"One should never feel ashamed for enjoying an anime (well, unless it’s some sexualized loli crap, then you should be ashamed and arrested). You shouldn’t feel embarrassed by it – even if it’s a terrible, flawed adaption. You enjoy it regardless. This is how I feel about Studio DEEN’s infamous animation adaption of the visual novel series “Umineko no Naku Koro ni” (When The Seagulls Cry). Despite the disrespect towards the original source material, such as key story elements left out (creating loose ends untied) and animation errors, I hold a small space in my heart for Umineko. A space I use to make fun of shitty adaptions, but a space nonetheless. Despite the flaws of the anime, I still love it as it’s special to me. There’s something about the anime that I can forgive its awfulness. It made me aware of narrative themes in anime such as abuse (sexual, emotional, and physical), the past returning, revenge, and suicide. Umineko (both the visual novel and anime) shows how abuse can be passed down within a family, as we see patriarch figure Kinzo passing down his abusive ways to his children. This results in mother Rosa abusing daughter Maria. " Taken from my WordPress post "Anime I'm Ashamed That I Enjoyed." https://weebtrashsnow.wordpress.com/2017/06/28/day-2-anime-youre-ashamed-you-enjoyed-umineko-no-naku-koro-ni/ (Instagram followers, please check my profile and click the link to my blog site to read the full post) #umineko #uminekononakuni #anime #studiodeen #07thexpansion #WordPress #otaku #anime #visualnovel #badanime
