I don't know why HBO max has 11 episodes for season 1 listed, but it does and that's the reason I'll be talking about episode 11, 9, and the whole season here. Just in case it's episode 1 of season 2, and HBO Max messed up, I'll talk about this there too... I just won't be watching season 2 because of these episodes.
I hated them. Episode 11 and 9 showed blatant sexual harassment. It was disgusting. Keep in mind, I'm not someone who says everything is sexist, or is sexual harassment, or anything like that.
I get the show is supposed to be sexual and is suppose to have sex jokes. I get that. There are plenty of shows, movies, and anime that do that kind of thing. I've seen some those kinds of shows with sex jokes... I don't like all of them, but I know of them and I've seen them. I know what kind of jokes they were trying to pull as a full "season as a whole" thing. But episode 9 and 11 (could be the first episode of season 2 and HBO max messed up, or it could be that they messed up here... I don't know) took it way too far with the sexual and went up to sexual harassment.
I was sexually harassed 4 times in my life. It's not something to joke about. The only reason why I watched as much as I could is because I have a completionist problem. When I start something, I have to complete it, or else I go mad. That's why it's hard to start and finish a series that's ongoing... since I don't know if it will end in a cliffhanger or not and if it will be cancelled. My brain just can't handle it. So, I had to complete this season. I will not start the next season, or any season after it (if it gets a third season, etc.).
Just in case if you don't know which scenes I'm talking about that are sexual harassment, or if you don't remember the episodes that I'm talking about, here is a very quick breakdown for the episodes listed:
Episode 9:
This is the episode that involves the succubi. The perv goes in and orders a sexual dream. He goes back to their house to sleep so he can dream the sexual dream he ordered. Now, him doing this succubus thing isn't what got to me. Even though I don't like nudity and random sex scenes, I've seen GoT... So, I can tolerate nudity if I have to for a show. My issue was when he went into the bath and Darkness entered. Because, He commands her to do this sexual stuff, even though she didn't want to. Now, I feel as though writers could have written it in such a way that either of these things could have happened to make the scene alright:
1. Darkness says, "no" and leaves.
2. They could've changed the scene entirely to make it not happen at all... maybe he falls asleep in his bed instead and either has his dream or he wakes up to the sound of the succubus being captured.
But, no, they chose the route to have Darkness listen to him and made her feel like she had no choice. Honestly, depending on how far the dude was going to have Darkness go, it would've been considered rape.... even though they didn't go that far, it was still not right. Even people with Darkness' sexual mindset (her being a masochist) have some form of dignity. Their sexual desires shouldn't be an excuse to write them as a female who just listens to any guy who forces them to do sexual things to them. But, surprisingly, this wasn't as bad as episode 11.
Episode 11:
This is the episode where the perv (yes, I refuse to say his name) is a moron and puts on the necklace at Wiz's shop. She tells the perv that it can't be taken off till his wish has been full filled and he will die on the 5th day, if it hasn't been completed by then. Now, if they had done this without the sexual harassment, which is pretty easy to do so, it would've been funny. But, after he hears this, he uses this to get sexual with all the girls. Even Megumin and her rival.... which I checked their ages. Megumin and her rival are around 13 years of age (14 in season 2 and more recent chapters). The perv is between 18-20 years of age (20 in later chapters in book form).... meaning this is pedophilia....
But, anyway, there are many scenes where he gets the girls (except Aqua) to do all the sexual things he wants them to do. The authors honestly got these women to just accept it. They just accept it cause they "care" about him. It's just disgusting.... I don't know what others words to use to describe this monstrosity. He shoves his cock towards Megumin's face.... to try to force her to clean it (again, PEDOPHILIA). He forces himself against Wiz's breasts and legs. he gets Darkness to wash herself in front of him and to exercise to stare at her breasts. He tricks Megumin and her rival to play strip Rock, Paper, Scissors.... (PEDOPHILIA)...and it just doesn't end.
They put up with it because, "I care about him"... "No one else will accept me". That kind of stuff is actually what victims say about their abusers, harassers, and rapists to justify what happened to them. The writers actually wrote the females of this story to act and feel this way.
I absolutely despise this anime. 0/10. |