>>271223048>I cannot understand in what world is a story of two characters with troubled backgrounds finding comfort and solace in each other's company ending with one of them sacrificing her body limb by limb is supposed to not be emotional in the moment, given what was shown of their dynamic up to that point.It isn't because it's not presented that way. Himeno dies and the story quickly moves on without ligering in the moment. The decision to put her death straight up in the middle of an action sequence supports that fact, you are not meant to feel emotional beyod that moment as the story rapidly disctracts you. It is a super explicit and deliverate choice from Fujimoto to frame it this way and the contracts that this death has with other ones that are meant to feel sad in the moment is apparent when you compare it with Aki's an Power's. Power's first death is meant to be similar, it's meant to shock you but it doesn't intend to make you cry over it.
>You acknowledge the more subdued elements in the manga, but somehow this is your take?Ok seeing your reply and this one
>>271222757 i clearly didn't explain myself enough. I thought that considering the conversation we were having up until this moment you would understand my oversimplification. Yes obviously these things aren't just jokes and there is a deeper meaning for their inclusion, but the fact that they are still present directly clashes with the tone of the manga all the same. Fujimoto clearly wrote a lot of these elements with the idea that on the surfice level it serves as a joke and a subverion os shonen tropes but, beyond that, they serve a purpose to characterise Denji, his struggle and put it into context. The manga is able to manage it's tone so well because it "desguises" more introspective moments and complex emotions with a superficial joke but even then that aspect is clearly meant to be preserved, CSM is still clearly a comedy. Pochita can run around forcing Kobeni into a date and that is funny while you can still understand the underlying sadness of Pochita desperatly trying to bring Denji back. Both sides are still imporant and the contrast is what makes CSM special. The anime seems like it's ashamed of the other aspect so it tries to focus to much on the tone taht the underlying elements present but, because it doesn't have the balls to actually change the comedic elements that are engrained with them, these stand out as being incredibly out of place and the comedy that they are supposed to provide not landing in the slightest.