#i could probably do a longer post on why fakir's redemption arc in particular is incredibly mishandled

[marinsawakening]

Hey, heads up for everyone wanting to/planning on watching Princess Tutu: the first half of the anime (or more specifically, roughly the first eight episodes or so) contains fairly realistic depictions of emotional/psychological/verbal abuse. While it is framed as wrong, the perpetrator never apologizes for it to the victim and receives no (narrative) punishment. 

In general, Princess Tutu deals heavily with abuse and unhealthy relationships/toxic love, but in my opinion, this particular plotline was handled significantly worse than the others. Even so, you could argue that the other plotlines on the subject could have been handled better, and I’ve seen other people be more bothered by them than I am. 

In general, if abuse and unhealthy relationships, especially mishandling of them, is something that triggers you, I suggest not watching Princess Tutu.

#i love this show i really do but i really don't like how little this is warned for/discussed when recommending the show #i've known several people who couldn't get through it because of fakir's behaviour in the early episodes #princess tutu #like im glad this fandom doesn't have any fistfighting discourse in it or whatever #but i do wish a little more people discussed the way the show mishandles that arc in particular #i've seen people praising it way more than i've seen critiques of it and like #i could probably do a longer post on why fakir's redemption arc in particular is incredibly mishandled #i think rue/mytho was actually fairly well handled for the type of show it is but I know some people were still bothered by it #and i can't say they're wrong even if it doesn't bother me personally #but that said it IS ironic to me that this plotline received far more criticism than fakir's arc #even though honestly there is no way in which it was handled worse #but that's a subject for another (and longer) post #my posts #ask to tag #not trigger tagging for abuse for now bc I feel like the people who need this warning will have the tag blocked #but if you need it tagged please do tell me!