What does it really take for a strong scene in an anime to attract criticism from the usual Twitter user industry? Furthermore, little can be known about the series having to be pretty popular, something that is apparently the anime Heion Sedai no Idaten-tachi (The Idaten deities only know peace) He did not make it. Then, is the level of controversy proportional to the popularity of a series? It’s not clear, but it’s undeniable that the more popular something is, the more criticism it gets.
In this case, the anime featured a rape scene from its first episode that went completely unnoticed by the community on Twitter, although some attempted to create controversy with releases that went without pain and fame.
Comments on this included:
- «Broth. There’s a rape scene in Heion Sedai no Idaten-tachi, I think I won’t watch it again. I don’t care if Nagito’s voice actress is in, oh my god, I can’t see this anymore when my family is watching».
- «So I went to watch Heion Sedai no Idaten-tachi because I saw it on a video and I loved the art style, but the first episode ends with a pretty aggressive rape scene. I».
- «I wish Heion Sedai no Idaten-tachi was better than it is if the intro was so damn radical, instead we have the episode a free rape scene».
- «I saw the first episode of Heion Sedai no Idaten-tachi. There’s no forewarning or whatever – but it’s kind of an improvised rape scene. What the hell».
- «If you think you are enjoying the Heion Sedai no Idaten-tachi series, they bring a rape scene with colorful fantasy and upbeat classical music. So bye».
- «When watching Heion Sedai no Idaten-tachi, skip the last 5 minutes if you are very sensitive to rape / sexual assault. I didn’t know it was there and now I feel disgusted».
- «I was very curious about Heion Sedai no Idaten-tachi and the animation looks great, but since I’ve heard the first or second episode ends with a rape scene, I’ve been more like … meh, no thanks».
The series has been on the air in Japan since July 22nd and will be confirmed with a total of eleven episodes while the platform Crispy roll will be responsible for sales in the west. Cool-kyo shinja Yes Amahara began publishing the manga in the magazine Cub from the publisher Hakusensha in August 2018. In fact, it’s a remake of a manga that Amahara previously published online.
Production team
- Seimei Kidokoro (Konnichiwa Anne: Before Green Gables, Uchiage Hanabi, Shita kara Miru ka? Yoko kara Miru ka?) is responsible for directing the anime in the studios MAPPA.
- Hiroshi seko (Dorohedoro, Banana Fish, Jujutsu Kaisen, Owari no Seraph) is responsible for writing and maintaining the scripts.
- Nao Ootsu (Beastars, Garo: Guren no Tsuki, Youjo Senki) is responsible for character design.
Summary of Heion Sedai no Idaten-tachi
In the story of this manga, the gods appeared when humanity was on the verge of destruction by demons. Deities called “Idaten” fought and sealed the demons 800 years ago. Now the “idats” have no more combat experience and lead a peaceful life. But at the same time the demons come to life again and the struggle between humans, gods and demons begins. With such changed conditions, which side will be the winner this time?
Source: Twitter
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