All art is at once surface and symbol

Time for the last episodes of Yuri Kuma Arashi! Alas, I can't find subbed versions anywhere on Youtube, so I had to switch to the dub. Thankfully, the dub isn't that bad.

( Last episode spoilers, of course. )

( Ranking Ikuni Heroes, Villains, and Ships! (Minus Penguindrum) )

( Ginko Yurishiro analysis )

( Ever feel frustrated by a character being TOO flat? This is Kureha. )

( Now for the character Puri genuienly doesn't like. )

( Where did KureGinko go wrong? )

( TV Tropes was too harsh, and eventually Puri chews them out for it. )

And that's that! Overall, YKA is a mixed bag, but I'm glad I watched it. Here's hoping the manga is good, or even better!

Hot Take: The Invisible Storm also represent antis and the Purity Police. They consider Kureha “problematic” for befriending bears, therefore she’s “cancelled.”

Me: All this talk about YKA and I can’t believe we forgot another group it could appeal to: vore fetishists.

Kureha is like the Luigi Wins by Doing Absolutely Nothing meme, except unfulfilling.

( We're halfway into the show and your MC is still flat? MAMA MIA )

( Meanwhile, Sumika the Dead Best Friend is surprisingly AWESOME. )

Letter: “Your new friend is in front of you.”
Kureha: ???
Keppi: (pole dancing before her) What’s up, kero?

Ugggh, I have so much to catch up on. Unfortunately, this is one of the rare times I'm awake AND not groggy, and it's still not enough time. I hate being tired all the time.

One productive thing I did do was watch Yuri Kuma Arashi. It's a very polarizing (or should I say POLAR BEAR-IZING) show, but a friend whose opinion I trusted liked it in spite of its flaws, and since it's only 12 episodes long and I was feeling super happy after finishing another Ikuhara show ("Sarazanmai"), I decided to bite the love bullet and see what happens.

( Behold Puri's Live Reaction to Episode 1! Will love prevail or is the bizarre fanservice too much? )

P.S. GO WATCH SARAZANMAI I LOVE IT SO MUCH