No idea why chapters aren't showing up anymore, so here are the timestamps (also available in the description): 00:00 - Intro 02:01 - Episode 1 03:40 - Episode 2 05:18 - Episode 3 07:09 - Episode 4 08:30 - Episode 5 09:24 - Content Warning 10:25 - Episode 6 13:38 - Episode 7 18:05 - Episode 8 21:26 - Episode 9 22:23 - Episode 10 (Content Warning) 27:14 - Episode 11 (Content Warning) 31:22 - Episode 12 (Content Warning) 33:11 - Closing Thoughts
@JARG-Random_Guy
5 ай бұрын
HEY! You forgot the end, when the 2nd wizard got another person to "assist"...
@GallifreyXFalling
Жыл бұрын
all the dark elements is why i love the show. so many romances, magical or otherwise, have incredibly disturbing premises or plots that just get played off like it's normal or acceptable whereas Anzu fights like hell against it. i've watched this show six times
@wishbuddy7016
11 ай бұрын
hello my friend, just finished watching it the sixth time today. I just loved the story so much
@noobtooof
6 ай бұрын
@@wishbuddy7016 take a break buddy
@Qwer-teaBinch
5 ай бұрын
That's actually one of my favorite genres. Outwardly cute but horrifying if you think about it
@trickstercode3966
5 ай бұрын
@@Qwer-teaBinchah yes the thing called fridge horror
@blockeontheleafeon
5 ай бұрын
@@trickstercode3966 "Fridge Horror" also applies to Kirby and Pikmin. You just don't notice at first because you're too absorbed in the cute visuals. Isn't Fridge Horror great?
@cannoliwavestudios2817
11 ай бұрын
“This is a horror anime. You were tricked” Ah man not again. First the magical girls now the comedies
@mthalter
9 ай бұрын
Don't forget childcare anime. Never forget Usagi Drop 😢, or better yet, forget the manga exists.
@MsDogleaf
8 ай бұрын
@@mthalter or the promised neverland
@PolishAzazel
6 ай бұрын
*insert certain Yellow Haired Magical Girl getting Killed and MC with her Blue haired Friend watching in horror as the monster devours her*
@dialga9480
6 ай бұрын
@@PolishAzazel WOOOOOO FELLOW MEGUCA ENTHUSIAST
@AljonLoiueGomez
6 ай бұрын
what was the name of that magical girls anime again?
@Astridologist
7 ай бұрын
I’ve had 2 stalkers, one was a classmate when I was 12-16 and another was a middle aged man who came into my job and stalked me from 17-19. I had to move to escape my first stalker and almost had to quit my job to escape my second one. The second stalker broke into my house and watched me as I slept. My parents had just bought the house so we couldn’t move again. The show did such a good job at accurately displaying the blood chilling reality of being stalked. The feeling of guilt. Feeling responsible for bringing that terror into the lives of your loved ones. When people are breaking into your house you’re no longer the only one in danger and it feels like your mere existence is putting the ones you love at risk of being harmed. The anxiety that you’re being watched never goes away. Even something as small as eye contact is hard because what if someone assumes a quick glance means something more. Everyone feels like a threat and that feeling never really goes away. You can move as much as you want and try to pretend it didn’t happen but your body never forgets the paralyzing fear of knowing someone is stalking you and not being able to do anything about it.
@cloudyfish1es
6 ай бұрын
i hope you stay safe always and that horrifying things like that never happen again
@crystallation4249
6 ай бұрын
Wish you have an Anzu
@blooms454
6 ай бұрын
I hope you’re doing better now ♥️
@seeleunit2000
5 ай бұрын
My condolences. I had something of a stalker myself, but that was a long while ago but I get it.
@NewExile
5 ай бұрын
Yikes. Hoping you're in a better situation now.
@LovecoreSlasher
5 ай бұрын
I am happy that they didn't play Yukana's stalking as a joke or try to act like Tsukasa owed her a chance. A lot of movies and TV shows don't take male victims of female stalkers seriously. As disturbing as it is, it is a point in the show's favor that they treated the matter seriously and didn't stray away from the fact that Yukana is a grown woman stalking and harassing a teenager.
@Anime10473
5 ай бұрын
They did kind of gloss over that he was sexually assaulted while unconscious (from being drugged), in his house, in his room, on his bed! His safe space was ruined. The focus was on the photos and social media comments. It's one of the reasons why he is so traumatized (a big one). They also don't talk about getting him professional help for his trauma. Like a therapist to help him through his PTSD. I wish the show was less comedic and DID focus on the serious topics and implications that it brought up.
@cookiecat7759
5 ай бұрын
@@Anime10473I def agree!
@berny8463
5 ай бұрын
@@Anime10473 if the anime had more episodes, i would definitely like to see this implemented!
@-RainMaykr
4 ай бұрын
I thought She was a teenager! that makes it way more creepy
@BratzRockAngels
4 ай бұрын
@Anime10473 His experience also parallels Saki who gets unwanted attention all the time and who also experienced sexual assault and was manipulated by someone who portrayed themselves as "nice" but were really obsessive predators. I agree, I think they should've directly highlighted the fact that he was assaulted.
@randomatorPHD
5 ай бұрын
I dropped this show after the first episode because i thought the premise was gross and manipulative. I thought eventually the poor girl would break and fall in love and live out life as another housewife. BOY WAS I WRONG. It is so refreshing to see a female main character stay the course of defiance in the face of the tropes that get thrown at her. She got the ending SHE wanted, not the one that was chosen for her. Excellent excellent excellent!
@gustavowadaslopes2479
5 ай бұрын
I didn't think the premisse was gross and manipulative (mostly because I read enough cliches to get the feel this had the full intent to not be one), but because it just felt awful for the protagonist and couldn't deal with the premise while the girl was subjected to essentially shuffering
@RushiaRenoku
4 ай бұрын
real
@buchstaben-suppe
3 ай бұрын
@@gustavowadaslopes2479as someone who’s most likely on the ace spectrum and not too interested in dating i think the premise is extremely manipulative. i know how it feels to not want to get pressured into dating and this poor girl literally gets her pet and favourite hobby taken away to FORCE her to try to date. if a parent did that it would literally be considered child abuse. so yea that’s the reason i never watched the show. it just resonated with my own experiences and brought up bad memories. i’m so glad though that in the end she doesn’t actually have to fall in love and can do what she wants.
@gustavowadaslopes2479
3 ай бұрын
@@buchstaben-suppe I think the key element in me feeling the premise wasn't manipulative was because it didn't at any moment play it as a good thing or as if that perspective was a thing that would change. Any opportunity it had for that it reafirmmed against it. Given, I also stopped the show nor the manga because of how much I couldn't handdle how frustrating everything happening to the protagonist was. That's frankly something beyond the being manipulative or not. It's just plain frsutrating.
@buchstaben-suppe
3 ай бұрын
@@gustavowadaslopes2479 oh i see what you’re saying. we’re talking about different perspectives. you’re saying the show doesn’t manipulate the viewer. and i agree with that. i thought you where saying that the MC doesn’t get manipulated, but in my opinion she very much does from the very beginning. but yeah the show doesn’t try to paint this as an ok thing to do, at least as it goes on. in the first episode it felt a little like they where making fun of these types of ppl who don’t bother about getting a boyfriend but the tone might’ve shifted bc of the change of directors, the video said smth about the show having a different lead at some point.
@FirstLast-cg2nk
6 ай бұрын
Here's the thing: After I watched a video on the hidden meanings in "The Misfit Of Demon King Academy", I've learned that sometimes there's a much deeper meaning behind seemingly shallow anime or manga. In the one above, there's hidden references to things like the discrimination and mistreatment of the "Halfu", a rising demographic in Japan comprised of people who are only half-Japanese. Likewise, this show approaches another complex and nuanced issue while hiding it with humor. What issue? Well, there's a demographic shift in Japan, where the elderly portion is growing and the younger portion is shrinking. It will not be too long before that imbalance grows to a point where Japan will have a large number of elderly retirees and not enough younger people to support them economically. Birthrates in Japan are falling, marriages in Japan are falling, and unless something happens in the future, Japan could see a genuine economic crisis. Now, one of the solutions that likely gets bandied about is just to force young people to get married and expect them to have kids, or place major penalties on people who remain single or childless. I think you can kind of see where this is going. What this anime does is showcase what it would be like for someone to be completely at the mercy of an all-powerful entity who can arbitrarily do whatever it wants to force you into a relationship, only in this show's case they replace a government mandate with an all-powerful wizard. Anzu, due to not being interested in romance, gets penalized and loses all the things that make her happy with the demand that before she can have anything back, she has to have a relationship. However, as demonstrated with Tsukasa, people don't stay single just out of choice or even being an aro/ace, but because of genuine trauma that hinders their ability to have relationships, or in the case of Yukana... genuine mental illness. Forcing random people together just to make couples and hope they'll make babies isn't a solution to a major demographic shift and declining birthrates, and it would be a massive violation of individual rights to do so. A nuanced and complex problem won't be solved with a "simple" solution, it has to be dealt with by addressing the causes, rather than trying a simple band-aid on and hoping it'll solve the effects. Behind the silliness and comedy, there's a very harsh critique of the idea that "All you need to get those young-uns to start making babies is to take away their toys and force them to get together". Anzu had zero interest in being in a relationship, and even if it wasn't because she was an aro/ace and was more just "I'm happy being single and in no rush to change that", she has absolutely every right to live her life the way she wants, and trying to force her to live otherwise is a massive violation of her basic human rights.
