Neocities.org
I think I might as well share a review which I have trouble defending without going into opinion... I do not like Dragon Maid. Sure, it has decent production qualities, but my main problems are with the treatment of Kanna as well as it being "wholesome" (these connect). If you are not looking for any spoilers then do not read ahead, but for those who want to stick around here you go: Kanna is a character from ...
8 likes
it makes me feel…uncomfortable. i don’t like it.
Dragon Maid that everyone adores and before I got into the series I thought it was because of her childlike demeanor or something along those lines, think of Chi's Sweet Home, where Chi is an innocent kitten, just scale that up and make a humanoid character and you have got what I thought of Kanna. I was right, to an extent, but there was much more than I asked for, and the stuff that I did not realize I did not ...
want. So it is confirmed in the series (looking back at clips) that Kanna is "only a child" (excuse me if I misquoted this, but words to that effect are used), however the way that Kanna is treated does not reflect that in the slightest. Now before I get the "She is 7000 years old," arguments, I just wanted to mention that despite her form, Kanna is a dragon and in a lot of east Asian cultures Dragons can live for...
hundreds of thousands of years, so it is natural to assume that dragons age differently from humans. Kanna, though is put into situations beyond her understanding and sometimes this is even a joke. Additionally, I feel that I need not mention anything more about the sexualization of Kanna. This, to me, was like watching Shoujo Ramune or Boku no Pico. I have zero tolerance for having ...
loli, shouta or younger child in general characters in sexual or adult situations without there being a good reason. One example are the war orphans in Gundam, these were portrayed quite well. Now for the wholesome problem: I feel that because of Kanna's treatment the wholesome moments of the show seem tainted in my eyes. Imagine Chi's Sweet Home if it had a kitten mill subtext, not all that wholesome, is it? This...
is my problem.