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Tatsuya’s “weaknesses” are immaterial to the story in most respects. Let’s begin with what is simple: Tatsuya is perfect. Part 1: Tatsuya and the Gilded Cage of Perfection: You can check here for some of my thoughts on LN-writing in general and why it is problematic when adapted to anime, and here for my overview of the first 11 books of Mahouka Koukou no Rettousei, including thematic breakdown, and light-spoilers.) Excerpts 1-2 had been covered in episode 4, and the rest are likely to get covered in episodes 5-6. (In case you need additional reading or grounding, this page contains excerpts from the 2nd novel, from a fan translation. And exceptions exist, but this is the rule, and definitely the case for Mahouka. I really enjoy SAO for instance, but these things still exist.
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Note: Some “social” or romantic light novels also bring up a plethora of similar issues, but here I’m talking mostly of shows usually to be found within the shounen(/””seinen””) action LNs sub-genre, think of Index, Sword Art Online, Mahouka. Mahouka Koukou no Rettousei begins with the usual stuff: Presenting a picture of a world where we are glorious, but others just fail to see it, and when they do they flock to us, without us needing to actually do anything about it ourselves.īut then the show takes it further, and argues that people who seek more equality, or dare to oppose the benevolent rule of Capitalism are defeatists who blame others, those who argue for “false equality”, and even terrorists, while trying to present its “Rule of the Inherited Might” as not just benevolent, but “fair”, while it is anything but. If anything, it’s the opposite of escapism, tackling things we cannot handle in life on our terms.Īnd then we have messages such as the ones in Mahouka Koukou no Rettousei, that seem benign, but are deeply insidious and had even caused much harm in the real world, and which make me shake my head mightily and cry out, “No. We all watch and play stuff for the fantasies they empower and engender within us that’s fine. are appreciated not in spite of the subtext, but because of it. Many light novels and anime works, heck, many films, video games, etc. A lot of it can be chalked up to “wishful thinking” or “fantasies”, whether they are power fantasies where we get to do as we wish with our power, or ones where we’re smarter than everyone else and they despise us for it, or even where our moral superiority over others should give us more rights, affirming our deeply-felt belief that we are somehow better than those around us, who do not acknowledge us. Light Novels often contain an underlying subtext that is at best naïve and divorced from reality, and at worst poisonous. You can pick it up, but you should be aware of what its ramifications are, you should look clearly at what it’s actually saying.
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An unexplored political opinion, a “normative message” (“this is how things should be”) is harmful. Plenty of media pieces convey opinions I don’t share. Introduction: Weaponized Light Novels, Handle With Extreme Caution: Well, episode 4 happened, so let’s talk about it. They thought I was just being overly sensitive. I told them there’s a reason the messages in this show trouble me so.