Mario: With 3 staff members moving house and everyone rushing to get their whatchamacallit done before Christmas, this Fall season (and Spring here!) has undeniably been busy. But that chaos of so-called real life doesn’t stop us from following and checking back on a ton of current seasonal anime and the classic ones. This season has been heavy on action with a couple of fun surprises along the way. In particular, we have a talking cat, a talking panda, a talking bird, a talking crocodile, a self-proclaimed alien girl, a self-proclaimed goddess, a self-proclaimed mind reader and a self-proclaimed immortal harakiri man (can you guess all the shows?), so you know this Fall season isn’t short on weirdness and is full of excitement. This time 5 of us will be doing this round-table post, with plenty of hot takes, contradictions and influences and even a heartwarming exchange among us writers around the corner. Read on and enjoy:
What show are you enjoying that you’re not reviewing?
Lenlo: Akudama Drive, Golden Kamuy, Tian Guan Ci Fu and Haikyu. Nothing too crazy, all things considered.
Wooper: I’m liking the Dragon Quest: Dai no Daibouken reboot, but I write mini reviews of each episode for our weekly recap posts, so I don’t know if it qualifies. I’ll go with Jujutsu Kaisen as a backup, since it looks nice and tries hard not to be a boilerplate battle shounen.
Amun: Tonikaku Kawaii – this show is just heartwarming and wonderful and it just makes me happy. On the same note, Kuma Kuma is far better than it has any right to be (somewhat of a Hamefura for the season).
Armitage: The volleyball boys have been great as always and Talentless Nana has been very dumb but very entertaining. Also, Tian Guan Ci Fu is a glorious piece of entertainment which many people might not even have on their radar due to it being a Chinese animated production.
Mario: Akudama Drive has been a consistently fun ride with loud, crazy characters and impressive production quality.
Unpopular Opinion
Wooper: Akudama Drive 06 is one of the best anime episodes of the year. Beautifully animated action, mournful reflection, and legitimate plot progression in the same 22 minute span? Yes please.
Lenlo: Oh I have so many, but only one of them is relevant to this season. Best I have is that Tabitabi is actually just a more mediocre Kino’s Journey, with absolutely none of that show’s decently written moral quandaries.
Armitage: Akudama Drive is actually just a really loud show with mediocre character writing and not much substance to keep you engaged. A shame for a series with a Talking Cat!
Amun: Before I read Armi’s, I knew I was going to have to say something about Akudama Drive here. It’s really a higher production, less gimmicky Danganronpa – no surprise, due to the shared heritage. Honestly it’s looked pretty good, but the writing doesn’t match the production level.
Mario: This is my pick for the single best exchange of this season so far:
Midseason Masterpiece, or at least “More than Mediocre?”
Amun: I already gave love to Tonikaku Kawaii and Kuma Kuma, so I’ll have to say Senyoku, strangely enough. The story has been compelling, the action and character dynamics have been on point. While it’s not normally a show I’d go for (cute girls fly airplanes), it’s kept me engaged so far. Honestly, there are a lot of shows this season that are better than they have any right to be: Tonikaku Kawaii, DanMachi 3 (shameless plug), Kami-tachi (although please no more slime shows), Maoujou, Kimi to Boku, and Kuma Kuma. For lacking blockbuster sequels, this season has turned out alright as a whole.
Wooper: Maou-jou de Oyasumi is my favorite show of the fall thus far. Though each episode is formatted exactly the same way (the princess searches for a makeshift sleep aid), it’s got several types of comedy at its disposal: clever monster designs, unexpectedly sympathetic antagonists, extreme cuteness punctuated with moments of cartoon violence, etc. It’s been a fun diversion for six weeks straight.
Mario: It’s a pleasant surprise that while I am never big on action shows, it’s those shows that stepped up and became my favorites of this Fall season. Having said that, I don’t think they will land anywhere near “Masterpiece” on my list. These three shows I just mentioned are Jujutsu Kaisen, Akudama Drive and Golden Kamuy 3.
Armitage: I’ll just go ahead and say that Adashima has been exceptionally good at achieving what it set out to do in giving us a fluffy, warm story with plenty of awkward-cute moments and a lot of heart. Don’t sleep on this one, people!
Lenlo: I really don’t have anything. Nothing this season has “wowed” me beyond JJK, and even that I am hesitant to hype up too early. At least not until this current arc resolves and I see how it moves beyond its opening act.
