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owo? Fall 2020 seasonal anime thread? Yes! Yes it is. OUR LAST CRUSADE OR RISE OF A NEW WORLDPermalink On twitter.com
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Fuckin trash lol what is this shit?Permalink On twitter.com
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Should prob explain what the show is. It's science fantasy romance that features two kingdoms locked in an eternal war. And high ranking military members from both sides fall in love, united by their shared desire to end the conflict.Permalink On twitter.com
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The science-based, probably fascist Empire (that's... the name) faces off against the Nebulis Sovereignty: a country made of the Empire's oppressed population of Witches. Our protagonist Iska finds himself face to face with the Ice Witch of Calamity, Alice.Permalink On twitter.com
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But before that I want to talk about another show that is exactly the same as this one: Maoyuu Maou YuushaPermalink On twitter.com
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Maoyuu Maou Yuusha features, again, two kingdoms locked in an eternal combat. This time the demon realm against the human realm. Our lovers are the Demon King and our typical RPG hero. Very cool. Very subversive.Permalink On twitter.com
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Is Maoyuu Maou Yuusha good? No. I dropped it after 2 episodes. However it spends its entire 1st episode just worldbuilding the fuck out of its story. Not on useless information, but important context like....Permalink On twitter.com
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- why is the war happening - who are the main parties involved - what's life like for the average citizens - why has the war gone on for this long - what stands in the way of stopping it y'know. Basic shit one would need to get investedPermalink On twitter.com
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The show isn't just concerned with stopping war because war is bad. It has a notion of systems and people. And it wants to make a world in which these systems benefit those people.Permalink On twitter.com
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On the romance side, it also works. Look, consent! The characters feel like people. They're into each other, and it's a bit of a fantastical situation but you get itPermalink On twitter.com
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There are no contrivances or passive characters. The hero *chooses* to enter the palace to defeat the Demon King. She *chooses* to recruit him to her cause. They form a contract and fall in love in the process. Everyone's actions make sense for the characters we are given.On twitter.com
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Again, the show isn't good. I dropped it. But I do have a very low set of expectations for this kind of show. Now let's watch Our Last Crusade fail to clear them.Permalink On twitter.com
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Instead of a good rundown of all the actors involved in this forever war, we have 2 vague camps that hate each other for "emotional" reasons. The war doesn't exist outside of its purpose in the romance.Permalink On twitter.com
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The characters are poorly established. We don't understand Iska outside of him being a good person. We don't understand Alice outside of being a pale blonde girl with big tits.Permalink On twitter.com
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They meet out of contrivance. Iska just so happens to be assigned to hunt Alice down. Alice fuckin TRIPS and FALLS into his goddamn arms I guess because she wore heels to a battlefield???Permalink On twitter.com
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She falls in love with him immediately after hearing he wants "to end the war". Even though, from her perspective, she's talking to a high-ranking military official from a genocidal fascist state and "ending the war" could mean genocide for all she knowsPermalink On twitter.com
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And you know? I'm gonna fuckin say it. Iska is Kirito but 10 million times worse. Because at least Kirito was like a character? Iska's even got the dual sword thing going on but the show doesn't earn it.Permalink On twitter.com
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The worldbuilding is so flat there's a city called "Neutral City" where high-ranking officers from two sides of a war can just meet at random. Never mind how this doesn't make sense and would lead "Neutral City" to become a hotbed for terrorism and assassinationPermalink On twitter.com
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And the supporting characters are nothing. They're just... empty husks. Lines and color meant to take up space. I mean. Legs. Boobs. Anime: it knows what I wantPermalink On twitter.com
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I'll be chronicling this trainwreck for Twitter engagement but do yourself a favor and pass on Our Last CrusadePermalink On twitter.com