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A review by thehaileybirdie
Magus of the Library, Vol. 4 by Mitsu Izumi
adventurous
hopeful
informative
inspiring
lighthearted
reflective
medium-paced
4.0
I knocked off one star for oversexualizing a young girl with an entire ass shot that took up the top 1/4 of a page because “it’s part of her culture to not wear clothes”…like why do we need an ass shot tho? Was that necessary to her culture? She also shoves her boobs in the “innocent” MC’s face and it’s clearly meant to be sexualizing her. I like that she notices people and can read them with just a look and people write her off as ditzy or inappropriate because of her attire but cmon.
There’s also use of American native headdresses on white characters and I’m really not sure I feel ok with that cuz it seems appropriative to me. It’s thrown in there for aesthetic and that’s not cool to me.
I did almost cry reading this one tho and the last two pages had me shook so I will keep reading but I will not be happy about the oversexualizing an actual child for fan service or appropriation of indigenous regalia. The messages and the story are pretty solid with the sharing and protecting information, how power and knowledge works in society and can be used for both good and evil, how racism and sexism operates in this society (which is reflective of our own, etc. the underlying themes are good but the fan service and appropriation for aesthetic is where it misses the mark.
There’s also use of American native headdresses on white characters and I’m really not sure I feel ok with that cuz it seems appropriative to me. It’s thrown in there for aesthetic and that’s not cool to me.
I did almost cry reading this one tho and the last two pages had me shook so I will keep reading but I will not be happy about the oversexualizing an actual child for fan service or appropriation of indigenous regalia. The messages and the story are pretty solid with the sharing and protecting information, how power and knowledge works in society and can be used for both good and evil, how racism and sexism operates in this society (which is reflective of our own, etc. the underlying themes are good but the fan service and appropriation for aesthetic is where it misses the mark.