• JuneFall [none/use name]@hexbear.net
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    1 year ago

    I didn’t know there is a book. I enjoyed it. It is a good child suitable movie (after a certain age) which shows the dangers of Fascism. It was fun to watch, while of course one could critique a couple of things. It is one of the best animated series/movies of the decade.

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    • 1000 year old child hentai-free
    • but! representation of different body forms, which is quite good
    • Anarchist and spray painted aesthetic is co-opted but also shown as a good thing
    • the ‘we just have to tell everyone the truth’ liberal trope gets fixed
    • our evil genius was not that likeable a character, but that is fine, since from the perspective of children adults are often a bit off and take much more time to learn stuff. Also it is fine to become friends with and care for people that aren’t that likeable.
    • it is queer and trans friendly and centers one owns identity as ones own choice that is strongly linked with society and a support net, though.
    • could it be better? Sure, could it be Marxist/Materialist? Sure. But dealing with resistance to fascism and the oppressor oppressed dynamic and the CW self hurt tendencies is good.