User:Typicalrac/PROS



= PROS =

Awareness on Japan's toxic work culture
One particular thing that stood out was Japan has a terrible work overload culture. We see Kobayashi and the office squad constantly portrayed in it, like her drinking after a long day of work, having constant back problems, pulling all-nighters, etc. An episode where Elma chimes in to protest workers' rights (but not much couldn't be done, and that's the reality), it's refreshing to see more Japanese media bring more awareness to on-going issues in their society.

Real locations
What I really like is how they really took the time into portraying realistic things about Japan that I've learned so much about like children often walk to school so they wear a bright yellow hat so they don't accidentally get trampled over and a lot of the places (like in Oborosuka District) are actually based off of real locations and buildings in northern Toyko?? There's even obscure locations mentioned like Ushishir (one of the Kuril Islands.) EVEN in NYC where the hotdog stand guy didn't want to take card (because taxes, immediately got the joke haha)

Family
soon

A-spec rep!!
I'm aego-aroace and Kobayashi is an important character to me because she's the FIRST protagonist I've ever seen to be on the aroace-spectrum! We also have characters who are fully aroace like Holy Sword now :D

Normalization of LGBTQ
TLDR: dragons are WAY cooler than humans. I just love how they normalize NOT making gender/sexuality like this huge big deal because dragons have fairly little concept of what that is and just... love each other?? Honestly, homophobia is really dumb and pointless in our world. Like imagine putting all this energy into actual problems like global warming. Humans in our world are all the same species in the end, so why can't a human love another human?? Why is it STILL this whole ongoing problem in 2023 like the only reason we have pride and stuff in the first place is because of them cis straggots who now have a mental breakdown over a rainbow (ugh)

MKDM dragons just give me so much gender envy and much more than that. Like I'm pretty sure it said sumth like all dragons are technically born genderless it's just how they choose to present themselves as a human (because humans, earth or not, are the technical "default" creatures, you need to have a form to fit in their buildings and towns duh) so they stick with it plus you can change your appearance literally anytime honestly they missed a huge chance to make a genderfluid character like there are so so many creative opportunities you can do with that "sob* also one time Takiya used Fafnir to fake having a wife to get his parents to stop worrying about him (that is super unhinged of them I these gaymers) and the way dragons have characteristics that are similar to dogs/cats/etc like tail movements, etc AAAA

Pansexual rep!!
ik this is a literal dragon that breathes fire, and I'm all open to different headcanons. Still, I'm tired of people saying Tohru is lesbian BECAUSE although not directly stated, throughout the series, she is HEAVILY pan-CODED and S2E1 definitely confirms it. She stated and is shown numerous times she loves Kobayashi just for being Kobayashi and also because I'm pan too, and I barely see pansexual rep in media, and the characters are either L/G/B if you're lucky, T :,D

General production
soon

Soundtrack
soon

Elma
Elma is my number 1 favorite character and of my highest kins. I used to hate her for being annoying, but after time, I realized she's incredibly relatable and struggles with many of the same things I do. Especially in the mangas where she has trouble identifying emotions in her younger years and getting accused of being 'sad" from a neutral expression?? I think she's the only character that i know of who has that weird problem of mine she often has an identity crisis about her morals, always needs to be well structured to function (but can't fully follow it anyway bruh) also always excitedly wanting to feel/see/taste/etc things (like forgetting to watch the kiddos while happily splashing in the pond) but is also prone to being this emotionally dysregulated mess not to mention her constant forgetfulness like the time she didn't turn on invisibility and the kiddos accidentally saw her goofing in the lake in dragon form just replace her love of sweets in like her involving them with literally pretty much everything with... you know the drill. She is incredibly loyal when performing a duty for someone and also can do that ultrazoning thing like the time she done a massive fraction of office work despite her morality struggles, her sense of justice is still strong and was in the lead fighting for fair working conditions at Kobayashi's office and had a massive paper in details I go that far too whenever I get a chance to discuss or write about global issues/issues about my school.