Talk:Comedy of Evil Project/@comment-71.233.179.51-20130609015415/@comment-6192846-20130609020059

To be fair, while I am not too keen on it either, they definitely do it rather well compared to what I was expecting. Tastes will differ, but the humorous take on the first novel is rather excellent in its absolute exaggeration of all the characters and gives you a chuckle and, because it is so ridiculous and retelling a story that has been told, doesn't need to be considered canon. So it is just a fun read for fans of the series.

Now Opera Buffa is where I can see reasonable revulsion towards. It is telling a portion of the story that we haven't seen before and can therefore be considered canon. The problem with this is that it's comedic aspects are slightly exaggerated, although completely subtle compared to Aku Musu. I personally have had my suspension of disbelief nearly broken several times with the jokes and references made with Riliane's outfit and we really didn't need to see Allen as a French (Lucifenian?) maid with neko accessories.

That being said, a lot of that stuff, if viewed from a novel's lense, can be looked at with a larger degree of realism and the story is serious when it needs to be and keeps everyone in character for the most part, with only Allen seeming a less "sarcastic and unlikeable" than normal.

Actually, a dissertation of the manga may make for an excellent new blog post...