#michael ostrog

札幌は焼きトウキビで有名です。

PS. I know a typical fan response to "what do you think was unnecessary/would prefer removed?" is to start and end with "well, technically what the author wanted is actually...." but there's no need, I want to hear your personal genuine thoughts.

Since you want a personal response...

I think not all the weirdness was necessary to the series, especially the whole battle between Usami and Jack the Ripper or the whole 'golden shower' short after the moment Sugimoto and Asirpa met again.

It's of course a personal opinion but whose were things that felt a tad too gross and in bad taste to me, never mentioning that the 'golden shower' shifted the tone of the meeting between Sugimoto and Asirpa in a way I didn't really apprecciated as I don't think that moment needed a laugh.

This post was originally a small twitter convo at 3am but revamped for the Tumblr format.

So recently I remember there are two instances where Asirpa directly witnesses sexuality, or discusses it. First is the Anehata arc and the second time was the Jack the Ripper arc.

She definitely knows how sex works on a physical level bc she saw firsthand Anehata’s atrocities. Her condemnation of Anehata’s beastiality also shows that she understands consent very throughly.

Sex isn’t just sex, it’s an emotional connection to her. And Anehata violates that sacred bond.

When Asirpa mentions sex, she uses vocab that highlights the meaning and intent behind the action more than the act itself as seen in her convo with Jack the Ripper (joined hearts with each other).

Asirpa’s pushback against Jack and Anehata’s IS justifiable given one was early 20th century’s incel and the other is a zoophile. Still, I think there are deeper layers to her attitude towards sex than just general knowledge about consent.

Ainu folk tales as presented in the manga seems to have similar ideas when it comes to sex and punishment, how there’s a right and wrong way to have sex. Obviously beastiality is wrong but the story of the fox in particular is too mythical to just be abt beastiality alone.

I should clarify that I’m not Ainu nor am I in a position to criticize anything related to their culture. This is simply an observation and comparison to other stories from other cultures with similar themes.

Just food for thoughts at the end of the day.

My thoughts while reading

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