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Didn’t someone mention on here the first 2 episodes being very problematic?
Yes, the first episode is problematic. But the show overall has feminist themes that make it a worthwhile watch- the new episode op is talking about a case in point.
I really need to get around to that effortpost about how to approach problematic media
A helpful essay for you comrade:
Emily St James on Wanda vision : https://www.vox.com/culture/22325656/wandavision-finale-justice-disappointment-story-karma
When/if you make the post I'd love an @, I have thoughts too but don't generally like being the OP
Just some casual SA'ing of a high school student played for laughs. You know, in case having the other main character be a Nice Guy wasn't enough.
not gonna excuse the SA, it's egregious and even if it is supposed to be a thematic thing w/rt Turbo Granny-possessed Okarun jumping through the phone to save Momo given Turbo Granny essentially being a wrathful spirit carrying out the rage of women who'd been SA'd and murdered, it's still very fucking tasteless and isn't handled well, nor is it CW'd at all properly. Relatively, Chainsaw Man handles the portrayal of sexual abuse infinitely better, and even then it's still a bit iffy by nature of it, but I digress. My recommendation of Dandadan is very much in spite of the first ep/chapter.
However, Okarun isn't really the nice guy archetype, if we're thinking the same thing w/rt what that consists? he's just kinda dorky and stilted, so it can read like that initially. It's not really the direction they take him at all. His whole characterization is more about self-isolation, if anything.
I've been meaning to write an analysis about how one of Dandadan's major running threads is the consistent and very intentional subversion of first impressions w/rt characters. I should probably get to it sometime.
From what I know, it's like the cleanest manga ever after those two episodes.