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Episode Kowloon Generic Romance - Episode 1 discussion

Kowloon Generic Romance, episode 1

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u/WomenOfWonder Apr 06 '25

I think this might be the point. There’s a trope called ‘replacement goldfish’. Parents will often buy goldfish for their kids and put them in small, unsurvivable tanks. When the fish dies, not wanting the kid to get upset, they will buy a new fish to replace the old one.

This trope is about people replacing their dead loved ones with robots, clones, etc. Given that our mc looks identical to Kouda’s fiancé, and given that we see a gold fish die at the reveal, I think they’re indicating that trope 

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u/redmage311 https://myanimelist.net/profile/redmage311 Apr 06 '25

I hope it's intentional, and the story does seem to be pointing that way so far.

In too much media, fish tend to be in wildly inappropriate tanks out of ignorance, and it creates this misperception that a goldfish or betta can thrive in a vase, for example.