![]() ![]() This completely contradicts her entire motivation, to go back home. Michiru’s family and background are ignored for the rest of the show. I’m sorry to say this is one of the many intriguing plot threads left unresolved. Yet she can’t do it until she’s human again. In the show’s subtly beautiful scene, Michiru hesitates to reach out to her human mother on her birthday. She was robbed of her human life, her hatred is justifiable. Michiru’s motives are very simple Why did she turn into a beastman and how will she go back to normal? Her struggle between hating the beastmen world and not being accepted in the human world is incredibly sympathetic. To avoid spoilers, I will say just this: you will be disappointed with how lazily written the answers are. How did she turn into a beastman? How does she have these powers? How does the government know of her? Do not worry, dear reader, all of these questions are answered. Although she’s easily tricked and manipulated, her compassion for others makes her likable. We learn about the world at the pace she does. As an outsider, she knows nothing about beastmen culture. Through mysterious circumstances, she has turned into a beastman. She was originally an average human with dreams and aspirations. Witnessing Animacity through Michiru’s eyes is what makes her immediately relatable. In comparison, Michiru is a much better character. The supporting cast is full of hollow cartoonish archetypes like Mari. I wish you weren’t just a Mink, but a character too. “I’m a mink, not a weasel!” Yes, that is what you are. She is a crook who tricks people out of their money, and she always has to remind us she is a mink. This would be kind of ok if she was a good character, but she’s one-note. If the pacing slows down, she causes conflict or gives the plot a device to get moving. At first, I was willing to overlook the contrivances because I expected the show to develop her, but she remained one-note. Mari shows up at random times when it is convenient for the plot. ![]() She is a recurring figure, I hesitate to call her a character because… she isn’t one. I need to get Mari out of the way right now. The greedy Mink demands money for saving the girl’s life, we now know her name is Michiru. Humans love animals and they’re fine with other humans, so why do they hate people who look like animals?Ĭonfusion aside, the girl is conveniently saved by a wandering beastman, a mischievous Mink who calls herself Mari. The fanatics express their disgust for how the girl looks. Perhaps it will be explained later, let’s continue… While trying to reach the city, the girl is attacked by a group of racist fanatics who intend to kill her. It seems like the only perceivable problem is their appearance, they look different from humans sometimes. The media does not indicate they pose any threat to humans. So why do humans hate beastmen? Well, because they want to preserve Japanese values? Later on, a slew of information is poured onto us Beastmen can transform into humans at will. There’s so little indication about how racism affects beastmen, other than violence. In the real world, racism leads to over-policing, biases in the court system, lower wages, and more. The widespread racism is an allusion to our world, albeit in a much shallower way. In this world, humans despise beastmen to the point they were forced to build an ethnostate. We have been given a lot of information very quickly. It is an ethnostate funded by a private pharmaceutical corporation. Soon after, we find out the beastmen zone is an entire city, known as Animacity, exclusive to beastmen. Immediately after, the girl runs past a TV, the news is on-a reporter announces a special zone for Beastmen has existed for ten years. The men spray paint “Beastmen should die,” now we know there’s discrimination. A group of shady men walk down the hallway-the girl hides in fear because she is part animal. This immediately establishes a theme: Humans and anthropomorphized animals live Animal Rights,” above the text is a human hand holding an animal paw. She passes by a sign reading, “Let’s Hold Hands. Needless to say, Trigger bit off more they could chew.īNA begins with a hooded girl in tattered clothing running through the subway. Simultaneously, it tells the story of estranged friends, super-powered crime fighters, a government conspiracy, and cults. It attempts to craft a fully-realized setting to explore nuanced political themes such as racism, fascism, eugenics, and activism.
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