What show did you drop?
Wooper: There are a few, but Majo no Tabitabi is the big one. It has neither a strong central character nor anything interesting to say via its magical allegories. One of the year’s bigger disappointments, IMO.
Lenlo: Majo no Tabitabi, Fire Force S2, Taiso Samurai.
Mario: The only two shows that I “dropped” (AKA stopped after watching more than two episodes) are 1) Higurashi, given that the central mystery never really hooked me, and 2) Tonikaku Kawaii (sorry Amun, can’t tolerate this!) as behind the “marriage first, love comes later” premise, it’s a full-on male fantasy where a boy suddenly has this cute girl sleeping with him/cooking for him/changing clothes in front of him at his beck and call. I’m way behind on Senyoku no Sigrdrifa as we speak but I’m willing to give it more chances.
Armitage: Akudama Drive, Hypnosis Mic and Farmer Isekai [Edit: Picked this back up on Amun’s recommendation below (: I was just behind and wasn’t motivated enough to keep up with it. Turns out, it’s pretty fun.]
Amun: (Okay, but Armi, why would you drop Slime Farmer Isekai?! It’s such a nice relaxing bit of escapism…kind of like an anti-Re:Zero). Dropped is a strong word, but I’m pretty behind on Majo No Tabitabi – just nothing about it has made me want to catch up. I also haven’t been able to watch more than a half episode of Burn the Witch, which is a shame, because I like that world.
Best Girl/Best Guy/Best Anything Else
Lenlo: I’m torn between two options here. Nobara, a strong kickass lady who hasn’t gotten to actually do much, and Swindler who just has a really clean character design. I’m not super impressed with either one yet, but at the end of the day I think I have to go with Swindler. It’s the eyes I think, I really like her eyes.
Amun: Now I know this season features best Onii-chan, but hear me out. Tsukasa takes not a bullet but a literal semi-truck for our hapless MC and walks away like a champ. And is just a boss all around. Special mention to Nasa-kun for being not completely useless as well – good move with the proposal-while-almost-dying power play.
(Okay, but I also see Lenlo’s point – in the OP when Swindler flicks her wrist in the black light….that was alright ^_^).
Wooper: Leona only showed up for one episode, but Toriyama’s designs (and those inspired by him, as in this case) are too good not to acknowledge.
Armitage: Gentle reminder that the biggest show of the year is going to be premiering on December 7th. So, even though it hasn’t aired yet, here’s a screenshot of how MAPPA’s new character designs have made Mikasa so much more badass.
Mario: Maybe just like Princess Syalis, I’m in need of a good night’s sleep (AKA most relatable anime character this year).
Guilty Pleasure of the Season
Armitage: Talentless Nana? I don’t think this is a particularly good show and it’s definitely not as smart as it wants you to think it is but I’ll be damned if it isn’t so much good fun!
Mario: Talentless Nana for sure. The show might never surpass the twist at the end of episode 1, but halfway through I am still intrigued enough to follow Nana and her assassination mission. It’s a whole lot of fun.
Amun: While I feel a little guilty about enjoying Kami-tachi and Kuma Kumi…the guilty pleasure is definitely Irregular at Magic High. Anyone who says they remember all the nuanced magic is either a) Wikipedia or b) lying. It’s just so great to see One True Tatsuya put the well-endowed “most powerful” Yankee in her place….which is clearly in his harem (second to best imotou, duh).
Wooper: Taiso Samurai. I like it for the same reason I was drawn to Kabukicho Sherlock last year: it’s hard to pin down. The visuals are poor and the story doesn’t have legs yet, but unpredictability is tough to come by in anime, so I’m sticking with it for now.
Lenlo: RWBY S8. Yes, I know, not anime in some people’s minds, but I don’t care. I was there when it first got revealed in Texas at RTX and I’m gonna be here when it finishes damnit! Alternatively, Heaven’s Official Blessing, cause Chinese anime yo.
What was something you watched that wasn’t airing?
Mario: It’s a season where I checked out all the anime movies released this past year. On-Gaku is an absolute delight. Dawn of the Deep Soul still manages to be emotionally gut-wrenching, and Saekano Finale wraps up the franchise well, although it frustrated me many times in the process. Next up will be Birthday Wonderland and Hello World.
Amun: I’m trying to watch Burn the Witch, but I haven’t really gotten into it. Otherwise, I’ve got 13 shows this season, so I’m pretty booked.
