The show was interesting at first, but then they have a high school girl strapped down by aliens trying to SA her. The whole scene is played very light despite what’s happening. Also, another high schooler gets SA’d off screen as well
Fuck that and not watching more
Average ero-guru anime/manga. Not for everyone. as horror often isn’t.
the character is a teenager, that’s the biggest issue here. the ero part of that subgenre should not apply to her at all
I have my own thoughts on a situation like this being depicted to an adult and how this is often a very clumsy and cheap way to force character growth
the character is a teenager, that’s the biggest issue here.
Pretty difficult to see a mainstream anime/manga that doesn’t do that in some level. I don’t think that this is okay, but we need to recognize that this is a much bigger problem.
a situation like this being depicted to an adult
Well, technically Dandandan is a Shounen, made for teenagers. I have more problems with an adult drawing that, actually.
But anyway, I don’t believe that the eroticism in ero-guru is made to make viewers horny, on the contrary.
Yes holy shit. I saw the OP and thought “wow this show looks fun”. The animation is great, some of the dialog is real funny, the romance is cute so far, but holy shit that first episode. And the second seems to be saying that this this might be a pattern. Very gross.
I’ve been reading the manga and really enjoy how Momo and Okarun’s relationship is developing. But I will not fault anyone for dropping off. There’s one other scene that’s uncomfortable from the manga. It wasn’t nearly as bad as the first chapter but again not gonna hold it against someone for checking out. The older I get the more I groan at that kind of stuff especially in shounen works. It’s just thrown in there to get the demographic of teen boys horned up so they’ll buy more copies of Jump.
I’ve been thinking about whether I want to try another episode since last night, because I really did like everything else. The style especially was great. I feel like I have a higher tolerance for unfortunate anime things, but idk. My immediate reaction was this is so egregious that it shouldn’t get a pass
Idk if I’m qualified to speak on this, but imo I think there’s enough going on in the show that I’d still generally recommend it, despite it’s problematic parts.
The show’s about adolescents dealing with sexuality and growing up, and coping with the kind of societal expectations gender places on you (the aliens want Momo’s uterus, the ghost steals Okarun’s wiener). In the quiet moments when Momo and Okarun drop their pretenses and just be themselves and are honest with each other, the story really is quite sweet as a romance and it’s maybe pointing to a healthier and more equitable vision of gender relations.
- is my take, but also SA is a very difficult topic that I think the show probably didn’t handle as well as it ought to have so yeah if you feel really uncomfortable with the tone I think maybe it’s safe to drop
Every quiet moment between Okarun and Momo makes my heart melt. Especially when they hold hands. It’s refreshing to see a naturally developing romance that isn’t filled with BAKA ECCHI *SLAP. Looking at you, Ranma 1/2
Ah, yeah dangit. I clocked the general pervy-ness but didn’t think about the SA as their own separate problematic things. Sorry about that. I’ll add CWs to my comments I made about the show.
Yeah it was weird as fuck, and none of the “jokes” about it landed, at all. Like hahaha giant pointy robot dick…
