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Originally Posted by Icehawk
Im sure they could still make a taboo relationship theme a main part of the plot and still go with expanding into the the sci-fi angle of the series. Im all for a yuri themed sci-fi epic  |
Well yuri isn't so taboo in anime when you think about it, compared to a teacher/student relationship, which takes the shock factor out of the story. (Then again, so is the brother/sister complex theme of OTw.) But I mean, seriously? With a number of yuri-themed shows that are already available, it just won't stand out that way.
On another note, I think a sci-fi scenario will just end up downplaying the taboo-ish aspect of any non-traditional relationship—precisely because it's sci-fi. Not only is it a piece of fiction, but it's also
sci-fi. In other words, it would be blatantly screaming fantasy and it would possibly make no qualms about it whatsoever. At least in OTe and OTw, things are more or less grounded in ordinary present day terms: A school in Nagano prefecture, a bunch of young students, and their hot (alien) teacher. It was very important to keep the setting "down to earth" for both series so to speak.