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The Spring 2019 Anime Preview Guide

So no first impression on Carole & Tuesday, or are you still working on that.

MarshalBanana wrote:

So no first impression on Carole & Tuesday, or are you still working on that.

They'll probably skip Carole & Tuesday since it's a Netflix license and, as far as i know, there's no official western release date yet. I'm pretty sure they only preview shows that they can watch legally.

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Personally, I'd implore you not to let all the farts and fluids deter you from what could be one of the standout anime of the entire year.

Sorry, but I'm definitely going to let that deter me. I've never managed to get into an Ikuhara vehicle before, and this sounds like the least palatable anime I've ever heard of that wasn't technically hentai. (...Well, I can think of at least one nastier one, but not one that isn't flamewar-fuel.)

Besides the gross-out humor, I can't understand the appeal of symbolism-overdose media in general. Nothing wrong with strangeness and hidden meanings when used in moderation, but just like anything else, too much can become a problem--in this case, making it needlessly difficult to understand. I think some people just enjoy having to do research to puzzle out what a show is trying to say, and/or they like to feel superior to uneducated schmucks who don't get it. But that seems like a self-defeating artistic choice.

The Ikuhara style doesn't feel pretentious, exactly; a better word would be elitist, because it obscures its intentions so much that only the most dedicated fans will piece it all together. I feel like this defeats the purpose of its subversive political ideas, because most of the people who pick up on them probably already agree. In theory, you might sneak some of your opinions into someone's head with this strategy. Lately, though, he seems to want to have both ludicrously in-your-face material (the lily-licking scene from Yuri Kuma comes to mind) and bizarre symbolism. Which is even worse, because now he's scaring away potential converts to his way of thinking with shocking imagery. I already think that homophobia is bad and sexuality is too repressed, and even I can't get through an Ikuhara anime; I can't imagine convincing someone with contrasting opinions to watch one, let alone learn anything from it. Maybe converting people isn't the point; but if so, then what is the point?

So Ikuhara made a show about fetishes, it seems like.

Vore, anal beads, Mpreg, enema, creampie, cross dressing cosplay, public nudity while blindfolded...with a box, and whatever that cat person was doing with the cop duo.

Yeah, I'll check it out. I'm just curious what overall message these kappas will lead us to.

From what I recall the first episode of Yurikuma had three loli girls having sex, two of them performing fellatio on the third's fake penis.

From what I recall the first episode of Yurikuma had three loli girls having sex, two of them performing fellatio on the third's fake penis and also licking and nibbling on her toes and feet, so it's not that out of place.

El Hermano wrote:

From what I recall the first episode of Yurikuma had three loli girls having sex, two of them performing fellatio on the third's fake penis.

My guy if this is how you read the most blatant metaphor for cunnilingus put to animation since Belladonna of Sadness I need you to go find your high school literature teacher and flick them on the forehead.

My guy if this is how you read the most blatant metaphor for cunnilingus put to animation since Belladonna of Sadness I need you to go find your high school literature teacher and flick them on the forehead.