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SDF Macross Tries Too Hard
Apr. 3rd, 2025 05:15 pm... to make you dislike Kaifun.
Now, keep in mind that I am aware I have a bias. He has long hair and looks nice, and other characters I like show I will forgive a cartoon character for almost anything when they look like that. In fact, maybe there's things he's done early on that I can't even remember because I liked looking at him more than I did retaining what is actually occurring on screen.
First of all, I know fiction is fiction and anyone can tell pretty much any story they want to. But the very premise of the show sometimes made me ๐ค A show about how they have to and should fight this war, because of the threat of invasion... from Japanese writers? I might just be a hater; I'm suspicious of any pro-war propaganda from a country only 40 years off from being part of the Axis. Although I understand the urge to draw cool machines and make up wars to explain all the cool machines you've drawn. But then they have this pacifist character, who is Chinese for some reason? Why'd they make the guy who doesn't want war Chinese? And they made him look a fool pretty often too. And I get it, when it comes to reasons for war theirs is a good reason, but... hmmmmmm.
And then, as if being a cringe pacifist wasn't enough, they give you even more reasons to dislike him eventually. As if they don't trust you to dislike him, so they have to add on more reasons. He's an alcoholic, abusive, incestuous, and just generally pathetic. He DOES suck. So it's not like I like him or think he's actually good, but I suppose I question the existence of his character itself? Maybe I'm focusing too much on him, maybe they just needed to break the cutie (Minmay) a little and used a character they already had rather than jump through hoops to create and fit in more.
"You do not, under any circumstances, have to hand it to the abusive incestophile," I know, and I swear that's not what I'm doing. But when I see Kaifun hate it always gets me thinking... they tried way too hard to convince viewers to hate that pacifist... it just makes me stroke my beard in thought is all.
Now, keep in mind that I am aware I have a bias. He has long hair and looks nice, and other characters I like show I will forgive a cartoon character for almost anything when they look like that. In fact, maybe there's things he's done early on that I can't even remember because I liked looking at him more than I did retaining what is actually occurring on screen.
First of all, I know fiction is fiction and anyone can tell pretty much any story they want to. But the very premise of the show sometimes made me ๐ค A show about how they have to and should fight this war, because of the threat of invasion... from Japanese writers? I might just be a hater; I'm suspicious of any pro-war propaganda from a country only 40 years off from being part of the Axis. Although I understand the urge to draw cool machines and make up wars to explain all the cool machines you've drawn. But then they have this pacifist character, who is Chinese for some reason? Why'd they make the guy who doesn't want war Chinese? And they made him look a fool pretty often too. And I get it, when it comes to reasons for war theirs is a good reason, but... hmmmmmm.
And then, as if being a cringe pacifist wasn't enough, they give you even more reasons to dislike him eventually. As if they don't trust you to dislike him, so they have to add on more reasons. He's an alcoholic, abusive, incestuous, and just generally pathetic. He DOES suck. So it's not like I like him or think he's actually good, but I suppose I question the existence of his character itself? Maybe I'm focusing too much on him, maybe they just needed to break the cutie (Minmay) a little and used a character they already had rather than jump through hoops to create and fit in more.
"You do not, under any circumstances, have to hand it to the abusive incestophile," I know, and I swear that's not what I'm doing. But when I see Kaifun hate it always gets me thinking... they tried way too hard to convince viewers to hate that pacifist... it just makes me stroke my beard in thought is all.
