Most of us are probably acquainted with lesbian and gay representation in anime & manga, granted that “yaoi” and “yuri” (aka boy's love and girl's love) are quite well-known genres, with lots of works that fall under them. Of course, there are also “shounen-ai” and “shoujo-ai”, which are a bit different (they are the innocent version of yaoi and yuri). All of them fall under the “boy's love” and “girl's love” categories.

“This will be the second time this person kills me. So please… look at me.” — Nina

Genres: Fantasy, Romance, Josei  

Year: 2019-present

Author: Rikachi (story & art)

Ratings: 

  ↣ Story: 10

  ↣ Art: 9

  ↣ Characters: 9

  ↣ Overall: 9.5

  ↣ Enjoyment: 10

 

  So, short avant-garde anime; what is that? It means experimental, ground-breaking anime that are 30 minutes long or shorter. Experimental could mean very weird animation style, themes, execution, or any combination of the three. Ground-breaking refers to– well, we all know what it means, right? If you don't, I'll help you out: this is what an innovative work from a specific field is called. Even easier to understand: a game-changer anime. That settles it; now you know what the title of this post means, right? Well then, let's get right into it!

 

[Spring 2022]

Watched:

  1. Heroine Tarumono! Kiraware Heroine to Naisho no Oshigoto (To Become a Real Heroine! The Unpopular Girl and the Secret Task)

 

“I pull the trigger. The gun goes off. Your brains splatter all over the sand. The beach gets bloody and you get dead.” — Bando

What a legend… just kidding. 

 

  Well, to put it simply:

10 - literal masterpiece

9 - so damn good; amazing

8 - very, very good/ very good

7 - good

6 - alright, probably boring/a lot of  flaws

5 - boring, generic/a lot of flaws

4 - pretty bad

3 - even worse

2 - extremely bad

1 - what, why...