Reviews

Content warning: "Comedy" pedophile dog whistling all through the show. Here we have an uncle, Madoka, who right off the bat clothes Chihiro in a frilly feminine maid's uniform that obviously makes Chihiro very uncomfortable. That accomplished Madoka wastes no time making a habit out of sneaking into Chihiro's bed at night after Chihiro has fallen asleep. The show frames this behavior as funny rather than scary and creepy. Chihiro's angry protests are also framed as funny. Soon after, in another "funny" scene, Chihiro is given pepper spray to protect himself from Madoka's appalling boundary violations/sexual harassment. Because childhood sexual assault is funny! Right?

That most Anime viewers seem to miss these things or accept the show's framing of them as funny is a disturbing testament to just how much appalling content we anime viewers have learned to shrug off as "comedy".