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   Christopher Trottier (atomicpoet@firefish.city)'s status on Saturday, 03-Feb-2024 07:21:36 JST Christopher Trottier

   Just watched an anime that is so bad, I have to actually comment on it.
   
   The title is Sword Oratoria: Is it Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon?
   
   I'm sorry to say, the question remains unanswered. Why is that? Because no girl was picked up in a dungeon. And nobody even tried.
   
   Despite there being ample cleavage shots, and lots of bizarre sexually-charged moments, not a single fellow in this anime showed any interest in these clearly frustrated and horny women. Like, my god, all of them are practically crying for relief and not a single guy is willing to put an end to their misery.
   
   The only character that shows any interest in women is a whiny lesbian who gets jealous when the object of her affection spends just a little bit of time with a man. Does this lesbian ever reveal her feelings to her crush? Is there any pay-off to this long thirsty narrative?
   
   No, not at all. All this lesbian gets is a chaste hug at the end, and that relationship goes nowhere.
   
   Oh yeah, there's fights with monsters but even those battles make no sense, and I have no idea what the actual stakes are in this 12 episode series.
   
   I can't believe I watched the whole anime. What a waste of time.

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     Christopher Trottier (atomicpoet@firefish.city)'s status on Saturday, 03-Feb-2024 07:21:36 JST Christopher Trottier

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     Tip to anyone writing romance fiction: close the deal.
     
     I don't care if it takes a long time, and the various plot points prove to be complicated. At the end, your main characters better end up with each other.
     
     If you fail to close the deal, this is just a terrible story.