Lenlo: Twelve Kingdoms and Rose of Versailles are my two big ones. I’m also binge-ing all of Black Clover for a reason I cannot disclose at the moment, but you all will see, though it’s technically airing. It’s a slow season for me.
Wooper: I’m going back over some anime that I missed from earlier this year, and two of my big discoveries have been Nami yo Kiitekure and Appare Ranman. It kind of surprises me how much I’m enjoying the latter, but after a certain point it ejects the “P.A.Works original” baggage and goes crazy enough to be entertaining.
Armitage: It’s winter again! Which means it’s also time for my yearly Honey & Clover rewatch! Seriously, no series makes me feel as simultaneously melancholic and comforted as this. I love it. Apart from this, I have also been going through Euphonium and am about to finish Legend of the Galactic Heroes.
Song of the Season
Wooper: “Lost in Paradise,” the Jujutsu Kaisen ED by Ali (the same group that performed last year’s Beastars’ opening), is the easy pick here. It only takes five seconds of listening to the screaming brass and muted rhythm guitar at the start for my foot to start tapping, and by the end I’m dancing around my room, envisioning myself as one of the stylish characters on screen. It hurts to know I’ll never be 2D, but at least I can loop this tune whenever I like (which is quite often)!
Armitage: Yes, I know. Jujutsu Kaisen’s ED is the best thing 2020 has given us. But chances are you’ve heard (and seen) it and already love it. So, I am gonna point you to another song featuring pretty boys grooving to some catchy beats. That being the absolute earworm which is the Hypmic OP!
Amun: Yeah, it’s definitely “Lost in Paradise” – no real competition there. I think a lot of my love comes from how well it matches the video – I’m also a fan of the JJK opening (http://y2u.be/v8bZVdTgXoY). However, I have a special OP for you, which you should listen to all the way through. Trust (tehe).
Lenlo: Look, we all know “Lost in Paradise” is going to get mentioned at least twice in this list. So knowing that everyone and their mother already knows about the song, I’m gonna have to go with a shot out of left field with a name I can’t even translate, the OP from Heaven’s Official Blessing. Yes, you can expect a post on this soon, if it isn’t out already.
Mario: I’m here to confirm that Jujutsu Kaisen’s ED got 100% approval from us. So the real question here is what my second pick would be. My choice here is the catchy OP of Adachi to Shimamura. It’s your typical J-pop but sometimes that’s all you need.
Let’s Talk About Kamisama ni Natta Hi.
Wooper: Guess I’ll start, though my opinion will likely be the most negative. I always bail on Jun Maeda works partway through, so I’ve resolved to watch this one to completion, but it’s really testing my willpower. Episode 5, in particular, embodied the kind of anime writing I strongly dislike, where narrative arcs are compacted into bite sized dialogue and inserted directly into the mouths of the characters. Kyouko’s speech about regaining her lost innocence by viewing her mom’s goodbye video was bad enough on its own. The “what did we learn” recap afterwards, though, was so heavy-handed that I had to take embarrassed peeks at the subtitles through my fingers. I much prefer the show in comedy mode, as in the ramen and mahjong episodes. The former’s use of Hina’s precognition was clever, and the latter’s cuts between Youta’s gameplay and Hina’s losing advice were excellently timed. A good deal of the humor relies on overreactions, though, which can bring entire scenes crashing down. Kamisama ni Natta Hi is liable to go too far in whatever it does, but at least it does some things right.
Mario: Episode 5 of Kamisama is vintage Jun Maeda, so your take on the episode will signify how you will end up liking the show at the end. For one, I am sure that the latter half (with the world-ending plot hanging around the corner) will be much more melodramatic than the “fun misadventures” first half. And second, while I partly see Wooper’s point of episode 5 being emotionally manipulative, it still swept me away with its take on grieving and moving on to life. On the other note, Hina’s schtick for overreactions would normally be a recipe for disaster, but it works surprisingly well for the series so far – except for moments where her jealousy gets the better of her. Please Hina, be Goddess-like and don’t succumb to earthly feelings such as jealousy. You could bring the whole show down with it.
