Surprisingly(?) the libertarian elements actually got a lot worse after the first season. After a long time I went back to watch it despite the misgivings I have with some of it because of the setting being so interesting, in an ironic parallel to the story itself, and the setting keeps being interesting but Christ the mangaka and the anime director should both be in prison. Paired with the fact that it has a fetish for horror-tragedy that is just really sickening, it's just a minefield of disturbing elements that is more mine than field.

[–] KobaCumTribute@hexbear.net 7 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Surprisingly(?) the libertarian elements actually got a lot worse after the first season.

Literally. The entire story grinds to a halt to revel in the village of frenworld ancap blob monsters who are just the worst in every single way and whose continued existence is dependent on unfathomable horror and suffering. The story fucking loves them.

[–] GarbageShoot@hexbear.net 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I was mainly talking about the movie (especially the vivisection scene), but that too. The four-armed girl is depicted in a notably gross way in this regard that even the previous party members (vivisection victim aside) generally weren't. At least, if I remember it right.

[–] KobaCumTribute@hexbear.net 5 points 1 year ago

I didn't even think of that, my mind just jumped to how the second season revolved around libertarians both euphemistically and literally.