[–] 0 points 5 months ago

I think a big part of it is that narrative flip from regular magical girl shows. I didn't watch magical girl stuff when I got it recommended to me, but I also didn't get any spoilers, so it still hit well. Similar to One Punch Man if you haven't seen the decade of shonen, the parodies of them don't hit.

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  • [–] 4 points 7 months ago (2 children)

    Both of these examples are "imminent danger" where she hasn't been harmed yet, and can still be saved. Fridging would be if the hero discovers her already run over or walks in right as she's shot or whatever.

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  • [–] 3 points 7 months ago

    Every optional survey like this has incredible skew for people with free time and opinions they feel the need to share. In the US, that skew is old retired people, who typically lean religious, conservative, and capitalist. The 90% of people who hang up when cold called are not represented well.

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