^^^The whole world fell for the "free speech" thing. It's intuitive that freedom is a good thing, and it feels like it refers to everything we are currently allowed to do. So, instead of explaining what it means, you create a great narrative to exploit each collective's frustrations then target it to whatever you want to be oppressed. Sounds like 4D chess but it really isn't, it's so straight forward that it's more like 1D chess...

Btw, did you ever look up the definition of musk? It's a bad smell that doesn't come off.

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Okay we've moved way beyond leg pouches now

Doujin: Food For The Heart

Those are certainly pert.

^^In the first episode Mako was introduced as someone who suffers from social anxiety (in a relatable way, not stylized like Bocchi). This trait was dropped immediately in the following episodes though. So, Kurea would be the Bocchi in this case?

^^That sounds like something that would happen. But for me the endgame will be an orgy.

In Burnice's calendar every month is June and every day is 4th.

^LMAO. At least the two here are still kicking. And as someone else has posted in another NinKoro image, so far a character surviving their introductory chapter means they will keep on living hopefully

This series fit what would be called "dark humor" back in the day. Nowadays, this expression is associated with other things. One of the traits of this sort of humor is irony, so you will see some serious questionings during the series. My major problem with it, is the fact that the characters are all well designed and have their unique traits, then they get killed a few seconds after being introduced. And I mean it, sometimes even before being properly introduced. So I assume the author is planning something. Also with Konoha, whatever she's hiding is either a fucking joke or something that will make the tables turn.

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Not PA-san...

The wound.... it is easily opened :(

^I think while Bocchi's anxiety is in some ways exaggerated within the series for effect, it's still relatable for a lot of people including myself. Her general social anxiety and pacing around, though luckily for Bocchi she experiences growth with handling it where as I'm still waiting for that with my anxiety lol

Also I think Nana is more so the Bocchi of the series...? Last episode she had to use a costume to interact with strangers.

@Bielna Honestly that's a very good way of putting it. It's a series where you go, oh hey look at all of these gay characters! And they're dead. It feels weirdly spiteful to me that this series is basically a slaughter house for gay characters, especially with how we often still struggle to get gay characters in movies and shows. That's just how I feel anyway, it's...a gross feeling that I can't personally shake off.

^True. https://bsky.app/profile/filletknife.bsky.social/post/3lr4qws66yo2e

I feel like people are waaaay overstating the whole character deaths thing. It's immediately clear that most of these deaths, of ninja pursuers in particular, are just part of a running gag.

That's especially the case after the first group of ninja girls who were developed quite a bit. But that development really paid off in a recent episode in like the most ingenious way possible. Like, it's actually hilarious. Remember the house one of the ninja girls bought? Konoha and Satoko (and Marin) moved in because their apartment caught in fire. The ninja started haunting our main girls. Possessions and exorcism attempts followed, and the ghost of Kuro's yandere ex was also there. Hilarity ensues. And turns out, all the dead ninjas went to after life and we actually get to see them more semi-regularly after that. (Best episode so far btw, highly recommend!)

This show does have a core cast besides Konoha and Satoko where there's really no indication that they'll just die for whatever reason. This goes for the people that either of the two like. Included in that are this couple of course, Kuro and Yuriko. And there's Marin (BEST GIRL) who can defend herself being also an assassin with no intention of harming Satoko and Konoha (who she has a crush on). It's not like the dead ninja girls are gonna fit in with the cast anyways so I'm content with them being on their own space "living" together and goofing around.

I did say 'most' deaths because it's not all running gag. There's a couple of deaths that either did leave an impact on Konoha or the comedy was dropped entirely, like it was just a genuinely depressing situation. Those couple of episodes honestly really grew my confidence with this show ten-fold. So right now, NinKoro's one of the top anime this season for me.

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^I didn't fall for the free speech shit, if only because I had already realized how shitty fElon is

I don't think I'm overstating or exaggerating, a lot of characters die and it makes me depressed and uncomfortable. I'm happy for anyone that thinks the series is hilarious and loves murder as a running gag, it's just not funny to me and I think the running gag is cruel. Though I do think the series is interesting to discuss because people have a variety of feelings with the series, there's both people like myself that are disturbed by it and people that really love the series, so the divisive nature of the series makes for some interesting conversation and I think all sides are valid in how they feel.

^ Indeed. Hope we get more AsuRokka crumbs somehow. What Asuka said "What business do you have with MY Rokka?" is still in my mind to this day.

^Yeah the whole "free speech" thing has been weaponized for a long time, and often by bigots that don't want consequences for their actions. Muskrat is apart of that as a terrible transphobic father, so unfortunately him buying the platform was one of the worst things that could have happened to Twitter.

@Aureole Yeah at least the rodent is cute lol

On one hand I want the main story to progress (the continuation of the war). But on the other hand I want them to just lovey-dovey and forget the war.

Please help me.

Where is Aqours.

The lady insists

Yeah... a show about assassins will have deaths. That's already given. I don't know what to say if you really can't get past that.

It's not even that I "love murder as running gag" because the show deliberately presents it in a way that you won't have any time to actually care about (most of) the characters being killed. As for the characters that it did get you to care about, it's done for a reason. Plenty of details about that particular group of ninja girls eventually became relevant later on. Let's just say their screentime weren't wasted at all because they got way a lot more of it.

And again, it's not pure comedy either. One of those two particular deaths was played straight with zero humor, highlighting the many forms of ugliness in human society. The whole show is this, under the veneer of comedy is packed with modern social commentary. The disregard of human life is indeed a thing in the world of NinKoro and well, it is the same world where a whole system of assassins just exists after all.

Also, I don't get your focus on them being gay. Among the deaths so far, there weren't much of them beyond that group and Kuro's yandere ex. Most of them were individual ninjas chasing to kill Satoko or Konoha. So it's not like they're the main source of gayness in the show, the whole thing is yuri. The core non-dying cast are very much gay themselves with plenty of yuri moments to show.

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Cute.

Perfectly in character.