Armitage: How glad I am to have Jun Maeda back in all his glory! Kamisama ni Natta Hi is him at his most unapologetic. He knows the kind of storyteller he is. He has never relied on subtle narrative developments and his characters have never been ones with the most depth. But you know what? Jun Maeda doesn’t care. He’s telling this story the only way he knows how – with loud, phonetic bursts of comedy interspersed in between moments of heart-tugging melodrama, carried forward by his signature insert songs. He’s not interested in getting non-believers converted to his cult. He just wants to entertain the faithfuls who know exactly what he’s going to give them. Though, I’d say that this time around Maeda-san has been trying his hand at slapstick comedy for far longer and in much more varied ways than I anticipated. I mean, he had the audacity to put in a full-on mahjong episode, explaining none of the rules to anyone unfamiliar with the game and just expected everyone to go along with it!
But that was immediately followed by Episode 5, which was in my opinion, the show’s strongest outing yet. The whole thing was so obviously constructed to make you ‘feel’ and yet, feel I did. Is this a recipe for emotional manipulation? Yes. Do I care if I’m being emotionally manipulated? No. Though, if the answer to this last question is a ‘yes’ for you, I’m afraid that you may not end up enjoying this show, especially now that it’s starting to set the stage for a climax built solely with the purpose of making you cry a river.
Amun: Yes, yes, we all know what to expect from this writer. Yes, there are similarities that you can compare ad nauseum (summertime tropes, little girl, quasi-supernatural, and a hacker for good measure). But Kamisama ni Natta Hi should stand – or fall – on its own merit (no miracle interventions allowed). For example, let’s appreciate the title – “how I became a god.” The obvious take is of “Odin” going human to deity, but there’s another angle here: everyone in Yota’s family has nom du deity, so perhaps the real intention is Hina joining them. There’s some subtlety sewn between shouting set pieces (i.e. the baseball game, revenge on the truck, saving the restaurant) and I appreciate the little cuts all the more. Playing video games together, Hina’s evolving feelings towards Yota, Kyoko’s slow coming out of her shell, even the obnoxious reporter – that’s the backdrop that makes the rest of the fireworks succeed. That’s why I love the other Jun Maeda works as well – Angel Beats wasn’t really that great of a story and no one is going to accuse Charlotte of narrative mastery, but the characters and setting pulled you into a world worth lingering in. By that mark, Kamisama is a success already.
I am contrarian filth of the highest order who’s actually still enjoying the frustration at Majo tabitabi and feeling its had a good balance of funny and serious episodes, I also liked how the female lead wasn’t what we expected in the beginning aswell.
I do think series should try to make their characters divisive.
I thought the Kino reboot was an uneven series that didn’t have the same consistency record as the original.
The dramatic dialogue in Kamisama does feel notable silly and ridiculous but I think Maeda has the confidence here so that while it does move me, it isn’t annoying either, I’ve been finding more strength in it as a comedy.
I think Akudama has yet to live up to its first two episodes but I was raised on this cyberpunk schlock since my teens in the late 90s when I got into anime .
Swindler looks like a human Twilight sparkle.
Adachi to Shimamura set of a Lesbian epidemic in my brain which has sent me on a serial yuri/pseudo-yuri reading mission.
I never feel the need to pick up Golden Kamui’s anime, as I’ve been following the manga.
Amun has attempted to seduce me to watch Kawaii by posting the pink haired girl.
@Armitage: Honey and clover was a rollercoaster for me, but I still don’t know what I think of the ending.
And Lenlo you subtle CCP shill, I will watch these Chinese shows =P
Thats the point of this blog, to highlight under the radar stuff.
a part of me wants to watch Sigrifrida , but even though I warmed on Re:zero, I’ll never love it in the same way Aidan did.
Kaiser, I think that Honey & Clover’s ending is very apt for the story. It’s not the kind of resolution which wraps up all the narrative threads in a neat little bow. Not everyone gets what they want. Not everyone gets a happy ending. People grow up, grow old, and they just… keep living.
Also, I personally love Re:Zero but even I cannot say that my affection for the series is close to Aidan’s. 😛
Oh, and do check out Tian Guan Ci Fu, yes! It’s worth watching for the spectacle alone.
I’m really liking Sigrifrida despite it being outside my normal interest range. I think Re:Zero has such an amazing plot and world that it covers over some visual missteps – Sigrifrida is the opposite: simple plot and amazing visuals. Not a bad cast by any means, though.
