This season suffers the odd mix of continuity, comic book time, and an aversion from straying too much from the status quo.
Tag: Retsuko
Are we going to talk about the new season of Aggretsuko or have we all just accepted the darkness?
So, I’m sure this season of Aggretsuko was in development long before *gestures broadly* all this - but I still have to ask the creative team: Are you guys doing okay? Like seriously...what in the world made you decide to go in this direction for the third season? It’s not bad, per se, out of… Continue reading Are we going to talk about the new season of Aggretsuko or have we all just accepted the darkness?
Aggretsuko, a cartoon about subversions and a tale about the millennial woman
Netflix’s Aggretsuko (Aggressive Retsuko) is a rare gem in animation: a show aimed towards an older demographic but doesn’t rely on raunchy humor or racial/sexist/homophobic stereotypes for laughs. It raises interesting points on the issues women, particularly Japanese women, face in the workplace while remaining lighthearted, funny, and genuinely entertaining. The characters are three-dimensional, and… Continue reading Aggretsuko, a cartoon about subversions and a tale about the millennial woman