies (ie, a nerd) you'll probably really enjoy this. The intro sequence pays tribute to a lot of pop culture, and each of the characters has a passionate single minded interest. I think it's an interesting view into how sometimes, our isolation can be a self made prison, and that other people aren't as intimidating as we think. Kuranosuke is a straight man who enjoys crossdressing as a hobby, and I think that's as valid a gender identity and expression as any other; while this isn't a LGBT manga per se, any positive depiction of gender nonconformity is a good thing that makes things safer for everyone, however they feel about their genders, to express themselves. The biggest drawback to the anime is that it needed more seasons, and the ending feels kind of hastened because the show got cancelled, but, it's not too bad, and you can read the manga to know more about what happens.