I thought it wasn’t for me at first. The MC did some pretty creepy stuff. Until I realised that they’re not really glorifying the things he does / it’s not a self insert MC as you said. It’s not a story like “here’s what it would be like in this situation, this is what to do”; it’s more a story of a specific person. I didn’t agree with a lot of their decisions, but I’m not them.
I think a lot of anime falls into this trap where you have to agree with everything the MC does and they’re always morally righteous, always make the best and most logical decisions. Like Superman comics. Sometimes you get the polar opposite of complete villains. It’s interesting to see flawed people just doing their best.
It’s the same reason I liked Re: Zero. Neither MC is perfect, and that makes it more interesting, to me at least.
I thought it wasn’t for me at first. The MC did some pretty creepy stuff. Until I realised that they’re not really glorifying the things he does / it’s not a self insert MC as you said. It’s not a story like “here’s what it would be like in this situation, this is what to do”; it’s more a story of a specific person. I didn’t agree with a lot of their decisions, but I’m not them.
I think a lot of anime falls into this trap where you have to agree with everything the MC does and they’re always morally righteous, always make the best and most logical decisions. Like Superman comics. Sometimes you get the polar opposite of complete villains. It’s interesting to see flawed people just doing their best.
It’s the same reason I liked Re: Zero. Neither MC is perfect, and that makes it more interesting, to me at least.