On it's surface the plot is a basic anime revenge story but it's told in really mature way. The characters are some of the deepest most will developed characters I've ever seen in ( the first season) an anime. It's also probably the most feminist (action) anime I've watched. It deals heavily with the place of women in feudal Japan and the women navigating it are great complex characters. The other main character is a disabled guy who while funny isn't played for jokes and is incredibly resourceful.
My only complaint with the show is sometimes the art is a little weird and there's a couple of scenes where the plot armor is a little heavy. Seriously give it a watch.
I was too put off by that interview where one of the creators talks about how excited she was to have a white-looking baby
Lmao same. The persecution of blue eyed people plot point did not hit me right.
I didn't read it that way at all. I read it as her being suprised that she was happy her kid looked white, like she was realizing her own internalized white supremacy as fucked up.
No, she is surprised at being happy about the eyes, connected it to looking white, and then basically just said "this is fine"