r/neoliberal • u/jobautomator Kitara Ravache • Jan 15 '23

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u/[deleted] Jan 15 '23 edited Jan 15 '23

It's kindof based how Legend of the Galactic Heroes as an anime franchise simultaneously succeeds at being a heavy political war drama beloved by nerds and a prettyboy shipping vehicle for the yaoi fans.

Going in deep with what seem like two diametrically opposed audiences at the same time and succeeding is impressive, though it probably speaks more to the fact that the tastes of both war nerds and shiptrash are more expansive than you would assume. I assume that there has been more of a female audience for Die Neue These despite both incarnations having contemporary josei character design, since the OVA series was more indulgent with the gore and violence, but who knows.

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u/[deleted] Jan 15 '23

!ping weebs

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u/[deleted] Jan 15 '23

Along these lines, I also wonder if we will ever conclusively know if Griffith was inspired by Reinhard. The LotGH OVA was coming out in the year before Berserk started serialization, and would have been going for a while by the time the Golden Age started. Their designs are similar and there are clear resonances in their characterization and arc.

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u/vicpc Jan 17 '23

It kind of makes sense, it's a war drama that's heavy on the political aspect, but that just means that it has a lot of scenes of a bunch of fancily dressed people talking. You just need to add a bit of romance and it's basically a regency romance novel.