#domo rambles

now that the entire anime is out i can now say in full confidence the summer hikaru died is one of the best adaptations I've seen. the way they changed around the pacing and scenes to wrap everything up cohesively in 12 episodes was well done and yall dont even get me started on the art direction. like!!!! this is what an adaptation should be!!! taking the original story and then using the new medium to elevate and remix it so that it still retains the original themes and essence while being its own thing.

when you start reading what you thought was just a low-stakes comedy hunter BL about a guy trying to live a normal life as a retired s-class hunter running a hangover soup restaurant but then they start hitting you with the past trauma and the burden of being a hero and burnout and tragic yaoi and different worldlines and regrets and sacrifices all while trying to prevent the apocalypse