While both Nanachi and Mitty underwent the dramatic transformation from human to Hollow, they are constructed with perceived differences of ability. Ultimately, this leads to Mitty’s life being depicted as having far less value than Nanachi’s.
No media exists in a vacuum, and justifying a trope doesn’t stop it from playing into broader harmful trends.
Made in Abyss is a dieselpunk fairy tale that combines a rich world, curious kids, and energetic adventure with an undercurrent of lurking danger and quiet melancholy. I can’t prove it, but I’m pretty sure it was custom-made for me.
When I was six years old, my mother had a heart attack, thrusting me onto a new path in my life that I didn’t understand the importance of until I was older. In fact, it never really bothered me to care for my mother. It was just a thing that was understood. I didn’t know any different.
In a time wracked by despair, paranoia, and economic devastation, Evangelion captured the nihilistic zeitgeist of a nation and its citizenry
Sumireko is fantastic, but the show is being strangled by obtrusive fanservice.
While it can’t match spring’s bounty, summer has a few gems to offer.
Staring at a vending machine for half an hour and watching people buy chips is perhaps an experiment in what people will tolerate as entertainment.
Vrai, Toni, and Peter try and fail to keep their discussion of a packed-to-the-gills season to a reasonable duration!
The possibilities are endless but sadly it’s obvious this show isn’t heading in that direction.
Some wonders cannot be described, only seen.
It’s hard to write about Heavenly Delusion right now, because what we got doesn’t feel like a full episode. It ends on an enormous cliffhanger, where we are just starting to peek into the menace of the world. It’s even more challenging because what we did get was largely a beautifully atmospheric mood piece, punctuated by only minor intrusions of gender nonsense.
Vrai, Chiaki, and Peter finally put one of the top contenders for most disappointing season we’ve covered to rest.
Part two of Caitlin, Vrai, and Dee’s newbie-friendly rewatch; featuring much crying over Crona, talk about the show’s portrayals of adult women, and EX-CALI-BUR.
Part one of Caitlin, Vrai, and Dee’s newbie-friendly rewatch of the only battle shounen with a Halloween theme and a lady lead, Soul Eater!
