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Reddit mods are organizing blackouts to protest against API changes (www.reddit.com)
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[–] googlycoffeemea@beehaw.org 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I watched a little over one season of Honzuki no Gekokujou and I didn't find too interesting tbh (I only watched that many episodes because I was really bored at the time). It just felt like a "base building game" (I can't think of any other analogy for some reason). Is there something I'm missing, like the anime not adapting the source material well? Because I see a lot of people who like but I can't seem to understand why. To be clear, I don't think it's that bad but it seems more popular than it should be.

[–] rothaine@beehaw.org 1 points 1 year ago

The beginning is a bit slow, I will admit, but the first season is a very good adaptation overall (later seasons skip a lot). So maybe it's just not your cup of tea. I don't think I follow the base-building analogy 🤔

As for its popularity, I think it does a lot of things really well, better than most other series, and the sum of it is superb.

  • Characterization: there are almost no 1-dimensional characters. Even random side characters, or seemingly comic relief characters, have their own motivations and goings-on outside of what Myne (the unreliable narrator) sees. These are often revealed to the reader in side stories, and can recontextualize a lot of what's happening.
  • World building: we start with a straightforward medieval city. Then a small bit of magic is introduced. Then we find out about a bit how the country is governed, then more about how magic works, histories, politics...all in a satisfying way, because Kazuki-sensei planned the whole story from the beginning. Which brings me to:
  • Foreshadowing: EVERYTHING is a Chekov's gun. There's a lot of stuff to find on a re-read, and the theorycrafting people come up with in the weekly chapter releases is a lot of fun too.
  • Themes: this series does not shy away from serious themes. Poverty, children starving, sexual assault, the ramifications of a strict caste system, slavery...There's a lot that sucked about medieval times. But also:
  • Humor: absolutely great comedic moments. It's rare for a book to make me laugh out loud. For example, there's a scene where Myne hosts what is essentially a J-Pop concert and it's just nuts.

I could go on...tl;dr it's a great series!