Random sampling: Kodomo No Jikan
Yes. I went there. Not going back.
So, I’m getting rid of all my shit, trying to sell my house (turns out, at a loss… *cry*), and up sticks to another state. Not to mention organize a podcast. So post frequency is slowing down.
But for some reason, while good animated television goes unwatched (Chiko!), I watched a random episode of Kodomo No Jikan. This post was gonna be one sentence, but I couldn’t decide on one:
- Why plunge yourself into the depths of such well-warranted controversy for something so stupid?
- It’s intermittently more shocking than Kanokon, but unsurprisingly lacking in heart-shaped pasties.
- Accuse the viewers of being perverts if you want, but no one’s gonna be turned on by such ugly animation.
- If you act like a wet-blanket anime lead, even an 8-year-old will take advantage of your dumb ass.
- I don’t remember any of my teachers being so stacked.
Story?
I fought hard for a caption. but I lost.
For those of you who don’t know the plot, it’s basically this: Your standard dumb-fuck anime noodle can’t see that his fellow teacher with giant cans is into him because he’s too much of a pussy to fight off an 8-year-old girl with daddy issues who is dead set on doing stuff that will get him arrested.
I read a bit of the manga, after all if there’s that much talk about something you have to investigate a little. For science.
Right?
Well, in this case, curiosity made the cat lose a couple brain cells.
Pedo-sensei’s report card
You cannot, CAN NOT pretend to be a deep and important symphony when the title of your overture was Ecchi in Pedo Major. Not because you’re not allowed, but because it doesn’t work. If I thought it did work, I’d write that there was some exquisite balancing act going on, but if the series wanted to tackle a serious issue with any profundity it wouldn’t focus on children’s panties so much.
You want me to get really into a show? Don’t give me such unbelievable situations, and don’t package it in an anime that I feel like I have to keep one eye on while the other looks over my shoulder. At least Kanokon knows what it is. And at least there is more than one pair of breasts in it. I really think there’s something else worth saying about this, but I don’t have the brainpower or time to write a dissertation.
Shame? Disgust? No... Suicidal Despair!
The things I do for you people. I’m gonna go watch Golgo 13 now.
