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foxinthestarsSo, following up on the note from my previous post, I went ahead and watched the premiere of "Observation Log of My Fiancee Who Calls Herself a Villainess," and... yeah. That didn't do it for me.
See, for me a major draw of the "villainess" genre --- and reason I keep coming back despite the glut of entries --- is that this is a genre centered on women, typically imperfect women who rise above adversity and are loved even if they're a complete fool or they really like punching people or they're probably on the autism spectrum or whatever not-conventionally-attractive trait they might have.
This premiere, however, is mostly about how the male lead is a flawless prodigy who can do absolutely anything to the point that life is boring to him and how he finds his foolish reincarnated fiancee amusing. It would be like if the male lead of "May I Ask For One Final Thing?" was the viewpoint character and the female lead (who really likes punching people) didn't get to punch him. Add to this a minor plot point made of fatphobia and dieting, and yeah. Sorry, show, you're just not a good fit for my team.
Hopefully Always a Catch will fulfill my "fun villainess anime" quota for the season.
See, for me a major draw of the "villainess" genre --- and reason I keep coming back despite the glut of entries --- is that this is a genre centered on women, typically imperfect women who rise above adversity and are loved even if they're a complete fool or they really like punching people or they're probably on the autism spectrum or whatever not-conventionally-attractive trait they might have.
This premiere, however, is mostly about how the male lead is a flawless prodigy who can do absolutely anything to the point that life is boring to him and how he finds his foolish reincarnated fiancee amusing. It would be like if the male lead of "May I Ask For One Final Thing?" was the viewpoint character and the female lead (who really likes punching people) didn't get to punch him. Add to this a minor plot point made of fatphobia and dieting, and yeah. Sorry, show, you're just not a good fit for my team.
Hopefully Always a Catch will fulfill my "fun villainess anime" quota for the season.
