#blanca

It's literally the condemnation of the western society (but I'd say the right-wing capitalist society more specifically AND even the Japanese society, especially in terms of pedophilia) as a corrupt system that benefits the rich and uses the poor

Ash and his brother are the prime victim of this system. A child sold to rich men for their entertainment and a young man who also sold himself just for the entertainment of rich men.

Now tell me if this isn't a current topic with the Epstein's files, the wars never stopping, the prices of everything spiking to the stars, the rising crime rate...

And the victims are always the poor ones or the innocent civilians or the weakest. Kids, women, teenagers, white people, black people, asians. Ash, Griffin, Skipper, Shorter, Jennifer, Yut-Lung, Michael, Eiji, Jessica, even Arthur is a victim of the system. It's so clear, so blatant.

I love this story so much, it was written in 1980, reproposed in 2018 and now in 2026 it's as important as ever. I'll never get tired of it even if it hurts every single time I rewatch it.