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EP. REVIEW: Citrus

I absolutely do not understand exactly how we're supposed to ignore the flagrant sexual assault in the first two episodes, considering the fact that they were markedly less pronounced and repulsive in the manga, and the narrative including them builds a love blossoming from outright inexcusable behavior that is handled in the most inept way possible by the staff.

Yuzu's reaction to this behavior is unhealthy, the excuses made by the characters for Mei's actions are either nonexistent or gut-wrenchingly ignorant of the severity of these issues.

If I were a fan of the manga before this, I'd be furious.

The anime has increased the voyeurism to a degree that objectifies the characters more blatantly than the FEMALE MANGAKA intended, and outright mortally wounds the material by turning overly-aggressive behavior into outright sexual assault.

It's. Trashy.

zensunni wrote:

Christopher Farris wrote: While Mei and Yuzu have technically been physically intimate for longer than they've been "related" through marriage How so? They didn't even MEET until AFTER Yuzu's mother had married Mei's Father. They couldn't possibly have been physically intimate before they were step-sisters! And I think it is very clear that Mei, at least, knew exactly who Yuzu was from the moment she showed up at school. After all, she knew about her father's marriage and that she was moving in with her new step-mother. There's no reason to believe that she also didn't know about the fact that her new step-mother had a daughter. At the very least, she would have found out when Yuzu was introduced to the class because of her last name. (Of course, the real question is why none of the other students in the class wondered about the fact that she had the same last name as Mei? Is it really a common name?)

I believe he's referring to the fact that Mei had her hands on Yuzu's buttcheeks a good deal before they were introduced as new sisters, not that the marriage hadn't taken place yet. But it is a little confusing, should have caught that.

"After making us dislike Mei for so long"

Dunno what show you've been watching. Mei's been a likable character since episode 1.

As Citrus heads toward its apparent finale, this arc's most notable factor has been its surprising degree of levity. There are still a lot of confused teenage emotions flying around and plenty of scheming, to be sure. However, compared to the infamous whirlwind of the show's establishing episodes and the manipulative maelstrom of the Matsuri arc, this Kyoto storyline hews much closer to the standards of typical romcoms. That might even be welcome to some viewers after so much emotional exhaustion, but it does draw a distinct shift in what the audience might have come to expect from Citrus.