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Mar 3, 2018
Valvrave: The Liberator is an alternate history philosophical mecha melodrama set a thousand years into the future. They say time mends all wounds and indeed, in this future, Germany and Russia have united into a single country. The show follows a bunch of ordinary space students turned immortal vampire mecha pilots for the army of the Independent Highschool Moon Colony as they wreak havoc thru the dyson sphere surrounding our sun in an attempt to reestablish the Russian monarchy.

The show is insanely deep with symbolism and meaning, tackling various high concepts and taboo subjects. It tries to reconcile Plato's world of Ideal Forms with sub-atomic particle physics, postulating the existence of the smallest information particle which draws unimaginable power from cognitive meaning. The show goes even further by showing us how these particles could power fighting robots. Indeed, it shatters all physical paradigms. Not to slack off on the question of morality, the morally gray world of Valverape: The Penetrator asks us the question - what is the line separating sexual violation from consensual rape?

As I watched L-Elf single handedly crash the whole Germano-Russian army in an attempt to free a captive alien princess and take down the Führer so Russian monarchy loyalists can reinstate their emperor, I knew this anime was something truly special. I mean, I thought this was supposed to be about proclaiming a school into an independent country? No wait. Was it actually a romantic comedy primarily? Huh.

In any case, Vulvarape is a must see. A true patrician's work and a true masterpiece.

10/10
Reviewer’s Rating: 10
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