Jashin-chan Dropkick Episode 10 Discussion

Ranacchi said:
Jashin and Medusa are such a good couple together

At first I thought Jashin was just milking her, but she turns out to care for Medusa after all
This is how I like my romance anime; nice, adorable, and genuine

RobertBobert said:


Romantic anime? Well, Medusa x Jashin is certainly a cute and good ship, but I doubt that this is more than a ship material. Especially considering how the show handles canonically lesbian characters and always jokes about the immorality of Jashin.

However, I remember the moment when Jashin indirectly compares herself to the future Medusa's toxic boyfriend, lol.

Anon028 said:
If you're talking about the cop, it's less that she's a lesbian and more like she steals rare things that look cute, Jashin is just the cutest thing to her, but it wouldn't be different if Jashin was a guy. In terms of romantic girl x girl stuff Jashin x Medusa is the strongest of the series.

There is also that Pekora x Poporon stuff that started in this episode, but I doubt the anime has time to adapt that much stuff with them. It took 10 episodes for Jashin x Medusa to get this good, with episode 7 being the turning point.

RobertBobert said:

A strange point of view. Cop openly admits that she fell in love with Jashin at first sight and runs after her with hearts in her eyes, while Medusa and Jashin, although having a really good portion of ship tease, have never demonstrated a real sexual or romantic interest in each other.

I understand perfectly well that you limit your choice to all-female show because of the yuri staff's waiting, but do not think that having a ship in itself means a real romantic line. At least until it ceases to be a joke about the "toxic husband and naive wife" and will not turn into a canon pairing like Tsubasa x Koyume in Comic Girls or ambiguous near-canon like Futaba x Kaoruko in the recent Revue Starlight.

RobertBobert said:
@Anon028 Not only, there is also such a phenomenon as "chocolate as a sign of respect." For example, it is given to relatives, senior or friends, even the opposite sex, like in 17 volume of Mahouka. Of course, this is a good ship tease, but without canonic romantic feelings, this is only an element of ambiguity.

As for the "progress" in their relationship, their interaction has always consisted of alternating toxic black comedy and heartwarming moments, this one of the main themes for jokes in the series, not progress in their personalities or relationships. For example, in the 17th chapter, where Yurine says that their quarrel and reconciliation remind her of the relationship between a boy and a girl. As for Koyume, she openly uses the word koi and openly talks about her romantic or sexual attraction to Tsubasa, even trying to confess to her. Medusa and Jashin never had such a level in the relationship.

Therefore, I want to talk to you only one thing - in itself ship tease or good ship does not mean a romantic line and the presence of any attraction or tension between the characters. Therefore, the accent and a certain symbolism are much more important, and not "aah, they look so cute together!".

P.S Closer? Lol, to be closer to the canon than Kaoruko x Futaba, the girls need to make lesbian love right on the screen. I do not remember that Junna x Nana even had a canonical attraction.

RobertBober said:
@Anon028

I do not think so. Of course, it is easy to interpret any positive, "special" attitude as an exclusive romantic feeling, but in the context it can be a melodramatic sign of friendship. Especially in together with the lack of any sexual or romantic attraction, as I already said.

It's still a classic "interpretation any interaction as gay", including ignoring any other context except for a romantic and too serious attitude to any melodramatic moment. I doubt that such a comedy monster girl shonen is more subtle and complex in romantic subtext than even Utena or Maria-sama, not to mention that with such logic, they would have become a romantic official couple for a long time if "They have known each other for 7000 years and Medusa has long since understood everything". Eventually, I'm more than sure that the remaining episodes will also be repeated "Jashin abusive husband-Jashin loving friend", as before, since this is only one of the heartwarming moments, and not a real romantic "progress".

Ultimately, I have nothing against shipping and Medusa x Jashin is really cute and nice ship, but it's obvious to me that this is nothing more than another comiccute image of girly friendship in CGDCT, not a real developing romantic stuff.

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Well, I'm glad that this does not bother you, but I will finish our dialogue, for we are starting to repeaing a little and I do not want to turn the discussion of the episode of such a cute comedy into a tedious debate. Thanks for the adequate approach, I appreciate it. So, I hope that we understood each other's positions.

Anon028 said:
So the conclusion of Jashin and Medusa in the anime was already reached, if you think it ended romantic or not is your choice, but at this point there is nothing saying the feelings are platonic besides your words, they aren't even subtle about it with Medusa and the only reason to doubt Jashin is because how dumb she is and she can't see herself she is Medusa girlfriend/husband.

RobertBobert said:


This starts to become aggressive and even more repetitive, so I want to remind you once again that I finished the dialogue. I understand that you love yuri and you want to interpret any interaction as gay, this is your choice, but don't turn it into personal.

Thank you for the dialogue and good luck.