I’m not sure how people are being trolled or baited here. People still seem to engage with Kanna (lolicon girl) as they would any other, nobody seems particularly upset that Shota is named that… am I just missing something?
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Warl0k3@lemmy.world 5 weeks agoErr… Okay, so in episode one Tohru is wearing a sleep shirt with the 4chan logo on it. The little boy with the horny titty-dragon is named Shota. The lolicon girl is literally an 8000 year old dragon. The list goes on, but its a masterful satire of slice of life anime
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Warl0k3@lemmy.world 5 weeks ago
I’m really not trying to be shitty here: have you had much exposure to satire?
Elevator7009sAlt@ani.social 5 weeks ago
A normal amount, but I also have a tendency to take things at face value right off the bat.
I did recognize the Shota name thing but at most that seemed like a single playful jab, not the whole thing being satire. And the “lolicon character is actually 943948 years old!” thing is common enough that it just passed me by. I didn’t see enough parody to call this satire.
Warl0k3@lemmy.world 5 weeks ago
It’s extremely heavy handed about sexualizing the little girls in a way that constantly teases either a romantic or sexual relationship - loli content is very much a commonplace (and tbh pretty gross) thing, but it’s usually the sole focus if its the point. The sheer amount of slice of life tropes that are fit into the show, most if not all of them being taken to an extreme, would be what makes it satire. It’s a common premise, taken to extremes.
My concern with people not recognizing it as satire is a multifaceted thing. The lack of media literacy in culture is a large part of it, the number of people who unquestioningly accept the presentation of women in the show another part, the terrifying loli fans a big big part…
ReluctantZen@feddit.nl 5 weeks ago
There’s definitely satirical aspects (though I’d rather call it parody since it doesn’t really feel like criticism to me), but I don’t think the entire anime is satire at all. It does a lot more than just that.
Warl0k3@lemmy.world 5 weeks ago
It’s not an absolute descriptor - the most beloved works of satire use their commentary on the original work as the base from which to build engaging original stories. This anime in particular is just very heavy handed with its satirical takes, and it concerns me that so many people either miss (or outright deny, as if it is a criticism) that part of it.