Onimai might have had a controversial first episode, but it's a surprisingly sweet and nuanced story at heart. Steve and Chris give the series a second look.
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Like, I think a fascinating issue with Onimai is the voyeurism of its direction. It's especially preoccupied with Mahiro's new pubescent girl body, which can be gross for a lot of self-evident reasons. However, this is an aspect that's also congruent with the story as a piece of transgender fiction. This whole experience is, in large part, about the body, so it's appropriate for Mahiro to indulge in that fascination.
The introduction of a camera and an audience further complicates this issue, and you can already see how this sort of discussion can have layers upon layers.
On the other hand, this gets into the idea of self-selecting for content, and the point that viewers shouldn't feel obligated to soldier through material that squicks them out regardless of how many explanations could rationalize its inclusion.
Onimai utilizes one as a way to show Mahiro's immaturity, but also as a means to show that they have people helping them. Now, you can argue both situations are blatant fetish fuel that contributes nothing, but both scenes are also framed in ways that are congruent with the series' overall goals.
And hopefully, that's all I have to write about urine this week.
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