Okay, some context might be necessary here . . .
Hisone to Maso-tan is an anime series by Bones studios that follows the titular Hisone Amakasu, a rookie in the
Japanese Air Self Defense Force with communication and self-esteem issues
who's chosen by the co-titular Maso-tan to be a dragon pilot.
It's like Aggretsuko, but with even more sexual harassment . . . and dragons . . . and vore . . .
god, anime's fucking weird. Now the first thing that's probably your eye is the show's art
style. It has this almost cartoony feel, with it's rounder designs and thick
outlines, that complements the show's tongue-in-cheek nature, but at the same
time it's filled with these lovingly rendered landscapes and shots that're
just gorgeous to look at. Though somewhat simplistic, the show's artwork and
animation is executed with an incredible attention to detail that you can't help but
appreciate. And it has just as much fun playing around with its world as it does
its aesthetics. There are a lot of zany ideas in the show, such as the necessity
for the pilots to sit inside a dragon's stomach to pilot them - something you just
know someone's getting off to - to the fact that the dragons have to be
disguised as military aircraft to hide them from society at large. It's weird in
just the right way to keep you interested, if for anything else just to
see how the characters react to it all. Speaking of, the show's cast, though
borderline archetypal, is given enough room to be fleshed out and show off the
many sides of their respective multifaceted personalities, dragons
included. Take Nao, for example. She starts off as this tough and determined
delinquent character who'll take any excuse to snap at Hisone. But we very
quickly see that, not only does she have grand ambitions of becoming a dragon
pilot just like her mother, despite not being chosen by a dragon to pilot, but she
also has a softer almost giddy side to her. When Ikushima, the D-Pilot suit
designer, comes to inspect Hisone to make her suit, Nao gets all blushy and
flustered, thinking that he might have come to see her. Though a tad clichéd,
she's a well-rounded character that's a lot of fun to watch. Granted, there are
some characters who do feel quite one note, but even that's played to great
effect in many situations. The show builds up a strong cast of complex
characters you can't help but want to watch, not just for comedy's sake, but to
see develop. As, you see, each of the characters struggles with their own
sense of self-worth, whether they loathe their personality, or their mistakes, or
are simply unsure of their place in the world. But as the series progresses, they
start to find a sense of solace in each other and, more specifically, in their
respective dragons. It emphasizes the fact that nobody is an island, and how,
even at the best of times, we all need someone who can help us let off a little
steam. Hell, even Nao starts to mellow out after a few episodes. The show's
whimsical and carefree tone is grounded by the relatable touch brought by its
characters personal struggles. And honestly, I have little to complain about
with the show. The only thing I could maybe say is that sometimes it gets lost
in its own metaphors, resolving its conflicts with vague implications of
character development and something to do with magic? Though it's probably
something that'll make sense in the larger narrative, and is something that
the emotional hook of those same episodes is able to get you to ignore, it
still leaves you scratching your head sometimes.
Overall, Hisone to Maso-tan is weird, in a good way. It's a show that's more than
happy to have fun with its world and its characters, and whose stylized aesthetic
and whimsical world of dragons and myths has this personal touch to it that, for
me, makes it so fun to watch.
And yeah, those are my thoughts. Let me know what yous think, if yous agree,
disagree, who your favorite dragon is, if you're also weirded out by the
similarities this show has to Darling in the FranXX, what with the sexual undertones
and message of finding strength in your connections with the people around you,
etc, and thanks for watching! If yous enjoyed this and wanna see more,
then check out my last video, where I breakdown, ironically enough, Darling in
the FranXX, and its melodramatic relationship problems. Or check out my
video on SAO Alternative, and why it's, actually good. And don't forget to
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