The first episode instills an icky feeling when Riri mentions that increasing the country's birth rate is their main purpose behind finding love for people like Anzu. Firstly, it is disgusting to reduce people down to their reproductive abilities. Secondly, she is a school-going CHILD?! Then, throughout the season, it dumps the same old heterosexual relationships on you. It brings up the whole 'your-not-like-other-girls' narrative whenever any of Riri's chosen potential love interests realize that Anzu's responses are seemingly 'unconventional.' All of Anzu's desires, interests she prioritizes, are taken away until she can fit into the box of allosexuality cut out for her by Riri.
Similarly, most characters can be classified into specific tropes. While the show acknowledges that, it does not allow them to break through and achieve depth and complexity.
The only redeeming aspect of the show was Anzu's determination to stand up against a romance-centric, sex-centric world and prioritize friendships. And of course, it is endearing to watch her be a Cat Lady™, however, that seems awfully reminiscent of how the ace/aro community is perceived.
