![]() ![]() This is serious business to them, and that’s patently ridiculous, but I’m here typing a review for a friggin cartoon about this shit and for the outside looking in that’s probably just as ridiculous. It does such an excellent job of characterizing just how flippantly people will form their opinions and does so with such a sophomoric irreverence that I can’t help but laugh at the deliberate self-seriousness of these characters getting their rocks off. You’ve heard the phrase “different strokes for different folks”, never has that been more aptly applied to anything than with Ishuzoku, and I mean that in a very literal sense. I’m not quite as dedicated or as skilled at writing reviews as most of my peers regularly clocking in their hours on this site, clearly, but I’ve been around. For anyone who on principle dislike ecchi anime, the inherent absurdity of this show’s concept just might be enough of a distraction to the pornographic content being portrayed on screen, otherwise, expect an unfettered onslaught of smut, ecchi-fans.Īnother aspect of Ishuzoku that I feel isn’t being addressed in favor of its surface elements is just how gleefully it takes the piss out of review culture. Hell, this is pretty on-brand for what people associate with when it comes to the more fetishistic side of anime. Not to diminish the perversity of this show, it is very much so what it advertises itself as. I try to keep my political reservations in check when I consume media, I mean, there are such awful things going on in the world right now that a trio of fantasy characters going around having fantasy sex is pretty damn quaint in my book. It’s a stupid show, without a doubt, but it’s stupid in a way that can get you to think critically in ways you may not expect. As crazy as it might sound, or as drunk as I might be, this show kind of embraces inclusivity. It indiscriminately acknowledges that people of all shapes and sizes walk the earth and in some form desire copulation. It flourishes in this strange dichotomy, a plane of existence that teeters between both the politically incorrect and the sex-positive, and it does so with a confounding lack of effort. However, despite the overtly lascivious draw of its concept and unabashedly lurid presentation, Ishuzoku is actually not without a sense of purpose or self-awareness. ![]() Don’t get me wrong, Ishuzoku has a thick oily film on its surface left by a cheeky porno-stached mangaka duo, as all good ecchi should have. Ishuzoku doesn't exactly move the needle much farther in regards to what I’ve seen come out of the more extreme entries in this genre. I’m always open to watching the latest ecchi anime, not only for research purposes but because it’s interesting to see just how much further this medium can sink into the depths of depravity. But for those of us who have, we can recognize the more scientific appeal of the ecchi. If you’ve been a part of this community for a respectable amount of time, it’s no secret that anime has a skeevy underbelly that your average bear isn’t quick Why are we here? Why do we love? What is the nature of sin? When ruminating on these questions, I can’t help but think, what kind of footnote will anime leave in the Akashic records? I think I’ve finally found my answer. You know, I like sex, but probably not as much as these guys.ĭefunct cultures throughout the aeons have tried to make sense of our purpose in the macro.
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