tcaz2 posted...
The goats are not insulting to the fanbase in any way.
There is a big discussion going on about that in the topics on OT and I'd rather not repost the whole thing, but I'll copy what Captain Panda said earlier today since it basically sums it up.
The goats are not inherently bad. Even Ikuko/Featherine herself, who people note as Ryukishi's avatar in a lot of ways, gets lumped in with them at various points, and Will and Dlanor's fight indicates that there's a lot of mutual respect between them, and that they enjoy that battle. And heck, in the very final battle, many of the goats who fall into the abyss are described as "Beatrice's friends" who attempt to rescue their brethren. Essentially, the goats are simply "Anonymous". Some are good, some are bad, and they are simply the faceless masses of those whose curiosity has been piqued by the stories. They're the fans of the series, in all forms.
The problem is Ryuukishi accidentally focused too much on the 'bad' qualities by accident, and he admits he screwed that up and didn't make it clear enough in an interview.
But they were not in any way intended to be an insult to the fans.
Then how about presenting the Witch Hunters as voyeurs?
I didn't care since I have thick skin, but I can see some readers having a problem.
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