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NEWS: Pupa Anime Delayed Until January

Ah, I see. I was just going off of rumour. You're right, it isn't the sort of story where five-minute-episodes would make sense.

I hope things work out well for this adaptation, if only for the sake of its premise (what I've read of 'Pupa' so far hasn't left that much of an impression beyond the premise). There is something about the coalescence of "innocence/supposed purity" and "monstrousness" in fiction, particularly fiction in a market that overwhelmingly panders to Japanese otaku's tastes for moe and erotic media, that really appeals to me. Maybe I hold a near-sadistic pleasure in seeing what otaku consider 'cute' turn inarguably vile, even if only on the outside. That's part of what attracted me to (someone's LP of) Gen Urobuchi's Saya no Uta VN, and that seems to be what's attracting me here.

@Animerican14 just so you know that svenenth style fellow whose website you linked to is known for being an idiot and making shit up,so I would never trust him.It doesnt mean that pupa wont be a 5 minute short though.

Animerican14 wrote:

I hope things work out well for this adaptation, if only for the sake of its premise (what I've read of 'Pupa' so far hasn't left that much of an impression beyond the premise). There is something about the coalescence of "innocence/supposed purity" and "monstrousness" in fiction, particularly fiction in a market that overwhelmingly panders to Japanese otaku's tastes for moe and erotic media, that really appeals to me. Maybe I hold a near-sadistic pleasure in seeing what otaku consider 'cute' turn inarguably vile, even if only on the outside. That's part of what attracted me to (someone's LP of) Gen Urobuchi's Saya no Uta VN, and that seems to be what's attracting me here.

You know as part of the *dere spectrum there's also yandere. So don't forget the Higurashi franchise and School Days, which are also otaku shows. However, I don't think Pupa is what you think it is. From what I've seen it's about how "love overcomes all", how the brother is able to get over her vile transformed appearance and how she struggles with her predatory nature.

Animerican14 wrote:

I hope things work out well for this adaptation, if only for the sake of its premise (what I've read of 'Pupa' so far hasn't left that much of an impression beyond the premise). There is something about the coalescence of "innocence/supposed purity" and "monstrousness" in fiction, particularly fiction in a market that overwhelmingly panders to Japanese otaku's tastes for moe and erotic media, that really appeals to me. Maybe I hold a near-sadistic pleasure in seeing what otaku consider 'cute' turn inarguably vile, even if only on the outside. That's part of what attracted me to (someone's LP of) Gen Urobuchi's Saya no Uta VN, and that seems to be what's attracting me here.

You know as part of the *dere spectrum there's also yandere. So don't forget the Higurashi franchise and School Days, which are also otaku shows. However, I don't think Pupa is what you think it is. From what I've seen it's about how "love overcomes all", how the brother is able to get over her vile transformed appearance and how she struggles with her predatory nature.

In any case, I really hope it's not 5 mins, which means 3 mins of actual content. No way you can actually do the story justice. And the promos seem to suggest something serious, and I don't know how'd you even have enough time for effective gore (which was acknowledged by the studio) in that time frame considering the setup required and all