I kind of fell out of Wandering Witch, because it felt like whoever created it could never seem to decide on what Elaina’s personality should be. Plus, I couldn’t get more than two episodes into Day I Became a God because Hina’s screeching and whining and childish tantrums made me want to punch the screen. Oddly enough…I wound up watching the Love Live Nijigasaki anime…and I really like it! And this is coming from somebody who normally absolutely HATES Love Live because it has certain elements in them that I can’t stand (Anyone who talks to me at all knows what I’m referring to), yet the Nijigasaki anime has thankfully been free of it so far.
I’m with you on Wandering Witch – her personality is like room temperature coffee.
I didn’t know what I was expecting following the hilariously dumb HypMic premier, but I’m not really liking what I’m seeing through the rest of the episodes so far since they all boil down to crime solving through the power of rap, even as we’re going into the Division Battle back half which is supposed to be the part where the rap battles take place. Also really worried that the focus is going to be on those uninteresting anime-original journalist characters who “save the day” so to speak than you know, the rappers? The characters that they are selling to us throughout this whole franchise? The ones we came to see do ridiculous rap battles against each other?
Also watching Yuukoku no Moriarty after hearing a lot of buzz about it and I am hoping that it goes beyond the whole episodic “kill the elites” formula that it’s been pushing for the past couple of episodes (apart from the two-part childhood story seen in ep2-3), though with the introduction Sherlock into the main story and hearing about the arcs in the manga does give me confidence that it could keep itself afloat for 18 more episodes (since a second cour is slated next year) if nothing goes horribly wrong. I’m hearing from manga readers that some of the omissions from the manga causes some characterization/plot oversimplifications to a fault though.
And just saying, I’m liking Moriarty from I’m seeing right now, but I’m more eager to see what else this show has in store other than seeing evil elites get knocked off by Moriarty and his gang. The show seems to have agreed with me on that, since the next arc in the manga (after next week’s episode) is a Holmes-focused arc (cleverly named A Study in “S”, named after the first Holmes book that Conan Doyle ever wrote). There’s other arcs that I’m hoping will get adapted which are a lot more intriguing than the early parts of the manga.
Fittingly, the final manga arc is titled “The Final Problem” named after the Sherlock story where Moriarty was first introduced (and was written as a means to kill off Holmes for good due to how Doyle was sick of writing more stories).
I’ve read ahead in the manga, and although the overarching goal of getting rid of evil nobles (and class society more generally) remains firmly in place, it does move past its “evil noble of the week” structure (though it returns to that formula sometimes). The confrontations with Sherlock (which the current and next arc in the anime will focus on) are indeed one important reason, but Moriarty’s methods also get more diverse, moving beyond the mere killing of evil nobles to manipulating social opinion and expanding his power. And the cast is given a bit more depth (the colonel gets his own arc, for example).
By the way, although some of the cuts are unfortunate (the motives of the university guy who drugged the bar girl were rather unclear in the anime, for example, whereas the manga made it very clear that his actions were part of a larger pattern of “correcting” mistakes by nobles, for which he had been richly rewarded – and expected to be this time as well), I think the pacing mostly is very good: the show adapts roughly one (40-page) chapter per episode, so the show really takes its time with the material.
My guilty pleasure of the season (which, understandably, wasn’t mentioned by anyone) is Iwa Kakeru. Based on the promotional material for the series, I expected an ecchi show about a bunch of hot muscular girls in skimpy suits, and although it is that to some extent, it is actually very light on ecchi content and is mostly just a typical sports show about a talented newbie who takes a sport (sports climbing, in this case) by storm. It certainly isn’t great (the MC is ridiculously OP, the characters are bland and unoriginal, and the workings of sports climbing aren’t explored in much detail, so you don’t learn all that much about the sport), but it’s quite fun: it’s no Haikyu, of course (even with its recent struggles), but it’s pretty decent junk food.
And as Amun said, Danmachi is also pretty good this season. Sure, its “monsters are people too” storyline isn’t exactly original, but it does give the season clear stakes, builds up the world more, and brings real tension to the Ais ship. Plus, we’re finally back in the dungeon!
PS: do you (Amun) really ship Tatsuya and Miyuki? For me that continues to be one of the worst ships in the history of anime. I really don’t get why the author wants to push a brother and sister into a relationship. If I remember correctly, the author once said in an interview that he made them brother and sister because he didn’t want them to get together too easily, which is just … ugh. The best thing for the story would be for Tatsuya to get together with Lina (or anyone else, really) and Miyuki to get over him and get together with Ichijo (it would even give her something to do other than to drool over her biological brother!). But alas, the only thing more powerful than Tatsuya seems to be the author’s unrelenting incest fetish.
