Born of Lilith wrote:Gratuitous violence, violence against women, violence against children and incest in anime... unheard of.
Hey wait a sec.
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Born of Lilith wrote:Gratuitous violence, violence against women, violence against children and incest in anime... unheard of.
Hey wait a sec.
Tatami. Mainly... the expressionistic character designs and color pallets atop SZS-style backgrounds and intertitles atop pho-Ukiyo-e allusions mixed with posterized film and perfectly timed classical music cues all surrounding the often hyper-paced, essentially non-temporal plot. Also, almost needless to say, someone like me can identify with the main character in whatever minor ways the show allows. Mainly... it's for the art style; simply amazing.
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Many Americans think cousin relationships count as incest.
I guess you're right. EL isn't so "stimulating" that most audiences give up trying to understand what's going on (as I'd imagine some might would with shit like Mouryou no Hako), but it's written with just barely enough doramaz that it distinguishes itself from shonenshit or regular comedy. I just wish that the narrative didn't come off like some angst-ridden teenager's submission for nanorimo.toe mash wrote:Well, I think people just adore series that take themselves way too seriously (considering the content) so they feel like they're watching something highly intellectual and mentally stimulating.
So in comes the meta joke: a girl who looks just like Meruru, and Kirino's classmate, Kanako, saves the day, by winning the contest for Ayase. The joke is two fold--first we have a girl who, in the anime, can pass off as the real Meruru. Then we have the voice actress for Kanako, who happens to be the same voice actress for who Meruru parodies in real life (think: Nanoha). We even had a brief appearance of Meruru's in-anime voice actress, which is also voiced by the same real life actress as Kanako. In the end you have this weird Ouroboros of meta, that only the kimoi otaku would really get. Even the two-face act that Kanako puts up is almost like what certain fans of Yukari Tamura can appreciate.
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