No means no, girls! As morally suspect as it perhaps is, we viewers can ignore the dissonance when there’s fanservice to be had, just as comedic sociopathy ( trope!) only works when the jokes are funny. If I had to say anything, it’s that, without the fanservice, it became uncomfortably clear that what Eimi ( Nishi Asuka) was trying to do to Honoka was, you know, sexual harassment (and almost sexual assault). Which is fine! A little pointless overall, but fine. This Is Not The Onsen Scene You’re Looking ForĪs previously noted, this was an onsen scene without fanservice ( mostly). But seriously, what’s wrong with his eyes? They’re just holes. It told us something about this old guy’s character, that he likes to test people and he prizes creativity over power. What’s wrong with your faaaace–I mean, eeeeyes? That aside, here we have exposition once again, and it was pretty flagrant, but I didn’t mind it. About the best I can say is that Erika was cute in her waitress outfit, so at least there was that. Because the anime glossed over all of that, it lacks the impact, so I found myself duly jotting that down as a note for this post and then moving on. The problem is, even if that’s true, I don’t feel any of that. Once again, LN readers have been somewhat of a help here – I understand intellectually, thanks to some of your explanations, that magicians aren’t exactly the creme of the crop, and they are actually limited in their career choices because they’re magicians (though other LN readers refuted this, so maybe that’s not right). I still remain conflicted though.ĭespite Erika being probably my favorite character in this series, I didn’t feel anything when she revealed how she and Mikihiko aren’t at school because they want to be, but because their parents forced them to. None of the typical anime onsen nudity, but it passed without comment, like it was the normal thing to do. Like they did with the onsen scene later this episode. On the other hand, it feels so weird when characters point it out since I’m sitting there going “Really? That’s inappropriate?” I guess I would prefer if everyone dressed more conservatively without comment, save for perhaps in a swimsuit episode. On the one hand, I like it when authors tweak basic cultural things in fantasy or sci-fi worlds, and the socially acceptable dress code is certainly one of them. I have mixed feelings about this whole thing, fanservice aside. Those shoes are awesome!) Commenters mentioned this a while ago, so it’s nice to see it actually sort of mentioned in the story again…though once again, the reason wasn’t explained, so it still feels a bit odd. So wearing a knee-length skirt and tube top is considered scandalous in the magic-future? (I guess everyone has just gotten used to Erika. It really felt like there was no chance the car would reach them. Side note: If you’re going to do a suicide attack, try to suck less than this. Though I’m sure we’ll later find out it’s not, for reasons that are utterly unclear right now (other than the “Watch out for terrorists!” bit however many episodes ago). I would have preferred they just infodump on us during the commercial cuts, but if not exposition needs to be woven more tightly into the narrative, not tied into a scene that seems so completely disjointed from the rest of the episode. (Though of course, these are my opinions on how exposition “should” be done, so your mileage may vary.) There was absolutely no tension in the scene when there were all of those powerful magicians on the bus, so the point of the scene was exposition – to talk about how disorderly launched spells can clash (explaining why there should have been exposition), bring up Tatsuya’s Gram Dispersion ability (which apparently cancels magical sequences), and even to lead to the discussion between Kirihara and Hanzo. With this in mind, how does Mahouka do with the suicide car scene?įails on both counts. But the anime also gave us extras (and reminders) via its commercial cuts – that’s flagrant exposition. Most of the exposition (explaining the rules of the Death Notes) is uncovered as it becomes relevant and through the actions of the characters – natural exposition. DEATH NOTE is a good example of both of these. How do you work it into the story without bending the narrative to give you excuses to spout exposition? I prefer it be done in one of two ways: woven naturally into the narrative, or flagrantly done outside of the narrative. They’re at the hotel now!Īs a writer myself, I’ve struggled with exposition. More set up for the Nine Schools Competition arc.
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