@giboi03
5 ай бұрын
Thank you for putting this into words. This is the main reason why I myself believe it's more horror than romance. The reason it's played for laughs is because it takes place somewhere where people WOULD play it for laughs (i.e. Asian hemisphere), but those who truly understand the horrific implications and nature of events in the story WILL feel dread. Of course, the story isn't perfectly executed, and I wish half the episodes were, but the plot beats create an engaging narrative where we feel equally trapped in the system as Anzu and her friends do.
@arielfontecilla5562
5 ай бұрын
I didn't like this video, but your comment is maybe one of the most interesting I've seen on youtube. I'd subsribe immediately if this comment was a short video saying the same things
@seeleunit2000
5 ай бұрын
The issue of the shift and demographics in Japan has been going on for a long while. A better solution would be instead of forcing people into relationships, would be to change the killer work culture of Japan. By offering more days off with pay, lessening work hours, increasing workforce by encouraging are more women to join and paying them a fair salary an offer free childcare would do wonders as a starting point. Not to mention perhaps offering IVF treatment to infertile couples.
@seeleunit2000
5 ай бұрын
Turn on the subject people who are Part Japanese in Japan. There needs to be stronger laws against the discrimination and abuse of people who are Half Japanese. In addition to the improved treatment of immigrants in Japan. By taking measures to be able to make life easier for all people in Japan, there will be a rise in living quality
@lilSpykey
5 ай бұрын
Okay but you forgot the part where the wizard works for the government.
@andreesprz1316
5 ай бұрын
That part of the stalker is so sad and the fact the dad blames his own kid the victim is so disturbing yet realistic
@Pensive_Scarlet
5 ай бұрын
"The Magic World can't stand that she's perfectly happy not engaging in romance of any kind." Imagine you discover there is a "magic world" and you get excited but then you get a peek and find out it's also just as full of horrible people as the world you were born into. If you'll excuse me, I'm going to go treat Rochat like a dating sim just to spite the so-called "Magic World" and its little magic jerks.
@bigamateur9055
5 ай бұрын
like Harry Potter?
@frostfang1
5 ай бұрын
It's called Dorohedoro! Quite terrible.
@the_godbodor7026
5 ай бұрын
My favorite phrase; Gaslight. Gatekeep. Riri. I genuinely love this show. It’s a comedy with a lot of horror elements (which as a horror game fan I love) while poking fun of romance genre tropes. Then add on Anzu as a great protagonist and it just gets even better.
@grenien4109
5 ай бұрын
not even a boss, just a low level grunt
@FlashStatic
5 ай бұрын
I lived for the moments where Anzu turned Riri into a living ping pong ball.
@ion6708
Жыл бұрын
This show is genuinely one of the biggest things propelling me toward becoming a video essayist. like watching left me absolutely no choice but to brain rot over it for months. shit has layers upon layers that i have been dissecting and fascinated by since I watched it. genuinely one of the wildest shows I’ve watched. Glad to see someone else was just as impacted by the shows crazy ass plot and surprisingly intriguing themes.
@kirajg4970
6 ай бұрын
I think that truly it was a horror the entire time. I think it is entirely fair that as an aroace person, the original scenario is so scary that it would count. Sure it is played off comedically, but truly this would be the stuff of nightmares. Day in and day out, constantly being put in not only romantic but also likely intended as sexual situations due to some wizard makes my skin crawl. I really wonder if this is the intention. Especially if viewed as a way to explain the situation of a sec-repulsed aroace to an audience who most likely will not be able to understand that, this show knows what it is doing. If it was intended to explain some of these feelings or even just commentary on how romance and sex is pushed on students through culture, comedy that turns serious later is a tried and true way to get people invested, then hit them with the point after. I think of like how Fruits Baskets' first few episodes are so far from the tone of most of the series. Or how Steins;Gate is a comedy until it too turns into psychological horror like literally more than halfway through.
@nessa-parmentier
5 ай бұрын
exactly my thoughts From the first few minutes of the first episode, i was seeing it as horror disguised in a rom-com tone. The scenario is definitely dreadful from my perspective as an ace, probably aro person. A lot of people seem to relate to that, so even if it wasn't intended (which, I hope it is intended that way), it's definitely a widespread reading.
@siennahartle9069
5 ай бұрын
I can’t bring myself to watch it because I’m scared the happy ending will be that the main character is “cured” and falls in love. The concept already fills me with so much ick I can’t stomach watching it unless she concludes that romance still isn’t for her at the end
@kirajg4970
5 ай бұрын
@@siennahartle9069 Don't worry! The ending actually leans more into the horror angle and the happy ending is that they all get to continue being friends.
@toddclawson3619
5 ай бұрын
@@siennahartle9069 This is just my interpretation, but the show never really implied that the main girl was aroace or opposed to love/romance. She just didn't like it being forced on her and having her favorite stuff taken away to make it happen. She was obviously tempted at several points without any implication of her being "cured" or against her normal behavior. She just refused to play the matchmaking stuff out of spite and to get her stuff back. It is a situation I think a lot of people can relate to even for those who do like romance and want an intimate relationship. Just because you want it, doesn't mean you like being pressured or forced into relationships as if being single or having other priorities in life is somehow a crime.
@ThatRPGuywithtoomanyOCs
5 ай бұрын
As someone on the ace spectrum, holy shit all this would make me do is go insane.
@Chiara_Elena
5 ай бұрын
I feel like a lot of people are missing out on the ending. I did, too, during my first watch. There will be no sequel to this show, the original source material features no continuation either. There's just no need for one. Romantic Killer is about friendship and staying true to yourself. Under the disguise of a real-life dating sim, we see Anzu impact each of her friends' lives for the better by simply being a loyal and strong companion. She keeps being herself unapologetically until even Riri realizes that rescuing Anzu is more important than anything else. In the final episode, Riri sacrifices herself for Anzu, who again does everything to save Riri in turn (even if it means tricking the new magic fairy into believing she's playing along). Anzu gets back the things she values most in life and still does not plan on changing. She won. Romantic Killer will always be a reminder for me to be more like Anzu.
@berryzem
4 ай бұрын
Riri stated that if Anzu didn't find love by the end of high school she would lose her cat, chocolate, and video games *forever* in the final episode, so I don't agree that she won. At best, she bought herself a couple more years. Part of me wonders if Anzu's parents are in on this whole thing because they've noticed her behavior and applied to have her participate in this because they are "worried" they won't get any grandchildren from her at this rate (hence why they left again in the final episode and were likely who provided the address for the "game" to be shipped there). I feel...given Anzu's personality, another season would allow her to band together with her friends to figure out how to combat the system that makes these mages a thing in the first place or find another loophole to completely thwart the scheme for good. Now that the Junta and Kazuki know about the wizards, they will want to team up and help her because, "Friends don't force other friends to do something they don't want." The employers of these wizards would be the "final boss." Along the way, Anzu and co. can show Riri now that they are human why it's so messed up that of all the things the government could do to improve the birth rate that this isn't it! Once Riri is convinced, they now have someone on the inside who can lead them to the headquarters. I'm imagining that confrontation would allow Anzu to tell them, "How about instead of forcing people to get together, you could work on the things that actually cause people to not want to fall in love and have kids in the first place (ie poor treatment of SA victims and not dealing with stalkers/perverts properly [Kazuki and Saki could chime in], etc.) instead of targeting minors who shouldn't even be considering having kids yet even if they wanted them to bear the brunt of the government's agenda.
@NatManzano
28 күн бұрын
It is so cool that someone got that Anzu won. All of her friends won, too. Because they have each other.
