SDB on MKM/RFM

Published: Sun 27 January 2008
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In anime.

Translations: en

The title of this post is a self-parody, as a reminder not to take anything I write too seriously. That said, SDB writes:

I didn't finish watching the first DVD when that was all I had, though I got most of the way. Part of the reason why is that it has a lot of extreme comedic violence -- and Miki is often the victim of it. She's drawn as a really cute girl -- most of the time, anyway -- and it made me cringe to see her getting thrown into a wall or clonked on the head by her mom. Coyotes, yes. Pretty girls, well, that's not the same. (At least they didn't show us any blood.)

On the other hand, I really did enjoy a lot of it. I think the problem was just that I was in the wrong frame of mind. I need to keep telling myself, "Tex Avery. OK? Tex Avery. This is anime as if it was done by Tex Avery. They're just cartoon characters. She isn't really a pretty girl. She doesn't feel any pain. Tex Avery. Tex Avery."

One quick note, speaking of the really cute girl:

It's a win hands down over Miki (and I am not alone to think that).

But the observation about the frame of mind is quite astute. The only reason why I gave MKM a chance was the bloggage at then AoMM, with the best definition to date: "By no means a series carried by plot, fanservice, h-game pedigree, tsunderes, big name cast, or giant mecha, Muteki Kanban Musume relies purely on its brand of over-the-top humor." Without the right mindset, MKM is boring, stupid, and even repetitive later on; ending is a big disappointment.

Nonetheless, I dropped PlaneteS because it was "too goofy", yet I finished MKM (which is the definition of goofy). The frame of mind will do that.

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