The I Word

What the hell is wrong with you Japan?


Seriously. I want to know. As a fan of anime, I have seen some amazing series...and some not so amazing series. But the one thing that'll get me to stop watching anime or reading manga faster than you can say "Freudian slip!" is introducing incestuous overtones.


And boy howdy have I had to drop a lot of anime because of that.


A few examples...

Vampire Knight, second season. We find out Yuki and Kaname are brother and sister...and they hook up. DROPPED.

Sword Art Online, season two. Kirito's cousin Suguha starts putting the moves on him. DROPPED.


I haven't finished Elfen Lied but I read up on it and-surprise surprise-incestuous overtones. DROPPED.


But the biggest offender of all is The Irregular At Magic High.

This is without a doubt the WORST anime I have ever watched. I could go into a whole other post about why I hate it but that's another blog post. One of the major reasons I hate it is because Miyuki, the sister of the main character Tatsuya, has feelings for him. Not brother-sister feelings more like "she wants to ride it like Nascar" feelings. And she acts like a psycho bitch to anyone she thinks is a threat (yeah it's one of those animes where every woman wants to jump the hero's bones.)


Now granted they don't do anything, thank god. BUT...the fact that this is a major element of the series is just gross. I mean why? Don't fuck your sister. Just...just don't do it.


Bottom line; for all the animators and mangaka out there... cut down on the incest. Seriously.


Also see a shrink; I'm sensing most of this comes from unresolved issues.