Aggressive Retsuko (ONA) 5th Season
Aggretsuko (ONA) 5th Season
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The red panda accountant Retsuko and her hyena coworker, Haida, have finally started dating. Things seem to be looking up in Retsuko's life; however, Haida is now grappling with unemployment and an evolving gaming addiction. As Haida attempts to keep his struggles from his girlfriend, cracks begin to form in their relationship. Moreover, Haida is evicted from his apartment and seeks refuge in an internet cafe, where he meets his online friend, a skunk named Shikabane. As the secrets Haida hides from Retsuko pile up, their romantic journey reaches a tumultuous climax while a major presidential election looms ahead. To make matters worse, one of the candidates takes a particular interest in Retsuko and her singing talent, complicating their already hectic lives. [Written by MAL Rewrite]
Synopsis
The red panda accountant Retsuko and her hyena coworker, Haida, have finally started dating. Things seem to be looking up in Retsuko's life; however, Haida is now grappling with unemployment and an evolving gaming addiction. As Haida attempts to keep his struggles from his girlfriend, cracks begin to form in their relationship. Moreover, Haida is evicted from his apartment and seeks refuge in an internet cafe, where he meets his online friend, a skunk named Shikabane. As the secrets Haida hides from Retsuko pile up, their romantic journey reaches a tumultuous climax while a major presidential election looms ahead. To make matters worse, one of the candidates takes a particular interest in Retsuko and her singing talent, complicating their already hectic lives. [Written by MAL Rewrite]
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Reviews(12)
y8man
February 16, 2023
This was a much-needed part for the series. As a finale, however? I would disagree with the basic idea. The series has tackled many topics across its different seasons: work-place ethics and environments, social relationships, complacency and ambition, peer pressure and fitting in, adulting and depression, and so many more. Ending a series with politics? It will certainly be a point of concern and debate. However, Aggretsuko had always been about its mix of mundanity and absurdism, hilariously jarring segments and wild chaotic additions to scenes and characters, which get to be rounded up fairly well and under their own spotlights. That was mostly whatthe seasonal arcs were more, after all. This season, however, chose an interesting way to juxtapose another of its strange conflict. People and politics. The season started off rather slowly. While it was clearly an integral part to Haida's own character arc, it was also a setup for the final encircling plot for the series. In hindsight, there was a charm to that absurd change of pace, however. And is it really that absurd compared to what is actually happening in real-life, even outside the sphere of Japan? Is it merely laughable as a concept at this point? Maybe. Perhaps the execution could have been more compelling, especially for the grand scheme of "politics". But Aggretsuko has presented itself very well as somehwat of a reality show that had always been about the common person. Politics to conclude the series? Definitely sounded horrible as a premise. But in the worldbuilding of Aggretsuko and everything absurd and realistic it has mixed for its runtime, the idea bore fruit to an interesting product that is laughably imperfect, but has always retained its charisma. Great show. For all the side-eyes it could have gotten for its cutesy aesthetic, let it be known that this is another book where you don't instantly judge its cover. Give it a shot. Have your own take-away.
