| I'm on episode 6, and I can't help but notice how this anime is a bit sexist in how it enforces traditional gender roles. Notice how 1- all the jazz band players are male; 2- Ritsuko, despite being the daughter of a music shop owner, has never played any instrument. In fact, we haven't seen a single musician woman in the series yet up to episode 6. Both of these could have been coincidence, if it wasn't for number 3: 3- Sentaro, on episode 6, invites Ritsuko to the beach to "help me take care of the kids", but to Kaoru he makes a different request entirely: "let's have a shell-picking competition". Girls are for house chores, boys are for having fun with. What do you think? I know this anime is old now and barely anyone will read this, but it could generate a small discussion over the years nonetheless. Edit: I learned towards the end that the anime was set in 1969, so that explains a lot! |
KelvetsJan 25, 2020 1:20 PM
| True. I wasn't aware of the time period when I wrote the post, but I noticed that myself later on. Thanks for the info nonetheless. |
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