#ditfranxx

“Ditfranxx is cissexist and homophobic” the tyrannical government that every character has grown up in is cissexist and homophobic. Yes main characters and the franxx themselves support what is taught by it, but those machines (and subsequently that belief system) is also dismantled and disregarded at the end of the series. Are you stupid.

When I write my essay about ditfranxx being an allegory for religious institutional csa. Then you will see.

Ditfranxx said that girls can shoulder the entire weight of a relationship and transform into a hyper-competent destructive monstrous versions of themselves but it’s incredibly damaging to their health & sanity and any self respecting partner no matter how rude would and should never allow that. And they were correct.

Me when the point of the series is escaping childhood abuse & exploitation and reclaiming what was used against you to help & connect with others and leave a mark on the world

The problem with ditfranxx is that it’s a scathing commentary on global warming and child sexual abuse told through the lens of a waifubait fanservice anime

Obviously there’s some poorly executed/unnecessary parts of it but honestly they way they bake the sex stuff into the plot and worldbuilding is done surprisingly well. The way they do the innocence and taboo of it is actually fascinating and while the piloting positions & stuff are corny as hell, the idea that the overly controlled, neutered human way of life could be destroyed being introduced to the protagonist(s) by kokoro (the classic cutesy shy girl) standing her ground and talking about wanting to have a baby (to leave her mark on the world etc etc) is narratively satisfying.