Ooof. BNA is... not handling this racism allegory very well in its later half.

I like Studio Trigger& #39;s stuff enough to say they& #39;ve got a stupendous visual style but they never really land the more complex themes they try to tackle for my tastes.

Promare benefitted from being a bit blasé with its story. Even Imaishi flat-out said IT AINT THAT DEEP.

I havent finished BNA yet but both it and Promare have the same problem: using racism/xenophobia as a plot device while ALSO stating the oppressed minority groups have violent/savage outbursts that put *regular people* in danger, justifying the oppressor& #39;s behavior.

Finished BNA. It& #39;s still a fun show but I flinch when media says "minorities are just genetically violent but can be cured through medical/supernatural means".

BNA states this mindset is wrong but STILL makes the violent nature and its cure/solution a core part of the story.

BNA shares alot of similarities with another cute animal cartoon. Both attach themselves to a racial allegory but also insert a "it& #39;s their genes that& #39;s the problem" problem w/o admitting how wrong and stupid that is while STILL making a CURE to SOLVE the violent tendencies.

And I dont think ADDRESSING the belief that minorities are just biologically savage is bad. Real people in real life believe it (they are called Racists).

But it& #39;s kind of stupid to "cure" minorities instead of bucking that belief. If characters are people, let them be people.