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    1 day ago

    That seems arbitrary.

    There are few other animes like KLK. Either it lands or it doesn’t, but you genuinely cannot know until trying it.

    It’s a special kind of odd. Some characters may be adolescent, but that’s utterly irrelevant because the characters do not act like children. Nor does it indulge in the typical tropes associated with high-school animes.

    Its not a factor worth considering because it has absolutely nothing to do with why the series is or isn’t good. The fact is, it’s incredible.

    The school literally goes to war at one point, straight up invading and taking over other schools through military might. It’s a stand-in for a governement. The anime uses the school to tell a story about society, by using the school as a small-scale allegory.

    And thats before the high school setting is completely discarded about a third into the story…

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        Adolescents aren’t children. The lives and heads of 17-20-year-olds are not devoid of NSFW things, violent or sexual.

        KLK is a widely appreciated masterpiece. It should not be overlooked due to pre-conceived notions on whats it is about.

        In fact the way it disregards hangups around sexuality spoke very much to teen me. Nudity is fine. Sexuality is fine. “Wear” it like your best clothes. Own the space around you. Allow no-one to shame you for what you have.

        And that’s just one thing it’s about.