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This Week in Anime - Aggretsuko Goes Full Politics in Its Final Season

I have mixed feelings towards Aggretsuko. On one hand it is painfully funny and relatable, on the other its seasons always end with non-resolutions. Retsuko et al. rage all they want but in the end the system and/or characters they're angry about do not change, even apologize in the least. It's like telling her, "Thank you, your screaming is noted, now go back to being a cog in the machine."

Maybe it's more frustrating for me because I'm a woman. I was rooting for Retsuko and Haida at first but I did not like how their relationship developed. It's like Haida had to deal with his insecurities and Retsuko was tasked to adjust and prop him up. And Retsuko is always portrayed to be capable of doing something great, but she's always hammered down, and making her say that all she wanted was a simple life. Even the message to Shikabane was like her rage towards her society is warranted, but she was the one who had to step up and get used to living in it.Huh.

I don't know, I guess this is too much to expect from a Sanrio cartoon. Maybe it's already a big deal in Japanese culture for one to say how they really feel, and that's revolutionary in itself. Credit to this series, however, for teaching me Japanese elections. That deposit for candidacy thing is wild; it's ironic that election means freedom of choice for citizens, but the choices are limited to people who can cough up millions of cash.