Tag: new chapter

upon re-reading the raws now with vague translation, i have 2 observations to make:

1. the skullknight forum has an immensely unpleasant atmosphere and i can’t believe there’s apparently been a 20 year debate that people have extremely strong opinions on about whether casca was raped by apostles or not but okay

2. i’ve realized that my reaction to this chapter is mostly positive p much entirely bc my expectations for a “let’s revist the eclipse in casca’s mind” plot are spectacularly low, and i’m just glad that this chapter added a tick to the reasons-casca-hopefully-won’t-fall-into-guts’-manly-arm-when-she-wakes-up box

like i was fully expecting crass phallic monsters at some point, my only surprise is just how blatant it is. like i’m really not expecting a sensitive, interesting exploration of rape trauma, i’m expecting dick monsters and horror and more sexualized depictions of rape. my only real hope is that casca’s reaction to it, now that she finally gets one, is powerful.

oh also bonus 3.
i’m willing to lay down money that either right before or right after the eclipse round 2 we’re going to get a neogriff interlude, probably marrying charlotte. bc why on earth wouldn’t you use the opportunity to draw some off-putting contrasts and comparisons? like you can’t just revisit the most evil thing your antagonist has done while he’s walking around being the saviour of the world without doing something with that.

but also if miura does i’m gonna be vaguely mad again that neogriff is a morally ambiguous non-villainous antagonist and the rape p much just makes that depiction edgier and like, also awful

(unless ofc neogriff does start twirling his moustache and getting his malicious evil on, but then i’ll be mad that it’s boring, so really miura already lost the instant he decided the first character-defining act his antagonist would commit is rape. but there u go. w/e the good thing about having basement level expectations is that if casca wakes up and does anything other than resume a relationship with guts i’ll probably be happy)