Aug 26, 2022
REVIEW FOR LESBIANS.
Main points: representation, real in a very messy way.
No explicit spoilers, but some implied.
I'll start by saying that I feel like my rating of this anime is higher due to the representation than it would be if I was rating any other anime. It wasn't an amazing storyline, it was very short, and many of the other valid criticisms I've already seen written in some other reviews. However, I felt compelled to write a review specifically for lesbians.
This anime is messy. Coming out is messy. Dealing with feelings for someone of the same sex for the first time is
...
messy. Falling for someone that you think is straight is messy. And that's what this anime shows. Did the characters deal with it the right, honest, fair way? No, not really at all. Did they hurt each other and other people in the process? Absolutely. Were they in the wrong for the cheating and dubious consent? Yeah. This anime is painfully real and very messy, in a good way.
Real representation in this anime came in the form of compulsory heterosexuality and unintentionally hurting genuinely nice men in the process, finding yourself in a position where you are abused by men because it's easier that way and that's the "natural order" we're taught to follow, having gross comments from men about you being with women, starting to fool around with and then pulling away from a friend you've fallen for or are attracted to so you don't get hurt... there were so many aspects in this anime that made my heart clench at seeing accurately represented.
The fan-service is also consistent throughout, certainly not bait.
Also, just a friendly reminder that this anime is an example of what relationships should NOT be. The dubious consent is not okay, the cheating is not okay, and I certainly don't relate to those parts, but there is definitely a lot of interesting representation that I haven't seen before and that resonated with my own not-so-great experience with discovering my sexuality. It's very real and very messy.
Reviewer’s Rating: 8
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