I don't think it's fair to say that people go out of their way to attack the series. People are just expressing their discomfort with the racist elements and are attempting to articulate that discomfort.
I have yet to finish Terra Formars, but one of the very first things I thought of after seeing the enemies was "why did the author make them humanoid?" There's no inherent need for them to be humanoid. Cockroaches themselves are quite not humanoid, so the author/artist went out of their way to make this creature look more like a human. A black human specifically. That combined with the fact that the entire plot (that I've encountered) seems to revolve around exterminating these black humanoids who are superior physically but more savage (which mirrors ideas espoused by white supremacists) makes me very uncomfortable with the racist elements of this manga--whether those racist elements are intentional or not.
Cause, you see, unlike DragonBall or Naruto or One Piece, the racist elements of this manga involve glorifying the genocide of black people. And that's just far more serious than stereotyping. Which might be why we get more readers pointing out the racist elements of this manga and not those other manga.
All that said, though, I still think that people should also point out the racist elements of every manga--whether it's stereotyping or a lack of diversity or the unintentional glorification of genocide.
I wrote the review after just watching 2 episodes which now when I think about it, I was a terrible mistake and maybe I just thought too highly of this anime. After 11 episodes, I am just thinking "why". Why did this even got animated? What were the producers thinking when they invested in this. I don't think I have any explanation now justifying this anime good.
Indeed it's an adult's mind in a child's body, something Rudeus himself acknowledged after episode 8's occurrence. You forgot to notice that this is a medieval setting where our morals don't align with theirs. None of the characters are perfect as I stated before, but them acknowledging that and actively trying to better themselves makes them great characters.
I didn't want to be too direct in my review and thus left it vague, not wanting to turn off people from such a great show. I am in no way condoning such behavior and neither was the creator when they made it. It itself is presented as a heinous thing, rightfully so being punished for doing something like that. But taking the context out of the scene and removing all the character development from it just makes it seem like Redo of Healer.
Having a character with flaws such as these doesn't make the anime vile, it makes it worth watching for the growth and inevitable recompense.
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I don't think it's fair to say that people go out of their way to attack the series. People are just expressing their discomfort with the racist elements and are attempting to articulate that discomfort.
I have yet to finish Terra Formars, but one of the very first things I thought of after seeing the enemies was "why did the author make them humanoid?" There's no inherent need for them to be humanoid. Cockroaches themselves are quite not humanoid, so the author/artist went out of their way to make this creature look more like a human. A black human specifically. That combined with the fact that the entire plot (that I've encountered) seems to revolve around exterminating these black humanoids who are superior physically but more savage (which mirrors ideas espoused by white supremacists) makes me very uncomfortable with the racist elements of this manga--whether those racist elements are intentional or not.
Cause, you see, unlike DragonBall or Naruto or One Piece, the racist elements of this manga involve glorifying the genocide of black people. And that's just far more serious than stereotyping. Which might be why we get more readers pointing out the racist elements of this manga and not those other manga.
All that said, though, I still think that people should also point out the racist elements of every manga--whether it's stereotyping or a lack of diversity or the unintentional glorification of genocide.
It doesn't happen so far in the manga the mc still has his personality and Goal in mind
How're you liking the anime so far (trapped in a Dating sim)
I wrote the review after just watching 2 episodes which now when I think about it, I was a terrible mistake and maybe I just thought too highly of this anime. After 11 episodes, I am just thinking "why". Why did this even got animated? What were the producers thinking when they invested in this. I don't think I have any explanation now justifying this anime good.
In response to your response of my review.
Indeed it's an adult's mind in a child's body, something Rudeus himself acknowledged after episode 8's occurrence. You forgot to notice that this is a medieval setting where our morals don't align with theirs. None of the characters are perfect as I stated before, but them acknowledging that and actively trying to better themselves makes them great characters.
I didn't want to be too direct in my review and thus left it vague, not wanting to turn off people from such a great show. I am in no way condoning such behavior and neither was the creator when they made it. It itself is presented as a heinous thing, rightfully so being punished for doing something like that. But taking the context out of the scene and removing all the character development from it just makes it seem like Redo of Healer.
Having a character with flaws such as these doesn't make the anime vile, it makes it worth watching for the growth and inevitable recompense.