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In addition to regularly posting thoughts on the current anime season, I'll be pushing my basic takes on last season's shows as well. These also may or may not show up in future essays. PRINCESS CONNECT! RE:DIVEOn twitter.com
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So I watched this with my friend. We really liked it at first but we soured on it as the show went on. I think I said something like "watching this show is like chugging maple syrup" and, after having finished it, I stand by that.Permalink On twitter.com
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The show falls under a category of anime I call the "cute girls doing things anime" which revolve entirely around sexy anime girls acting in ways that lend themselves to being as adorable as possible.Permalink On twitter.com
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These characters aren't children, exactly, but they aren't adults either. It's this mishmash of touchy-feely, hyper-feminine, emotional, vaguely homoerotic behaviors forged by capitalism to invoke cuteness in its rawest form in as many people as possible.Permalink On twitter.com
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I guess it's moe, technically, but I wouldn't even call it that. Because the way in which it works has changed a lot from what would classically be considered moe. More like advanced moe. Moe 2?Permalink On twitter.com
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Its existence is not inherently problematic in and of itself. I enjoyed much of the show, and a big part of that was because it was cute. I mean look at these two! AwPermalink On twitter.com
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But at some point it's too much. The show will sacrifice plot, character, theming, pacing, and sanity in a single-minded drive to be fucking cute at all times whether you like it or not. It will throw away its own stakes to be cute. It never gives you breaks from the cute.Permalink On twitter.com
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Cute is nice. But you can't build a show around cute. At some point it's just kinda hard to watch. Around episode 7ish is where it was enough cute to make you sick.Permalink On twitter.com
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Who is this kind of show supposed to be for? It's not really a kids show. But it's not "mature". It's sexy but it's not really porn. What demographic are you targeting with "cute girls doing things"?Permalink On twitter.com
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It's for people who are already otaku. People coming home from shit jobs and worse relationships who just want to unwind by injecting pure happiness, cuteness, and sex appeal directly into their bloodstreams.Permalink On twitter.com
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Princess Connect is hard to binge I'd argue because you're not supposed to. You're supposed to sprinkle it onto your late capitalist hellscape of a life. It's hard to explain in a twitter thread but this concept is the core behind a lot of my essaysPermalink On twitter.com