Nov 30, 2018 12:33 AM
WHAT?!
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Seikon no Qwaser
I've now seen 3 episodes of Seikon no Qwaser and each episode has had a similar effect on me. I start each episode with low expectations, just appreciating what the artists were going for with the show, and then at climactic moments giving the most genuine "WHAT?!" that was ever gave. I've known about this show for a few years now so I knew what I was getting into, but it's more shockingly ridiculous than I thought.
The series so far feels like a horny and inexperienced teenager wrote it, which is clearly the point. I can appreciate that, but in all honesty I think I would have enjoyed this show more if I had seen it when I was fifteen. Had I seen it back then, the actual substance of Seikon no Qwaser would have completely gone over my head.
This is a shounen power fantasy to the extreme. It's so extreme that it isn't even enjoyable as a power fantasy. The way I see it is as a parody of the typical kind of anime that edgy teens like to watch. I think the contents and obscurity of the show make it so that most of its audience is past that adolescent phase and Qwaser is meant to make them laugh at how ridiculous the anime they used to watch is.
Evidence of my point is; there's a hilarious bathroom scene in episode three that will make anyone who's ever made a harem anime feel like a talentless hack. The three main girls so far aren't even that hot and every character's design is kind of generic and sucky. The color pallet is super edgy. Every color is muted and washed out except for anything red. The main character's design is something only edgy anime boys like myself would enjoy, and even I kind of hate it for being memorable and recognizable and somehow also generic. The MC, Sasha is basically Sasuke Uchiha if he got his sharingan from sucking titties. Oh yeah, he recharges his power by sucking breast milk, which is stupid and hilarious, but it works as a story mechanic even better than the Z warriors pulling ki energy from between their butt cheeks for no less than twenty minutes at a time.
At first glance Seikon no Qwaser is a kind of lame parody, but I think the lameness of it is part of the parody. It makes itself unassuming and average looking to surprise you when it does something weird and hilarious later. It's like having sex, but it's just boring and weird and then the other person just starts singing Smashmouth's All Star out of nowhere so you can't help but laugh and think to yourself "What?!--- What?!"
I'm having fun with this show, so now it's on to episode 4.
P.S.
If your more into the booty it doesn't seem like they've got much ahead for ya. If you're over the age of sixteen though you probably don't go to Qwaser for the anime titty anyways.
The series so far feels like a horny and inexperienced teenager wrote it, which is clearly the point. I can appreciate that, but in all honesty I think I would have enjoyed this show more if I had seen it when I was fifteen. Had I seen it back then, the actual substance of Seikon no Qwaser would have completely gone over my head.
This is a shounen power fantasy to the extreme. It's so extreme that it isn't even enjoyable as a power fantasy. The way I see it is as a parody of the typical kind of anime that edgy teens like to watch. I think the contents and obscurity of the show make it so that most of its audience is past that adolescent phase and Qwaser is meant to make them laugh at how ridiculous the anime they used to watch is.
Evidence of my point is; there's a hilarious bathroom scene in episode three that will make anyone who's ever made a harem anime feel like a talentless hack. The three main girls so far aren't even that hot and every character's design is kind of generic and sucky. The color pallet is super edgy. Every color is muted and washed out except for anything red. The main character's design is something only edgy anime boys like myself would enjoy, and even I kind of hate it for being memorable and recognizable and somehow also generic. The MC, Sasha is basically Sasuke Uchiha if he got his sharingan from sucking titties. Oh yeah, he recharges his power by sucking breast milk, which is stupid and hilarious, but it works as a story mechanic even better than the Z warriors pulling ki energy from between their butt cheeks for no less than twenty minutes at a time.
At first glance Seikon no Qwaser is a kind of lame parody, but I think the lameness of it is part of the parody. It makes itself unassuming and average looking to surprise you when it does something weird and hilarious later. It's like having sex, but it's just boring and weird and then the other person just starts singing Smashmouth's All Star out of nowhere so you can't help but laugh and think to yourself "What?!--- What?!"
I'm having fun with this show, so now it's on to episode 4.
P.S.
If your more into the booty it doesn't seem like they've got much ahead for ya. If you're over the age of sixteen though you probably don't go to Qwaser for the anime titty anyways.
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| Nov 30, 2018 12:33 AM |
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