@MagnakayViolet
5 ай бұрын
A common trait of romance animes that this show explores/exploits is the psychological pressure on 'pretty' people. One of the male characters just wants to be a good student, but his attractive appearance has attracted a crazy person. A person drugging another person into submission is one of the most common examples of how men dominate women, but the anime instead gives a gender-reversed example as a reminder that men can be hurt by women too. While ugly people are bullied for being unattractive, beautiful people have their own issues. This anime has drawn focus to the ones who lose their privacy and consent due to others abusing their desire to be with them. Another anime that mentions this is The Apothecary Diaries where the main character reveals that she wears fake freckles to make herself less attractive so that she doesn't get attacked or sold into slavery.
@austinbusumbru123
9 ай бұрын
The parts with the stalker are were some of the most disturbing parts of an anime I’ve ever seen I mean it was in many forms of anime we have psychos killing people, gigantic monsters attacking people, but that’s unrealistic stuff. But then we get here where a middle schooler tries to do a decently good thing for some woman and what is he get out of it years of stress and trauma it’s only then I realized how realistic and how deep the show was.
@spectenix
11 ай бұрын
This looks like a great anime and I'll definitely be watching it As an aroace, Anzu seems very relatable, even if she isn't confirmed to be aromantic Suddenly changing the tone of a story in its second half isn't exactly a rare narrative practice. One of its most popular uses is West Side Story, but there are many other examples out there. However, this series does turn that to eleven, which is just great
@noobtooof
6 ай бұрын
i too relate to having an omnipotent magician forcing situations on me
@Victoria-_
6 ай бұрын
Agreed!
@adzukibean2190
5 ай бұрын
If Anzu is aroace she would make excellent representation, if not perfect representation.
@eepysleepy_
5 ай бұрын
i'm arospec and i LOVED this anime, it was seriously relatable, more than I thought. Especially the fact that Riri's whole purpose or whatever is to basically force Anzu to get in to a relationship, which is pretty realistic as society pressures everyone into romance
@cathygrandstaff1957
5 ай бұрын
I doubt she’s actually Aromantic since she’s canonically obsessed with dating sims and that’s usually something romantics do to compensate for not being good at finding real life romantic partners.
@SergioBocanegra
11 ай бұрын
i've had 3 stalkers 1 i didn't even know about. i loved this show because it perfectly addressed why that behaviour is Dangerous and why projecting your feeling and thinking that your intitled to attention is wrong.
@NotYuichiro
3 ай бұрын
I'm so sorry that happened to you💔
@transrightsdinosaur
5 ай бұрын
I deeply appreciate the grace you use when talking about such traumatic life experiences while not shaming the victims. You even provided resources in the description!! Thank you for caring for your viewers. This is the first video I've seen from you, but I've subbed
@annaavertho4944
Жыл бұрын
It’s not the megical world where Riri comes from though. Riri works for the Japan government and the project he’s in was formed “to prevent japans demographic change”. Which is a real concern in Japan as Japan simply doesn’t have enough young people to soon support the large old demographic. That plot point was just hilarious to me. So the magic department basically supports young heterosexual people to get busy and tries to prevent them from becoming otakus and missing out.
@NewExile
5 ай бұрын
Only it doesn't "support" them, it forces their hand. Worse, it shows very little interest in anyone who isn't straight, because it views hetero couples as baby factories.
@MCArt25
5 ай бұрын
That's a very mild way of saying they're part of a right-wing eugenics program.
@dalemcdenver7816
5 ай бұрын
@@NewExileWelcome to government everywhere. That includes management in big and medium corporations. You're a gear or number to them.
@NewExile
5 ай бұрын
@@dalemcdenver7816 Sure but my point was simply about the use of the word "supports".
@arnowisp6244
5 ай бұрын
@@NewExile Straight People are the reason Human Civilization can exist anyways. All the Alphabets can vanish Tomorrow and Society will continue to exist. Create a Children of Man situation though...
@crazyanimationtime
5 ай бұрын
I’ve watched this series 3 times fully. I love it to death and it tackles serious topics like stalkers perfectly. Another comment said it way better but the trauma never goes away and you see it in Tsukasa. You see it in his anxiety, slight paranoia, and how he physically dresses. Though I’ve felt like Anzu a lot in my personal experiences, Tsukasa’s backstory resonates so much with me. I also appreciate how Saki figures out that Tsukasa has trauma from dating/love like she does but never directly calls him out on it. It’s a small detail but I love it so much. It shows that Saki is a sensitive character in regards to being thoughtful and that she’s a good friend. In addition to that parts of her backstory remind me of how a friend of mine stood up for me when one of my stalkers got weirder. Everyone needs an Anzu in life, including the Anzu. TLDR: Having a stalker is never romantic or fun, stop romanticizing stalkers. Romantic Killer addresses this issue perfectly. Go watch it or rewatch it now.
@terraburnham9281
5 ай бұрын
that one ep with the crazy women who stalked Tsukasa scared the literal heck out of me on how far she went
@abandonedcharcoal5404
5 ай бұрын
Forced romance plots is a widespread problem in multiple media. Too much glorification of love and make singleness a sign of failure.
@alchemistoftheend4801
5 ай бұрын
fun fact: when i heard about this show first time i thought it was called “Romance Killer” and that it was about an asexual assassin who was somehow thrown into a romance anime plot and had to literally kill off potential partners for the sake of completing their mission. kinda disappointed this wasn’t the case 😂😂😂 great video btw❤
@kumoric
19 күн бұрын
i thought it was a yandare anime but i saw an aroace anzu compilation on yt so i watched it and this was SO MUCH BETTER
@WisdomNaps
5 ай бұрын
Another thing I like about the show is how Anzu's sexuality is never actually explored upon. She might be aro/ace, she might be lesbian, straight, etc. etc. I like that because it shows that there's so many reasons for people to NOT want a romantic or sexual relationship, be it that they don't bear those feelings, like a different gender, or they're just perfectly content with being single. If they were to explicitly narrow down the reason, I think it would detract from the greater message. It is because of this that I think the show's best ending is Anzu remaining single all the way, especially now that they hinted at Tsukasa developing feelings for her at the end of the 12th episode.
@teodorapetkovic
5 ай бұрын
I mean, the "you are single? Willingly??? HOW DARE YOU that's soooo sad" is enough of a sentence to qualify anything as a psychological horror in my books. Anzu is a legend for surviving all of that, 'cause my aroace ass would've gotten that flying debris to the head. Love the slow but steady aroace rep we've been getting in media as of late!
@buchelaruzit
3 ай бұрын
real
@KillerXSquirtle
Жыл бұрын
I haven't watched the show yet, but I was turned into it by a friend who has. I'm Ace-Aro so I'm always happy to see aspec representation in media, but I gotta say I both love and hate what the show presents here. While we don't have jackass potato wizards hanging over our heads manipulating events, we're still bombarded with media and propaganda that says we're lesser or wrong for not wanting relationships. It really is terrifying and I do appreciate the sardonic humour lens this puts on the subject. The stalker is a condensed version of that world view; you are going to have a relationship with a person whether you want to or not and you're wrong if you try to reject it.
@josefagomezschmeisser8356
Жыл бұрын
I’m asexual too and just the premise of everything you love being taken from you and being obligated to eventually get laid with a man is terrifying by itself. I do enjoy romcoms, but this scenario is just cruel, and disturbing.I feel grateful for not being born in a time or society that would marry me off and obligated to make babies with a man, and an anime in a modern setting showing a situation like this for laughs??! Her choices aren’t respected and you can take it like her consent is taken off too... I like to watch anime to enjoy it, and it’s ok, I just didn’t watched this one, but the underlying messages worry me, cuz that was thought and made by people who made the decision to put a female character to this position. I skipped the end for the trigger warnings and although it looks like it tapped more on the horror aspect. I don’t know if they would use it as a device to make a social commentary about all of this implications of forcing women to get married and have kids, or if would just be creepy for the sake of being crappy. If someone who has seen or read further can tell me? Thanks for reading
@BulkandCut2824
10 ай бұрын
@@josefagomezschmeisser8356To be fair Anzu stayed focus on her ideas. She didn't finish with one of the guys at the end. The messages are pretty clear for me to be honest: You can't force someone to fall in love. "Love" come in different aspects. Romantic love of course, but also platonic love. The others characters have a crush on her, but that dœsn't SHE has a crush on them. That is the goal of the show. Showing that romantic love is not everything.
@bigclitenergy
5 ай бұрын
@@josefagomezschmeisser8356 considering you never watched it i wouldnt say that! the show is clear that all those wrongs you said ARE WRONG and is always on her side thats why she never ends up with anyone because it shows that trying to force romance isnt okay and even at the end she makes it clear she wants no part of it its more a mimi social commentary but with humor, the story itself also changes a bit from the first ep
@crassweller11
9 күн бұрын
I mean Anzu does find a lot of the guys attractive and possibly would date them. She just refuses to because of Riri's manipulation. There are multiple points where she has to stop herself from catching feelings.
