BeruBara Tag Boom – Details, episodes & analysis

In this episode Alex discusses the beginning of joshi wrestling in 1946 and its history through the 1960s, she also addresses why there is a lack of documentation of joshi wrestling in comparison to male contemporaries during the post-war era of Rikidozan.

In this episode Alex tackles the Takarazuka Revue and gives a brief history of the all-female theater group and its important connection to joshi wrestling of the late 1970s into the 1980s. She also takes time to are some grievances with the way many wrestling fans seem to willingly misunderstand the culture surrounding Japanese wrestling.

In episode 3, Alex takes a look into the origins of the visual aesthetics of shoujo manga of the 70s by explaining the origins of magazines made for a demographic composed of the growing number of female students attending secondary school. How did the iconic art style of shoujo manga develop those giant sparkling eyes and why did the early 70s see the debuts of a large number of young female artists? The pre-war era holds the answers. https://isayyousayheisei.home.blog/

In Episode 2 Alex tackles the subject of S-Relations and how they came to be during the pre-war era of Japan. She also airs some grievances encountered during her research in regards to how certain academic types respond to criticism by others in their field of research. Don't forget to also read the episodes of this project posted on https://isayyousayheisei.home.blog/

In the first proper episode of the BeruBara Tag Boom Alex gives an introduction to this extended look into what was happening in Japanese girls' culture in the 1970s, what elements were used to help create the Beauty Pair and Crush Gals, and why it resonated so much with teen girls during that time. Certain words that those unfamiliar with Japanese revue theater and joshi wrestling may be unfamiliar with as well as an overview of some sources used for this project.