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antimnemonic · 1 year ago

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(insane getterposting) one of these days im gonna do an actual cited and annotated post abt how takuma’s own overzealousness for violence and revenge is part of what causes kamui to heel-turn and isn’t supposed to be viewed as wholly heroic…… he avenges his mom and he’s just like wtf? what’s it? obvs idk WHERE arc was supposed to go but im convinced it was supposed to be more morally complex that Blowing Up The Bad Guys Is Epic! mostly this all just boils down to my main issue w the arc anime is that it was afraid to portray ryoma (and by extension takuma) in anything other than a positive light so the ending is flat

#getter robo #and like. YEAH gr invented the whole manliness and hot blood will win thing #but ttgl and the passage of time have made it into a generic cliche #and to fall back on -no worries we’ll grit our teeth and fight thru the obstacles!- just looks derivative now #and for something as iconic and trail-blazing as getter robo that is a BAD look #you have to do something else.#i have more complaints!#emperor’s appeal is specifically that it is an evil in humanity’s name! That’s what makes it intriguing!!!!!!!!!!!!!#when writers pussy out n try to twist things into Oh No Humanity Can Never Be Evil it’s just eyeroll-inducing

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