@poeticcinema5857
5 ай бұрын
I can’t wait until I have the time to make my own “oh you thought this was a romcom? You were ticked” piece of media. I have a baller idea for a time loop dating sim where one of the characters realizes their situation and instead of trying to keep you with them forever they start trying to either kill you or delete themselves. Anyways, this was a great video! I rilly enjoy watching videos like this while drawing and this one was very well done ^_^
@joshraid1550
3 ай бұрын
My idea is for a romcom where a man in an unhappy relationship with a woman has a love at first sight falling for a man, then they start hanging out and the main character getting weird and some girl says they have to leave town because they're in danger before getting carried away by fake police officers and the girlfriend only gets meaner andit becomes more clear that she's genuinely abusive, then after the main characters kiss a masked woman with a clock who's mask shows up to kill the boy but the main character jumps into save him and then time moves backwards to the start of the show, the main character only remembering what happened as a bizarre memory. Basically the girlfriend is like an evil Homura who doesn't want to stop the main character from dying but stop him from leaving her, and we'll see her get more obsessive, at one point going back to run over his dad with a car so he ends with a homophobic stepdad, so that his present self is a homophobic closet case, and has to finally.
@hoa3901
2 ай бұрын
you would like the webtoon surviving romance, though that one reveals itself as horror almost immediately and very obviously. the webtoon trolled people a bit because of the title including the word ‘romance’, the cover looking like a typical romance cover with the female lead and the male lead next to each other smiling, and i believe it was once in the romance category when it was first being released on webtoon (my memory might be wrong but im pretty sure its main tag wasn’t ‘horror’ originally even though it is now that the story is finished). there are very small bits of implied romance but it’s mainly wlw. without trying to spoil too much [i actually wouldn’t read this next part if you do plan to begin reading it at this point], aside from the original fakeout ML on the cover and description, a second one shows up… and it kinda makes readers think “oh it’s horror, but it still has romance - the first guy was part of the horror aspect but this new guy is the true love interest”. which wasn’t the case at all - i really enjoyed the fakeout like “ohhh so this is the plot that’s interesting” then you get a storyline even crazier and more complex than what you were expecting.
@yoseiisindahouse
5 ай бұрын
I've been weirdly obsessed with otome/reverse harem stuff since I was a teenager, not so much because I wanted to feel that fantasy of pursuing a love interest but more because I wanted an interesting story where romance was the main theme, but stumbling upon this vast sea of basically the same characters recolored and repackaged into a different setting was super discouraging and somewhat disturbing. The tropes were always just a bit too gross; unwanted physical contact and flirting, claiming that the MC is "theirs" (sometimes implying that they are their actual property), manipulating/gaslighting/abusing the female lead, and then framing it as romantic because the male love interest is being forceful, something that is seen as a masculine trait, therefore manly, therefore positive in a romantic context. This is something we see in stuff like Twilight and 50 Shades of Grey, so it's definitely not just Japan. Romantic Killer seems to kind of critique the status quo of this. The MC isn't just an empty vessel that the audience can project themselves onto, she is actually quite cool, comes with her own quirks and strong ideals. You NEVER see that in reverse harems, and it's kind of refreshing to see, it was kind of what I always wanted when playing otome games. Furthermore, having a male lead, one who was set up to be a romantic interest, not only just pursue a completely platonic relationship with the MC but also being a deeper character with serious trauma is significant, too. Something that is especially hard for men to talk about is things like trauma and suffering that comes from it. Men need to be strong and unshakable, after all, and acknowledging something like having trauma (especially trauma caused by women, who are seen as "weaker"), is acknowledging that you are not "man enough". But the show presents this idea and explains why it is wrong, because obviously anyone who is traumatized, regardless of their gender, deserves to be listened to and taken care of. Men should NOT feel bad about being victims and criminals should NOT be taken less seriously just because they are women. This show showcases care for both genders in a society still plagued by sexism, but in a very entry-level way where people who may have been lured in by the romcom promises may find their world-view challenged a bit. By no means a perfect show, but I do like what they did with it a lot.
@senritsujumpsuit6021
5 ай бұрын
I love shows that just don't care for being realistic or legal but pose interesting characters the genre of reverse harems but every character is fuked up is mood and then you have one series where all but one of the brothers either are romantic to each-other or the sister while the youngest brother just does normal little bro things lol XD
@happilyevernever4289
5 ай бұрын
Same. I can understand if they introduce toxic elements early on so they can do future character development but it's essentially not the case at all. These type of settings are heavily fetishized and normalised as romantic. Which I simply can't enjoy. I get the drama part coming from these elements but I don't appreciate it being passed off as romantic and sexy. If you find this sexy, then advertise it as a dark romance, don't just try to pass it off like it's the norm.
@happilyevernever4289
5 ай бұрын
Same. I can understand if they introduce toxic elements early on so they can do future character development but it's essentially not the case at all. These type of settings are heavily fetishized and normalised as romantic. Which I simply can't enjoy. I get the drama part coming from these elements but I don't appreciate it being passed off as romantic and sexy. If you find this sexy, then advertise it as a dark romance, don't just try to pass it off like it's the norm.
@TwoCatsInLondon
5 ай бұрын
I haven't seen people commenting on it as much, but to me the part of the scenario that would have me ready to skin Riri alive is the part where she sends Anzu's pet and parents away. Parents I don't have to explain, it's incredibly cruel to deprive A CHILD of their parents. The loss of the cat, however, is personally horrific to me. Sure, it's not dead, but it might as well be as far as Anzu is concerned because unless she somehow breaks her own psyche enough to "fall in love" (can't be real love because it's coerced), she will never see either her parents or her cat again. My cats saved my life. They are like my children. They are irreplacable parts of my heart and if someone took them from me I wouldn't survive. I couldn't watch this show any further than the scene where Anzu's cat is taken from her. I'm a cat lover, I think cat stuff is cute, her cat stuff is great and all cats are lovely, but cats are not the equivalent of a plushie or walking pillow. My cats are individual, sentient creatures with their own, fantastic characters that I love and cherish as much as the human members of my family. And at the end she doesn't get her cat back but Riri the manipulative psycho wizard does come back? That's the worst of all endings. I get that to some people pets are "just animals", but to a pet owner their pet is their flesh and blood. Sometimes even moreso than the bio family, because some people have really shitty DNA colleagues. I wish that the creators of this show (and many more media products) would realise that.
@wynterfir
5 ай бұрын
Same. My cat’s name is Nico and when he dies I don’t know what I’ll do. The thought of him dying or being taken from me is too much to bear.
@Asiagirl644
4 ай бұрын
She did get Momohiki (her cat) back. That's when she finally caught on what Riri did and we were introduced to Kate - Riris replacement. Only her parents left again but her 3 greatest desires stayed - including her cat.
@hoa3901
2 ай бұрын
i’m not aroace but i relate to anzu so hard because i love dating sims and fictional ikemen but the moment it’s real and happening to me i want no part of it 💀 it’s played for gags, but the idea of having my parents and my dog taken from me (even if they’re still technically alive and well) is genuinely horrifying. even having the other 2 things taken as well (video games and a favorite food) is still disturbing on some level because what do you mean 2 sources of joy from my life are being confiscated because i don’t want to engage in romance 💀
@Stachelbeeerchen
5 ай бұрын
As an Aromantic I renamed the show: "(a)romantic killer" in my head. This magical potato forces a person, be they aro or not it doesent matter, into a relationship while they are still not ready for one or just not in the mood.
@IHateMyChanneI
Жыл бұрын
I was watching this and I thought to myself "OH WOW this is really turning into a Psychological horror."
