Me, vaguely familiar with Utena and Zelda but not fannish about either of them, coming across this artwork and concept: Y E S , this is what I want from life
*nodnod* I do actually quite like the shiny, round-ish moe style of contemporary works, but there is a reason why I put 90s' anime on my watch list, too, and am always particularly excited about getting to watch one. XD
Something that really surprised me was the reception I got on Tumblr when I posted a screencap of a Twitter post about Zelda's sword as a visual reference for myself.
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Date: 2026-04-25 11:43 am (UTC)I'm not one of the people who's like "the moé art style ruined anime," but they genuinely were cooking with fire back in the 1990s.
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Date: 2026-04-25 09:19 pm (UTC)https://pocketseizure.tumblr.com/post/813012892829040640/princess-zelda-one-hand-wielding-a-greatsword-my
Apparently people like this concept. So the two of us are in good company I think.