Mar 25, 2021
Having directly consume some of Nojima's previous drama, especially Yuri Dano Kan Dano, I know that he has some weird perception of women. WEP seems like it could have been a meaningful anime about teenage girl and the societal forces that pushes them to commit suicide. However, the way the anime explore said trauma is very surface level(introduce a monster every week have the protagonist beat up said monster without meaningfully exploring said trauma and how society should address it).
The writer's perception of what teenage girls are is very problematic to say the least. First, confirming that girl's suicide are emotionally driven, then on
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the latest episode, solidifying that being uncontrollable is the essence of femininity. Blaming the suicide of the victims on them having unstable female hormone is one thing, introducing a supernatural villain secretly exploiting their insecurity really do undermine all the societal forces that pushed these girls to commit suicide. I do not know how WEP can engage in a meaningful exploration of all the problem plaguing young girls if it is so willing to throw their trauma under the bus for some vague notion of "this is what femininity is like".
Like... I get it, in anime, showing female suffering is very deep and meaningful and everyone start crying. But can we like treat said real life issue with proper nuanced and analysis instead of just concluding that "girls are too emotional for their own good".
Reviewer’s Rating: 4
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