Summary

Sometimes aromance anime is just consciously absurdfor absurdity ’s saki , but there are also some rarified occurrence when such series really have a deeply meaningful theme or message embedded somewhere within that absurdity . These qualities are oftentimes hard to even realize , just because there is usually a circle to wade through to reach them . I found this out for myself first paw when watching the seriesAmazing StrangeronCrunchyroll .

It did n’t become immediately apparent that there would be something much deeper at play until much by and by on in the 12 - episode series , especially when each installation is only about 12 proceedings . As someone who is passionate about romance anime and watches as many of them every year as possible , I was initially drawn toAmazing Strangerbecause of its ridiculous premise and for a change of pace from the notoriousbest Romance language animeof the season .

Clearly , those who initially decide to view a story that involves 2 - five hundred anime dolls occur to life-time in the abode of an otaku who favor them over so - called 3 - five hundred missy are looking for something very specific , and it ’s rarely a deep , meaningful game or underlining theme . But when that in reality started bump inAmazing Stranger , it was a pleasant surprise that made the show even more gratifying .

Jujutsu Kaisen’s Yuji Itadori next to The Apothecary Diaries' Maomao

Amazing Stranger Gives a Ridiculous Premise a Deeper Meaning

Based on the mangaOver Drive Girl 1/6by Öyster, anime produced by Studio A-Cat

Every doll that Haruto discover to his otaku life-style bring in that there is more to life than being a Heron or fulfilling their given purpose in their several series .

This chemise starts becoming exonerated when the said otaku named Haruto Bouida get going interact with more than just his most significant doll , Nona , which , of grade , awaken first . From that stop on , a pattern is establish , where every skirt that Haruto exposes to his otaku life style earn thatthere is more to life than being a hero or fulfilling their given rolein their respective series . From there , they eventually identify a Modern aspiration beyond their character that ’s rooted in the existent earth .

While a potent theme on its own , it ’s wondrous wry and shows incredible growth for Haruto since he is effectivelyhelping his wench become less like the 2 - five hundred characters they are based onand into the 3 - D girls he vehemently rejects . Amazing Strangeralso expands upon an implied understanding of what a period - right or accurate modeling of a certain persona from a particular moment in prison term would translate to in terminal figure of its circumscribed mindset should it come to life .

Sakamoto Days imagery

Using A Strong Literary Device to Innovate Mystery

Much like how such a skirt modeled after a certain minute would n’t arrive with a arm or wear sealed attire that this eccentric only acquires at a late part of the history , the same doll would n’t come with the cognition of something her character only learns about from a later part in the series . In other Word of God , a doll that ’s create after a character does n’t necessarily become the true avatar of what they were found on by get ahead the conglomerate knowledge of that genuine person , for example , should they amount to life-time .

Even more impressively , Amazing Stranger uses this to wholly revolutionise an overused style of storytelling that too many gum anime series depend on . In most suit , the yesteryear of a character is withhold to make an melodic phrase of mystery , but the reasons or modes that this information is keep ambiguous too often feel coerce or too commodious . The Nona doll literally does n’t know because she was n’t built with this cognition , so she could accurately represent a certain present moment in clock time , draw her to " see " the truth in literal - time with the character she was based upon .

So , whileAmazing Strangeris still ridiculous and does deliver the many hangdog pleasures its premise promises , it also becomes a quite a little more meaningful due to its compelling albeit ironic theme that endure throughout and how efficaciously it reimagines how phenomenon can unfold based on understood reality .

Image from Dragon Ball Daima anime Episode 1 shows Kid Buu laughing with an arm in the air while he’s covered in a faint pink light.

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Amazing Stranger main anime visual with the protagonist and his favorite doll

Haruto Bouida meets Nona in Amazing Stranger

Nona and Belenore in Amazing Stranger

Haruto Bouida and his dolls in Amazing Stranger