@leftyfizz
6 ай бұрын
Anzu is literally THE perfect aromantic protagonist I LOVE her
@austinbusumbru123
5 ай бұрын
Bro she is an S tier character in my opinion
@leftyfizz
4 ай бұрын
@@austinbusumbru123 Yes!! I love how she's like actually a good person. And she's unabashedly lame its so silly
@heathermoczydlowski1742
Жыл бұрын
I am so glad I'm not the only one disturbed by this show
@thetntgirlanimation
Жыл бұрын
Ya but in a good why , this is my fyforit anime
@lightofheaven4381
Жыл бұрын
This went from general romcom to monster level of psychology
@josefagomezschmeisser8356
Жыл бұрын
I’m asexual and just the premise of everything you love being taken from you and being obligated to eventually get laid with a man is terrifying by itself. I do enjoy romcoms, but this scenario is just cruel, and disturbing.I feel grateful for not being born in a time or society that would marry me off and obligated to make babies with a man, and an anime in a modern setting showing a situation like this for laughs??! Her choices aren’t respected and you can take it like her consent is taken off too... I like to watch anime to enjoy it, and it’s ok, I just didn’t watched this one, but the underlying messages worry me, cuz that was thought and made by people who made the decision to put a female character to this position. I skipped the end for the trigger warnings and although it looks like it tapped more on the horror aspect. I don’t know if they would use it as a device to make a social commentary about all of this implications of forcing women to get married and have kids, or if would just be creepy for the sake of being crappy. If someone who has seen or read further can tell me? Thanks for reading
@caIyps0
10 ай бұрын
@@josefagomezschmeisser8356how i see it is, that Anzu's continuous resistance is the commentary on our social circumstances and cliche romantic media! the show is very self aware and it takes these overused themes of a willing and submissive woman being swept off her feet by a dashing and dominant man and totally flips them around to provoke thoughts! it also takes the topic of trauma and overcoming it. the underlying messages certainly aren't about forcing women into uncomfortable social relationships against their will :)
@terraburnham9281
5 ай бұрын
ya same its so weird its so funny
@Shadowrose54321
6 ай бұрын
So the fact that stealing underwear is mentioned so commonly in anime it makes me wonder wear the joke derived from? Is it just like something teens do and they find it funny to use it as a trope? Or was it like a crazy incident were some guy was stealing underwear, it got hugely publicized and they reference it till this day??
@Shack11
5 ай бұрын
I vaguely recall older Western media having jokes about "panty raids" and the like, so it's not a fully Eastern thing.
@Shadowrose54321
5 ай бұрын
@@Shack11 Yeah spongebob for instance. Yes I mentioned Japan since the topic is anime. But not to say that anime is the only show that does this.
@MsLilly200
5 ай бұрын
Panty thieves are kinda sorta common in japan iirc. Like, it's known to happen. If you hang them out to dry in the sun, like many people do cause dryers aren't super common, and you're on the first floor, there's a chance your underwear will get stolen by a pervert. Especially if you leave them while you're at work or overnight or whatever. Girls have to do stuff like hide the underwear with other clothes or towels or whatever. I'm guessing the jokes are just cause it's such an absurd thing to do. Like, what kinda weirdo pervert steals panties???
@HelloOnepiece
4 ай бұрын
Panty stealing was a common problem in Japan due to how close/dense apartments were and the lack of dryers in households.
@silverjadearianrhod1696
Жыл бұрын
You deserve all of the likes here dude. I am aromatic and for the longest time I would always feel really bad rejecting anybody who was interested in me because I didn't want to hurt their feelings. Though I eventually realized that rejecting someone doesn't make me a bad person.
@everythinggirly916
5 ай бұрын
This was a great video. Making a harem anime into a psychological horror is a really clever concept. I was planning on watching it, but I didn't expect it to be that dark at all. I'm glad I watched your analysis first, because this would have been a shock for me. Anzu seems like a wonderful character, not a girlboss who hates men. I'm not asexual or anything, but I haven't thought of actually dating anyone, so this anime makes me feel seen.
@mikaelvirji5807
7 ай бұрын
Narratively, idk whether or not I want Anzu to be aroace or not. But I do know she’s the best character and deserves all the best.
@blooms454
6 ай бұрын
Ikr I feel so conflicted!! I do think Kazuki and Anzu’s story is so cute. But I also totally see how and why the aro-ace community wants to adopt Anzu into their circle given her general vibes haha. I’m fine with either because she’s amazing and it’s clear she loves and cares about all of her friends ♥️
@ydds971
5 ай бұрын
Whether she is or not, she’s definitely an icon. She’s the best- TvT) I really aspire to be like her
@jasmintea8825
5 ай бұрын
As an aroace Anzu does not give AroAce vibes did we all watch the same show 😭
@toddclawson3619
5 ай бұрын
@@jasmintea8825 Yeah Anzu was obviously tempted at several moments. We even have that one moment where she slaps herself to get her head straight. The whole point wasn't that she is doesn't want love or romance, but that she doesn't want to be forced into it and be required to give up stuff she enjoys in order to have it.
@PolnareffsLeftNut
5 ай бұрын
I mean...aroace is a spectrum 😗. There are plenty of aro/ace people who get into relationships and stuff
@CroobieLetter
5 ай бұрын
"Romantic Killer" does not refer to Anzu I feel. It is the show that kills the "Romantic Comedies" by exposing the underlying toxic themes. The forced romance, the contrived plots, the suitors who on the surface *look* romantic but upon even the slightest inspection either have no depth at all or are horrible people. The Tsundere, Princess and other tropes are godawful people to be around in real life. Even the "good" shows have some nasty tropes like over-the-top perverted homosexuals, physically harming the love-interest as a gag, jealous classmates, sexualizing high-school girls, and honestly so much more. I stopped anime because I can't with this Sh%
@arnowisp6244
5 ай бұрын
Good. Anime doesn't need you. Anime can and will succeed without you anyways. Get out of here Tourist.
@arnowisp6244
5 ай бұрын
Good. We need more Goblin Slayers anyways and less people crying at images they can just choose to watch something else. I learned that a long time ago.
@KittyCatTV
Жыл бұрын
I'm not even done watching, but YES. YESSSSSS. I'm glad someone else gets it. I still love the show and the manga, but YES, as an aro/ace person, this title was literally one of my first thoughts!
@josefagomezschmeisser8356
Жыл бұрын
I’m asexual too and just the premise of everything you love being taken from you and being obligated to eventually get laid with a man is terrifying by itself. I do enjoy romcoms, but this scenario is just cruel, and disturbing.I feel grateful for not being born in a time or society that would marry me off and obligated to make babies with a man, and an anime in a modern setting showing a situation like this for laughs??! Her choices aren’t respected and you can take it like her consent is taken off too... I like to watch anime to enjoy it, and it’s ok, I just didn’t watched this one, but the underlying messages worry me, cuz that was thought and made by people who made the decision to put a female character to this position. I skipped the end for the trigger warnings and although it looks like it tapped more on the horror aspect. I don’t know if they would use it as a device to make a social commentary about all of this implications of forcing women to get married and have kids, or if would just be creepy for the sake of being crappy. If someone who has seen or read further can tell me? Thanks for reading
@denjidenji9162
5 ай бұрын
@@josefagomezschmeisser8356im very late, BUT! The anime seems to be a commentary on the issues with trying to force people together to fix the declining birth rate in japan, showcasing why that wouldn't really work. The protagonist is 100% against this and acknowledges how fucked this, so the show seems to be aware of this.
@CactusMaractus
11 ай бұрын
Anzu is such an aroace icon
@yazzkwiinxwx2334
Жыл бұрын
I love your commentary! I really enjoy this show too! I hope in the following seasons we expand more on Riri's feelings towards Anzu and the quote "we are cogs in the corporate machine" I feel like this line shows that Kate and Riri are not happy with their job especially since they dont have the freedom to do what they want like Kate getting her friend back and Riri wanting to protect Anzu. What are all the limitations of a wizard? Why does Riri need the money so bad? Can they live without it? Why cant wizards fall in love? Why does the wizard corporation want people to fall in love? Id love to see more explanations on this in future seasons. Knowing how badass Anzu is, I know she'll give the wizard corp whats coming to them.
@BulkandCut2824
10 ай бұрын
There will be no season 2. All the manga got adapted
@ay_SsS397
11 ай бұрын
16:13 They *do* exist; actually, one of them is in my university and has a crush on my best friend, and his behavior is almost the same. Unfortunately, I can't stand his narcissistic attitude, especially when we work on projects. And yeeeah, we are also in the same team.
@cylexia
6 ай бұрын
i honestly find it concerning that riri was even targetting a high school girl in the first place!? it's true that the initial goal is to get her to "fall in love", but that's literally, actually, _not_ what the goal is!? the ACTUAL GOAL is for anzu to _bang a dude and get pregnant_ to "fix japan's declining birth rate". that's... two completely different things. what if anzu DOES fall in love with a man but her and her partner dont want children? riri's efforts would have been completely in vain. what if anzu was gay? what if anzu was aro, ace or both? if the end goal is pregnancy, it's also really fucking weird to try this "project" out on a teen in high school 😭 it implies so many things that im not very comfortable with eg. teen pregnancy. they could've tried this out on a woman in college, or generally a woman in her 20s or 30s. im not saying the writer is a weird person, i just dont think they thought things through when deciding the premise of the show. i can see that they must've thought this would just be a funny little premise, and it is, _as long as you dont think about it too deeply._ i had tons of fun watching this show but i cant imagine what i would do in anzu's shoes as an aroace myself. to be seen by this annoying wizard as a "lesser than" because i have no interest in romantic love or sexual acts with others, and most importantly, as someone with 0 interest in getting pregnant with a child. i 100% get what you mean by the psychological horror aspects of the show, and this video was entertaining to watch! im glad to know that i wasnt alone in my thoughts on this show.
