a) Demographic overlap. b) Transgressiveness without (western-legible) leftist politicking. Anime/manga is much more tolerant of explicit gore and extreme/borderline-illegal sexual depictions than western media product, so it works as a signifier of extremism.
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They're all shows that prominently feature long closeup shots of pretty boys being tortured. I think that started as a budget shortcut -- it's cheaper to animate a reaction panel than an action shot while doing a dialogue dump -- but it seems to be a *thing* now.
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