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Korean animation adaptations deserve a lot more respect, but this middling story that feels like a riff on an already bloated subgenre of male fantasy anime isn’t helping the medium get the positive representation it needs to be on more equitably footing.
This premiere handles The Gender Of It All surprisingly well, but it’s trapped in the Mediocre Valley thanks to an uninspired, stiff adaptation.