Reviews

Another animated shot at the Patalliro franchise by a non-Toei company, with the added twist of being based on the classic of chinese literature Journey to the west, and like the main entree (movie included) it's very good, very fun and enjoyable. The animation is excellent, the intro and outro are good, the seiyuu performance is excellent, there's really just one thing that boggles my mind of the entirety of this series: no, it's not the pederast relationship shown in a couple of episodes because being this based on an old chinese tale and being this from Japan (place from where I've already seen other animated medias with the same kind of pedophile relationship) I can put it in its perspect, it's the fact that again like the main Patalliro series from the 80's don't let you distract from the fact that the core ideas behind this series couldn't be more heterocentric/heteronormal even if it were directly written on the cover of the show, meaning it's reiterated the same idea behind anime harems that the male character/onnagata (Bacoran) is the one directing and deciding it all in the relationships with the female characters/bishounens lagging behind, a 1000% heteronormal belief some hardcore feminists nicknamed "the superman syndrome". It's not a blame on Mineo Maya of whom I've become a fan (check the guy's mangas ASAP, the work of the guy is simply crazy), Kaze To Ki No Uta was an hetero (albeit female, in that case) fantasy in the same way and that wasn't the problem, it's just as an objective element I want to consider to dispel the idea of Yuri/Yaoi storytelling as the mouthpiece for LGBT rights that for the most part actually isn't and has never been from the very beginning. With this postscriptum added, it's highly enjoyable nonetheless so give it a shot if you can.