Annie Mae Rant: Code GEASS and Death Note

Lately I've noticed a trend in anime, making me just want to shut my TV off. My best examples of this trend are Code Geass and Death Note.




This used to be one of the few animes I'd actually stay up to watch due to the and I quote, "Psychological aspects of the series"...and that's the praise I'll ever give without going to L-fantard mode. My biggest question is: WHAT THE FUCK? Light/Raito/Faggy-God-Wannabe is a glorified PSYCHOPATH (and not like The Dark Knight's Joker). This jackass was once a young man with his ethics still intact. But once he got a taste of the power of the Death Note, he transformed into a self-righteous prick who decide who was good and who was evil. And don't get me started on Misa, who's degree of mental stability is laughable. She killed innocent people just to get Light's attention. My real issue with DN is the fact that people in Real World Land ACTUALLY COSPLAY AND ADMIRE THESE CHARACTERS. These are people that deserve the fucking chair...which brings me to the next fuck-up of an anime;


Code Geass or as I like to call it Blatant Japanese Nationalism Animation Program is just a plethora of WRONG. This piece of shit has won a billion awards and recognitions but you wanna know what I see? :

a. The characters are cut-outs of anime stereotypes who don't have even a shred of personality (CC is a prime example of a Sue). The character designs themselves are bland and look like a 12-year-old weeabo with a CLAMP and fish-mouth fetish decided to rip Gundam a new one.

b. The supposedly rich dialog is just bullshit after bullshit, redundant and melancholic to the point of lunacy.

c. The Japan-as-a-colony plot is so self-imposing even a person from an actual colony (read, Puerto Rico) can't really relate to it. Another plot point I'd like to point out, Holy Britannian Empire=United States of America? Is this somehow counter-revenge for Pearl Harbor???

The point being is that lately animes these days are sacrificing ethical characters and plot quality for a quick fix. Sure, Dragon Ball Z, Transformers, & Sailor Moon had ridiculous plot and varying animation quality but you'd be a liar to say you didn't enjoy it.

att. the penguin