Bro, that is just patently untrue.
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The Fated Magical Princess: Who Made Me a Princess Ep. 9: When a daughter has to convince her father to do the bare minimum
We get another timeskip, so Athanasia is now a teenager on the cusp of turning fourteen. As a result, she’s going to have a grand, ol’ party where she makes her “debut” to society. There’s going to be lots of dancing in front of lots of ass-kissing nobles. I’m not exactly sure what else it means to “debut” other than that it usually signifies that a girl is old enough to be married off. At fourteen? Well, people were pretty weird back then. But hey, say no more. I don’t really care to learn anything else about this antiquated practice. I mean, it’s nonsense that the upper class or aristocracy used to do, right? So enough said.
Continue readingSPY x FAMILY Ep. 43: More or less a setup episode for things to come
A good chunk of this week’s episode is devoted to Loid fending off his jealous superior. Y’see, everyone wants a piece of Loid. It’s all for the mission. Not only is he popular enough to potentially get VIP clients, you can’t get turned in for being suspicious if everyone loves you. Unfortunately, he doesn’t quite manage to charm everyone. The chief director of the hospital is incensed that Loid is hogging all of the attention. As a result, he tries to pull all sorts of childish pranks. Naturally, our spy deftly avoids all of the negative consequences, so in the end, the fool of a director resorts to the most heinous thing he could do: accuse Loid of being a spy. Oh, if only he knew how right he was. And sure enough, Loid is already fifty billion steps ahead.
Continue readingSanda Ep. 6: The undying headmaster
When we last left off, Ono finally revealed herself to Fuyumura. She even explained how she ran away because she had undergone puberty, so she feared reprisal from Oshibu. Unfortunately, the man is conveniently here to apprehend the poor girl. I need to reiterate how messed up it is for the creepy headmaster to refer to Ono as “an adult intruder.” It is sick, actually. It is utterly sick to look at a pubescent child and see an adult. Unfortunately, Fuyumura’s response doesn’t help either. I mean, sure, I get what she’s trying to say, i.e. even though there’s a clear difference between a body that has undergone puberty and a body that hasn’t, that still doesn’t make Ono an adult. I agree. But it still feels wrong to say that she has “an adult body.” In doing so, it feels like we’re trying to meet Oshibu on his level. In reality, it doesn’t matter what body Ono has. She could literally have a 150 year old’s body and it still wouldn’t matter. In fact, we should stop talking about our physical bodies altogether. With Ono’s life experiences, her knowledge, her memories, and her current mentality, she is clearly and utterly a child.
Continue readingMay I Ask for One Final Thing? Ep. 7: The saint has a crush?!
But before we get to Diana’s love life, we need to settle things with Palmia. When we last left off, the bad guys had disrupted a ceremony meant to kick off Saint Diana’s pilgrimage. Scarlet is quick to jump into action, so she chucks a single spear and demolishes an entire building belonging to the Palmiam faith. We then see a bunch of Palmian adherents gnash their teeth and curse the “blasphemer” who would dare attack them. On the one hand, we know these are the bad guys; we know they deserve it. But on the other hand, she is kinda overstepping her bounds. I suppose it helps to have the crown prince in your pocket, but still, Scarlet is playing judge, jury, and executioner. For now, the people are on her side. I just wonder if the story will ever consider having the pendulum swing the other way, i.e. the people slowly becoming scared of Scarlet for perhaps going too far one day. For example, Batman might be a hero, but he’s still a vigilante who some people reasonably oppose for his extrajudicial actions.
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