The dichotomy of emotion vs logic is treated very similarly to the dichotomy of subjective vs objective. Emotion is seen as biased, as a way to cloud your fair judgement. Logic is seen as a means to judge anime on it’s own merits. I think this is an idea that fundamentally doesn’t work because fiction is made to elicit an emotional response from the audience. Continue reading
Fate/Apocrypha
Fate/Apocrypha: How Mordred and Kairi Got Their Wish Granted
Warning! There will be spoilers for Fate/Apocrypha!
Fate/Apocrypha starts off with some narration from Sieg. He explains what the story of Fate/Apocrypha is about. It’s simply the story of a boy who got his wish granted. Wishes certainly play a major role in this anime, with each character’s wish pretty much defining their character. Continue reading
Astolfo: The Personification of Hope
One thing I really don’t like is the meme status of male characters who dress or act in a feminine way. These characters are commonly referred to as “traps”. I don’t hate the word itself, but more so the connotation of these characters being no more than joke characters. Continue reading