To the rest of you: do better.

  • wtypstanaccount04 [he/him]
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    1 year ago

    I'm not a huge fan of graphic violence in general, so CSM had a big hill to climb for me. I got bored partway through and had to drag myself to finish it. Bocchi was entertaining from the start and I just rewatched it and enjoyed it just as much. Other CSM gripes: the obnoxious anime trope of making every character high school age for no reason. WHY does Denji need to be 16? He has a job, he doesn't live with his parents, he doesn't go to school. Everyone else he works with is an adult, WHY can't he also be an adult. The annoyance with this trope is doubly so because it's a horny anime. Make anime age make sense.

    • CriticalOtaku [he/him]
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      1 year ago

      Yeah fair. CSM definitely does have that edginess that can be off-putting.

      WHY does Denji need to be 16?

      spoiler

      He goes back to school

      , but that's kinda waaay later than the anime covers. Also, like, theme of the story is how capitalism sucks and how it forces young people into positions they have no business having just to survive and where they can be taken advantage of, so idk, usually I'd be right there with you about the awooga but in this case it kinda has a narrative point.

      • wtypstanaccount04 [he/him]
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        1 year ago

        He could also, you know, go into college as in back to school. God this anime trope pisses me off so much.

        • CriticalOtaku [he/him]
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          1 year ago

          Eh, most anime/manga is made for highschoolers, so most of it is gonna portray highschoolers.

          It is what it is, but yeah I feel you I'm definitely getting too old for most shows.

          CSM spoiler

          In CSM's case tho, grooming is a big topic it gets into later so yeah Denji kinda has to be underage for that.