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Their motivations take a while to come into light, but after
season 1, it's still a bit early to say how ridiculous those are. They do seem a bit too crazy, but we'll have to see.
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Total - 8/10
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Fire Force is an enjoyable shounen. Not much things to surprise a veteran fan of the genre, but the fundamentals are good and plenty of fun to be had. Reviewer’s Rating: 8 What did you think of this review? Nice 0 Love it 0 Funny 0 Confusing 0
Informative 0 Well-written 0 Creative 0More reviews by ArchangelEST (102) Show allRead moreShow lessOpen Gift Report Dec 30, 2023 xakpc Mixed Feelings Short review, no spoilers
1. Fights are great, impressive
visually and ability-wise, fun to watch.
2. Fanservice is degrading, forced and placed like in the middle of the fight. Some characters do not have any purpose except flashing nudes.
3. World, while hinted as very interesting fiery-churchy-punky, was not explored at all.
I suppose it may be shocking in the context of Goblin Slayer being a TV anime, in which these sorts of acts are seldom
depicted. But you also have to keep in mind that Goblin Slayer airs past midnight on a weekend, well into the usual watershed hours of western television. Kids are not meant to be watching this in the first place. And sexual assault is not rare in late-night anime so much because it is 'going overboard', but because the anime community in Japan is obsessed with the concept of virginity and do not take kindly to their imaginary characters being touched by a man other
than them. Hence, the reason for why sex is not so much as mentioned in non-erotic anime, whether it be consensual or not. If sex is not graphically depicted (i.
“Those elements, plus the structure of the show — stand-alone episodes followed by ‘story arc’ episodes, much like The X-Files, or other U. S. shows on the air at that time, made the show seem like something that could work for a U. S. audience. ”Cowboy Bebop is very much a Japanese show, filled with nods to Japanese culture, from Jet practicing the art of bonsai to buying bird-shaped sponge treats inspired by the Japanese treat Hiyoko cakes. Watanabe has also said that Spike Spiegel is modeled
after Japanese actor Yūsaku Matsuda. But influences from the West are prominent in the show, seen in the very concept of cowboys, in the jazz-heavy soundtrack and in countless pop culture references.
While getting Cartoon Network to greenlight a show “this dark and fatalistic” was a challenge, according to DeMarco, the series’ impact on the American animation industry couldn’t be missed once it was aired. “Bebop was a key example to distributors and creators that adult storytelling can have a place in animation in the U. S.