@Abyzz_Knight
6 ай бұрын
I'm pretty sure the premise of the show being messed up is intentional. A lot of romance stories (especially in anime/manga) have messed up premises and the show parodies a lot of romance tropes.
@lady_apocalypse178
5 ай бұрын
I personally also thought they ment that she was supposed to find her one true love as a way to set her up to get married and start a family in the future, not her immedialy getting pregnant in high school.
@Prettypoisonswitch
5 ай бұрын
My interpretation was it was set in a high school setting for a couple of reasons. 1. Being that most romantic genre anime are set in a high school environment, and having all the "high school romance troupes". 2. High school tends to be the time most teens first experience dating and "love". And 3. Teens have a limited amount of power in most situations versus a 20 or 30 year old woman with more life experiences. Who is more sure of who they are and what values and beliefs they have. In a way teens still discovering who they are , are much more vulnerable to coercion. In conclusion I feel the author choosing to set it in a high school setting and how icky it was, was on purpose. In order to call out a lot of the "romantic" high school dating troupes that in reality are not romantic in the least, but are either rather disturbing or just disgusting. However are treated as if they are good things teens should want. Sorry to ramble, I hope this made sense in the end.
@paulcruz168
5 ай бұрын
Hey, just watched the show. I'm pretty sure something the imply about Riri (and possibly the wizards as a whole) from the start is that he actually has no conception of romance. On those "dates" with Anzu they kinda make it very clear they're informed a lot by rom coms and that kinda media? Plus in the beginning it's all packaged as some kind of "otome game" that Riri wrote, which Anzu calls out multiple times as badly written. Most of the early stuff is called out as being engineered for her to get Anzu into situations ripped straight from an otome game. The impression I got was they were this inhuman, omnipotent bureaucrat that patterned this whole thing off of some damn problematic fiction.
@poppylilith
5 ай бұрын
I originally didn't plan to watch Romantic Killer, but when your video popped up on my feed I decided to give it a chance! Very glad I didn't go ahead and watch the full video before seeing it, because I really enjoyed it. I found the psychological aspect particularly interesting, and I liked how seriously it was taken - I feel like subjects like stalking & sexual harassment are most often played for laughs in anime, so it was nice to see it handled with a more realistic fear. I mean... Tsukasa's stalker was basically a "yandere," and we see that trope utilized so often in anime nowadays. All in all, though - thank you for convincing me to watch the show!
@mirai2753
10 ай бұрын
It doesn't seem like a blindsiding, the title is Romantic *Killer* after all a. That's a pretty damn big foreshadowing if you ask me!😅
@lilyyy_bean
5 ай бұрын
That stalker girl actually freaked me out and I love romance and thriller/horror so I was eating it up.
@claracatlady9844
5 ай бұрын
I actually really enjoyed this anime for how funny yet serious it is. Like when was the last time we saw a romantic comedy discuss a young attractive popular guy getting sexually harassed, stalked, victim blamed and suffering from major ptsd, in a *genuinely serious* manner? Also the side plot about her best friend and what happened to her, another good example. Also I like that they very casually made Riri genderfluid without feeling the need to point it out much, they just are no big deal. It was a very refreshing watch. Also I enjoyed that non of the male love interests are weird, pushy, creepy etc. as so often is the case in Harem/reverse harem
@xjermx1160
5 ай бұрын
Only halfway through but I don't think you know how hard "it's like a reverse truman show where everyone around him doesn't realise they're part of a production" goes, this should be explored more as a concept I Will be thinking about this
@destinyjewel2588
5 ай бұрын
Oh I recommend America Arcadia then. It's a short video game but it's exactly the premise of a reverse Truman Show. Still a very good concept to think about.
@sasusakufangirl
5 ай бұрын
I hadn't thought about the show like this so your perspective was very interesting :) I really like Anzu as a protagonist (and as a character in general) because she is so emotionally mature and sticks up for herself and her friends, respects boundaries etc etc. I saw a lot of myself in her (happily single) and I didn't think her cat clothes were that bad either but I guess that might be a cultural thing ^^' Regarding the "Tonta" nickname - it's a play on words because the Japanese word "ton" means "pig" (see dishes like tonkatsu and the pig in Naruto called Tonton for examples) so basically the other kids were calling him "Piggy" most likely because he was chubby (I had to look this up as well after watching the show because my language radar sensed that there was some extra layer to it and there was ^_^).
@josefagomezschmeisser8356
Жыл бұрын
I’m asexual and just the premise of everything you love being taken from you and being obligated to eventually get laid with a man is terrifying by itself. I do enjoy romcoms, but this scenario is just cruel, and disturbing.I feel grateful for not being born in a time or society that would marry me off and obligated to make babies with a man, and an anime in a modern setting showing a situation like this for laughs??! Her choices aren’t respected and you can take it like her consent is taken off too... I like to watch anime to enjoy it, and it’s ok, I just didn’t watched this one, but the underlying messages worry me, cuz that was thought and made by people who made the decision to put a female character to this position. I skipped the end for the trigger warnings and although it looks like it tapped more on the horror aspect. I don’t know if they would use it as a device to make a social commentary about all of this implications of forcing women to get married and have kids, or if would just be creepy for the sake of being crappy. If someone who has seen or read further can tell me? Thanks for reading
@flavorgod
5 ай бұрын
Your attitude is a completely modern line of thought. You won't feel the same if you live in a subsistence level society.
@gnoot50
5 ай бұрын
i watched all through the trigger warnings, but im not sure which trigger warnings you skipped, so ill try to sum up all the ones with trigger warnings. basically, anzu (the mc) continues to reject the love interests and there’s some character development for some of anzu’s friends. near the end it dives into the stalker thing. tsukasa’s stalker shows up and cuts anzu with a knife and tries to kill her. anzu’s friends save her and tsukasa tells anzu about his experience with the stalker. his stalker goes to jail or a psychiatric ward, i forget. then riri gives anzu’s stuff back and lives with anzu in human form. i might’ve got some stuff wrong or forgot some things, but thats the gist of it
@marsfridge
5 ай бұрын
@@flavorgod nah, its just that back then if you didnt go along with this shit you fucking died.
@Lesbianlichen
4 ай бұрын
@@flavorgod I don't know man, the women who lived in those societies hated that shit so much that they protested and fought hard for their rights so they wouldn't have to do that in multiple countries throughout history. Kind of sounds like nobody would like being treated as nothing more than an incubator/maid.
@scarlett798
6 ай бұрын
lol i remembered when i watched this for the first time I CHEERED ON EVERY TIME THE MC MANAGED TO BEAT THE LIL EGG UP
@jypustudios
5 ай бұрын
This man tricked me into watching a romance anime for three days straight thinking there was going to be a horror twist. I will never forgive nor forget
@sunnydotjpeg
3 ай бұрын
as an aromantic person myself, this show is especially terrifying. the idea of consistent and unrelenting pressure for romance at all times with no reprieve and no way to escape is a nightmare scenario. riri's forced romantic scenarios feel like saw traps. the real world is already so amatonormative with a lot of pressure towards romantic relationships, and the idea of an omnipotent and all powerful being intentionally forcing me into things like what anzu is put through makes me horrified. i'm sure it's still scary even for allos who just don't want to date at the moment, but from an aromantic perspective it becomes even worse.
@2teepeepictures382
5 ай бұрын
I greatly enjoyed this video. I think you nailed the proper interpretation of the show on the head. It is an extremely clever show. At first shows you how the predator sees things, and then it switches and shows you how horrifying that kind of behavior actually is. I probably would not have watched it if I had known it was a series show but I am glad that I did. Your reaction to the show reminds me a lot of my reaction to another anime that came out around the same time. It was a romantic comedy about a Japanese boarding school where the highschoolers were paired up with random members of the opposite sex and forced to live together. They were ranked on how well they act like a couple. I watched the entire show. It was one of the most horrifying things I have ever seen. I was like a deer stuck in the headlights of a car as I kept on clicking next episode. The level of tension was almost as high as when I watched season one of promised Neverland. The worst part was, I knew that nobody else would interpret the show the same way. It is my own unique concoction of phobias and foibles that gave me that reaction. It’s a pretty intimidating experience to see a monster in plain sight and have everybody else go “aww, that’s cute!”. That’s why I like romantic killer. Show creepy behavior for what it is. Not ok! It might’ve been a little bit too subtle in its messages. Sort of like how the movie frozen was supposed to warn people against the behavior in the song let it go and everyone just adopted the song instead of the big picture. That’s why I appreciate this video laying it out.