Speaking of Haikyuu, I’m seriously hoping that the back half of this season is where all of the resources IG had for this show went into this cour. That third set is where all of the hype went into for a lot of fans who read the manga. It would make a great capper for a very divisive season by ending relatively where chapter 293 ended.
And then season 5 is the dumpster battle that we’ve all been waiting for.
Yeah, fingers crossed. Between the inconsistent production values, questionable pacing and generally poor directing (for such a big match, it has so far been pretty underwhelming in terms of tension, excitement, and big moments that land), this has easily been the weakest stretch of episodes Haikyu has had, so let’s hope it’ll at least manage to end the season on a high note.
(I just can’t get over the Iwa Kakeru production – Lenlo was into it at the start, but lost interest over the visuals).
DanMachi is so good compared to last season, thank you! And S.S. BellxAis is in serious trouble with last week’s cliffhanger….not good for my heart.
And do I really ship them? I mean, it’s like the only obstacle that the One True Tatsuya can’t overcome – plus I think season 1 mentioned something about one of them not being really related by blood or something. Lina is definitely a solid choice though, I’m pretty down with that – but negative on Ichijo ^_^.
I stand by that, still looks like crap. Ill get my toned women from other sources, thank you. Like UFC!
Oh, I completely agree the visuals don’t amount to much: the show mostly consists of stills, and the lack of animation of the wall climbing is a huge loss for a series about a sport where subtle movements are so important. And the rest of the show – from its formulaic plot to its paper thin characters – is honestly thoroughly mediocre as well. Still, in spite of all that, for the simple series that it is, it has been pretty enjoyable for me: I always enjoy learning about a new sport (it helps that I knew absolutely nothing about sport climbing before starting the show), and seeing a talented newbie find joy in discovering a new sport (and tearing up the competition) is simply good fun. It’s obviously not a masterpiece (it’ll probably score around a 6 for me by the end), but not all series have to be. It’s decent fun, and that’s all it has to be.
(By the way, despite my love for sports series, I’ve never been able to get into real-life sports. What makes sports series fun for me is that they have a narrative and characters you care about, so that matches have meaning and victory feels satisfying. But real sports lack those elements, and as a result they mostly feel meaningless to me: I typically don’t care who wins, so I’m rarely invested in matches; and because real-life matches (and seasons) are not structured in terms of a narrative, most of the events going on are simply dull to me. So unfortunately, real sports are not a good alternative to me. But maybe I, too, will one day awaken to the joy of being an IRL sports fan. ;))
Don’t underestimate Tatsuya! He’ll destroy those antiquated norms like nothing, and will create a utopia where brothers and sisters can be together and make love as they naturally should, goddammit! But yeah, you already mentioned a possible solution: because they’ve been genetically manipulated (I think that was the reason why they technically aren’t blood related?), genetically speaking, they are dissimilar enough that there should be no real risk of birth defects. They still share the same parents, though, so make of that what you will. Some may consider it progressive, but to me it just seems like a silly loophole to justify an even sillier fetish.
By the way, I’m not particularly fond of Ichijo either, but there just aren’t that many alternatives among the male characters: Ichijo has repeatedly expressed interest in Miyuki, but Leo already has Erika and Mikihiko already has Mizuki. And the rest is too irrelevant to even mention, so he kind of wins by default.
I think Ais and Bell will probably overcome their differences (Ais is one of the good gals, after all, so I’m sure she’ll join the Church of Wiene eventually), but yeah, this season is going to be a rough ride for them. And it’s a valid conflict (Ais has good reasons to detest monsters, after all), so it’ll be interesting to see how Bell will win her over to his side. And hey, worst case scenario, if it doesn’t work out and they have to go their separate ways, you can’t say he doesn’t have any other options…
By golly, he’ll rewrite the genetic code of their child in the womb to be perfect and free of defect! I agree though – that’s just one fetish that should have been given up.
Yeah, the fact that Wiene looks a little dragon-ish is probably not going to help her case – probably a bit hard for Bell x Ais to adopt something that looks like Ais’ parents-killer.
For those who dropped Majo no Tabitabi: check out episode 9
When you’re so dark you have to put a disclaimer >_<