#Moffun craves violence

[meganechan05]

WHO HURT THEM????

[meganechan05]

I think it's also packaging dark concepts in friendly packaging that makes it easier for people to understand concepts without feeling the sense of dread that comes with it or just not realizing the meaning at all. A lot of popular songs touch upon dark topics but are so upbeat and fun that you don't realize how dark it is until you pay attention to the lyrics or look them up. Same for a lot of shows that start off fun and exciting but later on focus on the darker and deeper topics that were only touched upon in the beginning for brief moments.

I think it also adds on to the gap moe aesthetic which is something that Rita is popular for considering they were introduced to be such a mysterious entity with an emo/goth aesthetic but is revealed to have a love for plushies and heavily neurodivergent-coded. Why not have the mascot they love so much match but in a very "I'm adorable but I will not hesitate to murder you in your sleep while all you'll see in your last moments if your fluffy yeti friend"?

Dark aesthetic with an awkward and soft interior vs Cute and cuddly with a dark and gruesome interior.

Match made in heaven.

All jokes aside, it's refershing to see Kingohger playing the "dark fairy tales" trope straight. The Cinderella I grew up with had the stepsisters chopping up their feet so

It's also a commentary on how adults and children see differently, not unlike how Rita ask the children as character witness for Gira instead of the self-centered adults. The children need a colourful cartoon that tells them to stand up against evil. It's not that deep.

But for the other fairy tale, the Legend of Kingohgers, you have to dig deeper to see Jeremy's story erased in the lines. Gira said the kids would play house after listening to the legend. What would the representation of a mixed hero do had Jeremy's story been written in?

Would there be parallels between these two story-within-a-story? Why do we think Moffun is not suited for children because of "violence" but the five kings eradicating another race is?

In ep11, Himeno said although stories are lies, beautiful narratives can bring people happiness. Gira concluded stories are neccessary because it has the power to show people their dreams. There's something to be said here about the duality of fiction...