All art is at once surface and symbol

As weird and messed up as it sounds, I thought the incest was well executed in Penguindrum, particularly regarding the Takakuras. Mini essay ahoy! Will put under spoilers because of general spoilers and uh incest.

( There will be feels. )

Okay, last time I got severely burned on MPD because the last episodes I watched were the Worst Episodes. And how convenient that this is the time the OP and ED themes change. Will MPD win Puri back? Will Himari be tired of being nice and go apeshit just like the Princess of the Crystal? Will Yuri proceed to piss off Puri even further? LET’S FIND OUT

I even have my doggies to watch with me this time! (And they’ll proceed not to pay attention and nap through the whole thing, as they tend to do with every piece of media ever)

I fused a lot of my texts together to make for easier reading.

( EVERYONE WENT NUTSO )

( Puri has no patience for Yuri and Tabuki )

( Ikuhara, leave kittens alone )

( The lost potential of Masako Natsume. Utena and Yuri Kuma spoilers )

( Puri's verdict )

( Sanetoshi and why he feels underwhelming compared to other Ikuhara villains (TW: Sexual assault, more Utena and YKA spoilers) )
( Puri haaaaaaaaaaaaaaates Yuri and Tabuki )

( Passive vs. Active Protagonists and why the Takakura boys kinda aren't that memorable (YKA and Puella Magi Madoka Magica spoilers) )

( MPD Favorite Character and Ship verdicts )

I know I bitched a lot, but I do like the show! It's That Scene and the lack of ramifications for it that I hate. I'm glad I watched Sarazanmai first before I got to YKA and MPD. Otherwise I think if I watched all the shows in the order they came out, I would've been really skeptical about trying Sarazanmai.

Ikuhara Rankings:

1. Utena
2. Sarazanmai
3. Yuri Kuma
4. Penguindrum