The Apothecary Diaries and Gachiakuta are changing how we discuss SA in anime

We HAVE to discuss the elephant in the room: anime has a BIG problem with the way they depict s*xual assault and it's been getting out of hand for a while now. Thankfully, shows like The Apothecary Diaries and Gachiakuta are changing the way we consider heavy topics like these in mainstream anime and manga. Today's video includes a light discussion on the history of this particular problem, plus a break down of how anime like The Apothecary Diaries and Gachiakuta use their characters to fight back against it on a mainstream scale. TLDW 00:01 Intro 03:01 Anime's Problem is Still Mainstream Despite Pushback 10:41 Examining Lady Anshi in The Apothecary Diaries 16:33 Looking at Amo in Gachiakuta 21:33 Recap Consent in The Apothecary Diaries Series PART I - Consent as a Theme    • Let's Talk CONSENT in The Apothecary Diari...   PART II - Consent in Maomao and Jinshi's Relationship    • Maomao & Jinshi's Relationship in The Apot...   PART III - Consent, Freedom, and the Illusion of Choice in The Apothecary Diaries    • Freedom, Consent, and the Illusion of Choi...   SOURCES https://www.asahi.com/ajw/articles/15... https://link.springer.com/article/10.... https://pdfs.semanticscholar.org/658b... https://soar.wichita.edu/server/api/c... BOOKS/ESSAYS Themes and Issues in Asian Cartooning: Cute, Cheap, Mad, and Sexy John A. Lent, Popular Press, 1999 Sexual Objectification of Girls in Anime Series: Sara Mills' Critical Discourse Analysis