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... I can... Perhaps do a smaller version of my rant. I suppose warning for #toxicrelationships, #unreality and #dub-con #dubcon (tagging both ways to be safe) and therefore technically #nsfwe even though I won't be discussing anything of a sexual nature, purely romantic. Essentially, "Reincarnated into an otome game" type stories are, at their core, bastardisations of the concept of romance. Each and every one of them says to the viewer: Here is a Person, a "Real Person", who has entered into a Fictional World where there are a percentage of the cast Specifically Designed To Love The Player. This is ...Read more

I have a lot to say about the entire subgenre of "reincarnated into an otome game" type isekai anime. I do not think anyone would wish to read an absurdly long rant about a subgenre of a subgenre, hah. But know that I have Opinions. #lockanime

When you present to me a character who acts constantly to save those around her whilst believing herself to be uniquely capable of cruelty and terrified of how another version of her hurt everyone she has ever cared for, and then every single man she happens to save starts to lust after her in a way that is sometimes a little less than cute, and often somewhat inappropriate, I am not going to be entirely pleased with it. However, it does do a decent job of baking the balance of angst and hopefulness into the whole show in such a way that the discomfort of the "love interests" can be ignored for the most p...Read more

The Most Heretical Last Boss Queen (shortened title) is not a bad show in many ways, but it also runs into the issue in which it presents to you a selection of ships, and every single one of them. Is. Not good. But it insists upon their presence. This provides a mildly uncomfortable viewing experience. #lockanime Sometimes I feel that the industry needs to be getting a little more aromantic about things. Posthaste.

Also, sometimes... Bad anime... Is good. It is contradictory, but it's true. There are shows which are, objectively speaking, not good. Poorly made, poorly written, low budget, whatever the reason. But perhaps they can still touch something inside some individuals. This makes them good, at least to them. And sometimes bad anime is good because it is so bad that it wraps around to being incredibly fun. #lockanime

I will get back to Natsume Yuujinchou at some point, by the way. But at times you have to watch things that suck, because they suck. It is refreshing for the brain to be turned off. #lockanime

I have many anime I would recommend to people. I also have many I absolutely would not but I enjoy regardless. This is simply how it is sometimes. #lockanime

Anyway. "Stale" as his name does not come close in my mind to Prince Aquasteed from another anime I don't recall the title of. Why is his name seahorse. Why is the fairy king's name Keith. KEITH???? Keith, the fairy king. Aquasteed the ordinary prince. Unbelievable. #lockanime

I'm deciding that #lockanime is going to be my general anime hashtag, not just for liveblogging. This means that those who do not care at all can filter out all of my weeb nonsense.

I actually enjoy those tacky "reincarnated as the heroine/villainess/main love interest" type anime also. They often have some of the funniest nameschemes. What do you mean her name is Pride and her adopted brother's name is Stale. Really? His name is Stale? Stale. Her sister's name is Tiara but this doesn't phase me because she is not the first character named Tiara in one of these shows and she won't be the last. #lockanime

Mm, got through the episode, but I think I may have to wait a moment for the weather to stop doing what its doing in order to watch more. The intermittent internet is alright for something like posting, but for watching videos its incredibly inconvenient. Still, very good anime. The theme of loneliness and connection is very solid throughout. I relate a lot. There are things you cannot tell others, and things that if you did tell others, they would treat you poorly for them. But then... There is also the case that if you tell nobody, you never find the people who are like you. The people who will care...Read more

Ah. Internet connection is a little finnicky. That does make watching this a little difficult... Come on, let me finish the episode at least. I'm curious. #lockanime

Mm. Poor Natsume. He lives such a lonely life, even though his friends care for him enough to know his habits and understand him. #lockanime

It does amuse me that Natsume asks "do you know that guy who just passed by?" about someone who did not in fact just pass by, in a hallway full of students, and his friends knew exactly who he meant. That does happen sometimes. If you know everyone else in the corridor, the person you don't know stands out. #lockanime

Onto episode 3. This is a good show. I'm not sure how many more episodes I can watch today, however. Its very... Vulnerable. This is a good thing, but it does mean that I may have to pace myself a little. #lockanime

"Once you are loved, and once you have loved, you cannot forget it." ... Truer words rarely spoken. #lockanime

Things are very well-framed. I feel a sense of foreshadowing from certain things that I'm sure will come into play later, but at present are simply a vague sensation of "this is important". That's good. That's good storytelling. #lockanime

Hm, so that was episode one. The sound design was... Interesting, perhaps not as good as I would expect. The style is interesting, it feels purposefully faded, like a summer memory. I'm intrigued to watch more. Onto the second episode. #lockanime

Ah.... I see. ... This one might make me tear up a little. I'll mentally prepare for that. #lockanime

He's a very responsible young man. He's also concerningly quick to trust this strange yokai, but he seems to be quite young and incredibly lonely, so I can't blame him for it. #lockanime

Poor Natsume. As is quite standard, unfortunately the people in his life that he could relate to are either gone, or won't be clear with him. I'm sure he will find a way to navigate this. #lockanime

Anyway. Relating a lot to Natsume so far. #lockanime

I should make a tag for things like this, so people can block me liveblogging my viewing experiences of various anime. #lockanime will do.