@nopenopity-nope6621
5 ай бұрын
I am a sex-repulsed aro-ace. I love video games. I like snacks, while I have no preference for chocolate, I think it’s nice. I adore cats, though sadly I don’t live with my parents cats anymore. Heck I even have fluffy hair. With all this said…This would be a life-ending nightmare for me. Anzu, though not deliberately depicted as aro-ace in the show, is pretty hecking close to living my real life experience. I just wanna play games, eat, and hang out. Throughout the show I kept admiring how strong she was because if I was in her situation I would likely spiral *very* fast. Riri could have potentially taken away important stuff for a neurodivergent person, I would know. She doesn’t completely seem to be, but I am yet again relating this to my experience. I suffer from depression, and games are my autistic special interest. I might have actually done something drastic. Thankfully Anzu just kicks the crap out of Riri and keeps on trucking. All this to say that I stan my single queen Anzu, think Riri should have never seen the light of day again no matter what Anzu thinks, and am legitimately disappointed that Tsukasa (spoilers) develops feelings for her in the end because their relationship seemed so much more meaningful as a friendship. Also Anzu’s cat drip is fire and everyone saying her clothing sucks has no taste.
@Catzawayz
5 ай бұрын
I finally started to realize that I'm aromantic last year. And when I watched this anime with my sister we thought it was funny just how similar the protagonist is to me X,D she likes comfy clothes, cats, video games, chocolates/food, looking out for people's safety/well-being, and staying out of drama.
@mikoevelynn111
5 ай бұрын
Personally, I like the anime to end after one season. The manga series ended here and it is me and my sister's headcanon that Anzu never ends up within a romantic relationship with any of the romantic interests. We also chose to believe Riri lost their powers as a result of the decision made at the end and continue to redeem themselves for what they did after the series. The friends Anzu has in the runtime are so endearing and we honestly loved every moment of the show. It kind of went from us making fun of characters and being enraged by the moments Anzu was wronged, to being really endeared by the show. Each romantic interest went from a guy we got really bad vibes from off the bat, since we didn't like that Riri took Anzu's favorite things from her, to a character we absolutely loved. Less so with the rich guy toward the end and what I think was the episode meant for the viewers to start liking Riri didn't work very well. The show could've done better with giving Riri likable traits and it probably would have helped if they played more into the idea that Riri did everything they did cause they wanted a paycheck. Not great but more forgivable and sets up them turning their back on the job in favor of the people they grew close to. Headcanons me and my sister flop back and forth on for Anzu include: Lesbian, Bisexual, Aroace, Aromantic Lesbian or Asexual Lesbian, Aromantic Bisexual (other way around), etc. We freaked out when we saw Anzu crush on that girl. If Anzu ends up with anyone, WE WANT IT TO BE HER CAN WE GET AN AMEN????????? And also, Riri uses different pronouns during the show and the GENDERFLUID REP WE LOVE TO SEE IT Queer platonic relationships between all the main characters my beloved.
@rovilan
11 ай бұрын
No ONE will think that anime cute if the male characters were ugly 🤣😭 imagine if you have to f ppl to get your stuff back 💀 , it's really sad how the fans don't respect anzu she literally said that she does NOT want any romance with anyone but still ship her 🤔🤷🏻♀️
@laughandlive377
5 ай бұрын
Yeah, even Anzu doesn't qualify as ugly. She just puts pretty clothes on, and she looks like a model. And we don't know why Anzu doesn't want a relationship, well, after the beginning. Butttt based on the show, It seems like is because guys don't want her and instead of being sad about it, she's perfectly happy that way. Like it is what it is. The reasons why guys don't want her is probably because she doesn't dress girly, isn't easy to boss around, likes boy stuff. Yes, she said she doesn't want to be in a relationship. But we don't know why. And is weird to not have crushes. So people of course aren't going to accept that easily if at all. And two, she did have instances where she was falling in love or crushing on two of the boy characters, she just fought against her feelings because she didn't think she was worthy, like the guys could ever like a girl like her. So upsetting because she's so charming even if she's not wearing girly clothing and liking girly things. And also, because she didn't want to prove Riri right. But she blushed a couple time and even started to fall for the guys. Which makes total sense because they are so sweet, charming and handsome, exactly her type.
@WitchKat
5 ай бұрын
The Japanese kanji for pig or pork can be read 'buta' or 'ton'. His nickname was Tonta, so basically 'Porky', because he was fat.
@edensimon7837
5 ай бұрын
Came here to watch an anime review, stayed for the genuinely good and comfortable discussion about consent, abuse and trauma. Good video, I hope everyone who reads this comment has a great day, you all deserve some peace and happiness.
@azulisblue331
5 ай бұрын
They do say that yhe only diference between comedy and horror is perspective.
@teelaish864
5 ай бұрын
There's a cultural aspect as to why Riri wants Anzu to get a forever boyfriend in high school, basically due to Japan's awesome work culture, of needless unpaid overwork and almost no downtime, high school is practically the only chance they get at actually dating. In universe, Riri's magic could only be used if they can "plausibly" (very loosely used here hence the "") generate enough events to get their targets to fall in love, as adults outside of arranged marriage (either by family or by agencies) and group dates, there's pretty little chance for adults to get dating prospects, so fairies would have very little room to act. more dreadly in Japan the age of consent for girls is 16 so... yeah. Also for the underwear thief, apparently is relatively common there, not break ins tho, that was most likely done to up the risk factor enough to guarantee Junta gets to live with Anzu, however as JP has strong regulations in question of weapons, and the average personality of both JP men and woman, a JP reader would see the situation and think "Dude's gone F* up" because Anzu is not anywhere close a demure Japanese girl but a total spitfire tomboy, instead of thinking "OMG Anzu is in danger!!" because she doesn't "gaman" at all.
@user-gn5mj7dr6m
4 ай бұрын
The way people talk about japan is like their obsessed stalkers and more so every cultish in a way.
@Tentegen
5 ай бұрын
As someone who is unapologetically Ace.......THIS SENARIO IS 100% A NIGHTMARE. I started off the first episode juwt to see how intensely Ace the main character was cause she was putting off big ace energy. But it got to the part the one dude was introduced and they did the flowery edit over her seeing him for the first time and i just aborted. Had that same vibe watching the Wallflower years ago......but they 180'ed the mc to start falling for the guy so......from then on, i didnt bother trusting japan animation for doubling down on a type of person&lifestyle thats not the normal, plays it safe, and has been done 887 times before. .....but according to your analysis.......someome FINALLY did. Its not perfect.....but if i had known what i know now.....hell yeah. absolutely i would have watched it. ......because this left her with her original agency instead of "anime girl mc'ing" her personality and agency away so they could hit those rom com boxes.
@gingerkitton2336
5 ай бұрын
Peetends to be a romance story turns out to be a psychological horror. My dudes its just DDLC the anime
@tiannagraham5210
5 ай бұрын
I’m an aroace woman and Anzu is one of my favorite anime characters, she’s amazing. I actually loved this anime despite the dramatic shift in tone bc it gave me a twist I was not expecting and gave me a perspective I hadn’t thought about with the stalker subplot. It was disturbing in a way that was incredibly interesting even if they didn’t handle some parts great. If a second season came out, I’d watch it too
@tiannagraham5210
5 ай бұрын
Also omg this was your first video? This was so well done, I’ll definitely have to subscribe
@amarisrose4384
5 ай бұрын
As an aro-ace, I went into the show blind, and wanting the main character to show she can be happy without having to find love. I kept calling Riri the devil and loved how Anzu kept trying to put them in their place. But when the show started getting into darker territory, I was stunned and didn’t know if I wanted to keep watching. But I loved the show and wanted to see the ending, so I pressed on through it with an open mind. It made me uncomfortable at times but I still rewatch the show from time to time because I love the narrative and some characters. Riri is still a devil though
@MillyKKitty
5 ай бұрын
This show's world is an aroace's hell 😭. I legitimately went into the show expecting it to be subversive story about the MC fighting against the notion of acting as society wants them to act, only to be met with the exact opposite. The worst of it is that it tries its best to make the viewer agree with it because the characters agree with it. Forced to dress up "properly"? Oh well that's just looking after your appearance more. Forced to be seperated from your fav things? That's okay, because you have friends now! Want to do unspeakable things to Riri that you would not want to speak out loud about? No you don't, see, they did one good thing because they care about Anzu!!! (Ignore the new rule that threatens to take all her things permanently if she does not fall in love within the time limit). One thing that I constantly feared for, was that Anzu would fall in love. It tries to be subversive but it does every trick that usually leads up to 1 character being picked. I know it, we all know it, Tsukasa is gonna most likely be the love interest. He gets set up from the very beginning with hints to his arc, while other characters get a measly episode or two for themselves. And he can also cook and catch bugs for Anzu, unlike the childhood friend. His arc is literally part of the season finale, there is no way he doesn't turn into a love interest by the end of the 2nd-3rd season.
@Sakura_Opal
5 ай бұрын
i loved watching Romantic Killer, i love psychological horror and i love it when cute stuff slowly turns more disturbing since you just feel a chill run down your spine. But when it got to the stalker part i was a bit uncomfortable since has in 1st to 3rd grade a boy i knew would stalk me and would not only fight my best friend who was a boy, whom i had a crush on, but would also fight me. in the end i moved to the US due to job opportunities. The show was great though, can't wait for a season 2 (praying there is going to be one) all in all i really recommend this show, its comedy is also great.
@ranger40k
6 ай бұрын
You can't talk about how this is a horror anime and not mention the last scene and what it implies.
@MillyKKitty
5 ай бұрын
Lets see, Riri tells Anzu they can take away her favourite things when she doesn't focus on her love life and that there will be a time limit, and if she does not fall in love with anyone by then, they can permanently take away her things. And also that the stalker now has her own wizard... Meaning that someone is most likely going to end up being her new love interest and it'll start all over again... But I guess the wizards are fine with that since it'll attain their goals 😵💫
@user-gn5mj7dr6m
4 ай бұрын
@@MillyKKitty Is there a way to kill the Wizards?
@arisoapi
5 ай бұрын
this was my first vid of yours, and from just the way you spoke about the heavier topics and the retelling of episodes, it was an instant sub ^^
@jakubmikoajhyrnik4676
5 ай бұрын
After learning what Anzu acts like, I feel as if she is a demiromantic and asexual lesbian. It really does seem that way, at the very least.
@chaossmilesback4821
5 ай бұрын
I never actually thought of the show this way and honestly... this was really an interesting video! It gave me a perspective I never thought of when enjoying the anime. I don't tend to like things on this platform often, and I have to say this really deserved it!
@witheredaway6747
5 ай бұрын
18:31 that is literaly Monarch/AmaLee 😭😭 her multiverse traveling ass really saved the mc with her bisexual powers 😭😭
@sigmasleftearring
5 ай бұрын
that's literally what i thought 😭
@nikkiopedia4242
6 ай бұрын
This anime gives me Madoka Magica vibes with the whole twisted magical creature thing but less messed up.
@PeachBoba1523
5 ай бұрын
I watched this yesterday and thought “Kyubey would be shaking in his non-existent boots” lol
@MxEickley
5 ай бұрын
I like your viewpoints on this anime. I'm so glad that I'm not the only one who thought this was secretly a horror anime disguised as a romantic story.
@marina3934
5 ай бұрын
the fact that i recognized the rich kid's voice actor to be the same as saiki k's Toritsuka is hilarious, I can't unsee him now as Toritsuka
@kopjevla
5 ай бұрын
me, an aroace, loved this horror show, i would rather die than live this life
@cannoliwavestudios2817
11 ай бұрын
20:21 My reaction to the realization lol. Though I never realized just how scary RiRi is-
@metasgross1882
5 ай бұрын
I think the father treats Tsukasa like that because he’s adopted he’s the only one in the family that has a hair color that is wildly different from everyone else
@grapedfruit
4 ай бұрын
Tsukasa mother has the same hair colour as he do though
@FullmoonPhantom-dn2sr
4 ай бұрын
His father treats Tsukasa like that because that’s really how many victims are treated irl. Especially guy victims. I found it extremely believable. Yes, even by parents. Fathers can be that way, too. Tsukasa probably is their child because his mother has blonde hair like Tsukasa as well. Hair color isn’t usually indicative like that in anime though. Lots of anime characters have crazy hair colors with 0 explanation. Families looking like Tsukasa’s is no different. Though, to me, it looked like Arisa and Tsukasa took after their parents. The dad and Arisa and Tsukasa and the mother.
@CorgonG3
6 ай бұрын
the main reason why the wizard is doing it is for a fat paycheck
@lordofthechickens3627
6 ай бұрын
Good lord. This is an absolute gem I stumbled upon. This is very well made
@charlottechapin5953
8 ай бұрын
I watched like one episode of this. I’m glad I’m not the only one who noticed how fucked it was from the beginning.
@movelea
5 ай бұрын
Considering it's based on a pre-existing manga, i'd say they definitely knew what was going to happen
@Mekkidolila
Жыл бұрын
If you want to see something like romantic killer you should read god is telling me to fall in love. Its pretty similar but there are game resets and stuff.
@-Commit-arson-
5 ай бұрын
As a fellow aromantic person I would rather eat my own hands then be toyed with by a wizard trying to make me date people
@anthonyt219
Жыл бұрын
Please make more vids. Good work, keep it up! You do have a good point about the panty thief, its played for laughs but in reality, its not funny. When you have your home broken into, it tells you that even your home is not safe. For young women, its very traumatic. Someone tried to break into my car, now i have to worry about my car being stolen 24/7. Now imagine a girl having to worry about a crazed pervert breaking into her home for her clothes or worse.
@Local_piece_of_malware
4 ай бұрын
Anzu Hoshino is an aro-ace queen 👑
@lizzyley748
5 ай бұрын
I watched this and loved it so much. I’m a sucker for romantic comedy’s, female leads with no want for romance(or have a little undertone they might be gay), and also dramas so man I loved this. I also got the feeling that both the main character and her best friend were gay, or that the friend might be aromantic. But MC definitely gave me the vibes that she is a lesbian living in a society that doesn’t recognize that as a real thing, and so doesn’t realize it herself. And one more thing, it tells you the whole thing is about the declining population in the beginning… doesn’t it?
@AuriofTheHooligans
5 ай бұрын
I'm 16 minutes in and thoroughly entertained so far. You having less than 1k subscribers is something of a mystery.
@Zazabazaa
5 ай бұрын
I was scared it was a normal romance anime where it's gonna turn out she falls onto the trap and end up falling in love actually and everything about her character not being interested in romance would be erased... which gave me anti aroace vibes and I felt uncertain about watching it...
@Burnlit1337
5 ай бұрын
I watched this show when it came out and just happened to be in my feed. I went in without a clue and ended up liking it. Almost a years later on YT, I came across the a compliation video of the stalker parts of this show. I was shocked that it was from this anime. This shock was due to me remembering the anime as a romantic comedy. It seems that I've ignored/forgotten all of the dark stuff. Maybe comedy was masking the dark stuff or something
@azurah5422
5 ай бұрын
jesus, that went places. i like the odd romcom anime, but i skipped this one solely because the premise was too depressing for me as an arospec person. good to know the main character rocks and /doesn't/ get together with anyone by the end? the rest is....sure something. loved the video, glad it popped up on my page!
@user-gn5mj7dr6m
4 ай бұрын
I think it takes maturity to realize that 😮.
@SpookySpook-vw9gh
2 ай бұрын
might be a late comment, but something I want to say that adds to Anzu's amazing character is the fact that, when Tsukasa finishes explaining the situation to her about his stalker, she says "Tell me if you dont like it" before hugging him, just a detail i really liked. Anzu is really an amazing character
@gioiacolli3407
5 ай бұрын
i tried getting into this anime because my sisters ADORES it, but it made me very unconfortable from the first episode.alone. I totally agree it's psycological horror, i read some "romance" novels who turned out to be psicological horror too. I thinkl that happens when the author has false ideas about love (or is incompetent)
@nicky55
5 ай бұрын
So many red flags, just from the trailer alone it felt gross how forceful they were trying to make this clearly aroace character fall in love AGAINST HER WILL
@inktasticcreator1532
5 ай бұрын
19:46 ARO LUFFY MENTIONED RAAAAH
@BlackCatFilmProductions
Жыл бұрын
Well, everything that takes place in this anime is taken from anime and made fond of the reverse harem thing. If I saw in a real life thing I would then think this isn't how people interact and something is terrible wrong.
@TheOneTrueErica
5 ай бұрын
JFC, I'm glad I ignored my curiosity with this one. I too had it pegged as a silly romcom satire. I was NOT prepared for the fscked up psychological horror it became. Thank you for sparing me at least experiencing that firsthand. I've had enough trauma, kthnx.
@ChyrionYT
5 ай бұрын
Great episode by episode analysis! I've really come to love both subversion of expectations and phycological horrors, so this anime is conceptually right up my alley. It's rightfully earned a spot on my hundred high list of anime I really should get to watching sometime soon lol... I look forward to seeing more content from you!
@riceish2369
5 ай бұрын
I was NOT expecting this show to have an actual killer in it😭
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