ReelShort recently released The Father’s Sin Anime Short Story! This short animation is all about how a controlling father can impact his entire family.
James Coleman never intends to control his wife, Sophie. It’s just his heart lies in his first love, Emily Green.
Is that why he’s busy partying while leaving his twin daughters dying in a camp?
- Part 1: What Do We Get From Watching The Father’s Sin Anime Short Story?
- Part 2: What Do We Witness In The Continuation Of The Father’s Sin Anime’s Episodes?
- Part 3: What Do We Think Of The Father’s Sin Anime When We Watch The Episodes?
- Part 4: Conclusions
Part 1: What Do We Get From Watching The Father’s Sin Anime Short Story?
What Did Sophie Experience Before Her Marriage To James Coleman?
The Father’s Sin isn’t something we expect to happen to someone as kind-hearted as Sophie. We even think she doesn’t deserve the burden.
She has carried her loss since she was only eight years old. At this point, she has lost her parents, for they have passed away since she was a baby. Her grandfather, who raised her after her parents’ death, died shortly afterwards.
It was Coleman’s elder who brought her home. This old man is whom we recognize as James and Kathleen Coleman’s capable, wealthy, and charismatic grandfather. The Coleman elder and his two grandchildren’s kindness quickly makes Sophie comfortable.
Young Sophie may not know the elder’s plan, but the elder carries deep history about his relationship with Sophie’s grandfather. When Sophie’s grandfather was alive, he was the one who saved the Coleman’s elder at the battlefield.
Passing the relationship through generations is the Coleman’s elder’s goal. So, he thinks of marrying Sophie off to James. They might finally marry, and their marriage lasts for seven years. Yet, little do we realize how their marriage will fall apart.
What Destroys Sophie’s Family Life With James?
The Father’s Sin is all Sophie sees in her seventh year of marriage to James. James not only shows his cold-blooded and hateful nature. Instead, he throws away Sophie’s daughters’ appreciation and treats them as if they never existed.
There’s no cruelty that Sophie and her twin daughters commit against James. Still, James does something extremely ridiculous and triggering. That’s to throw away the twin daughters to a behavior correction camp.
The kids’ recklessness in spilling the wine might only be a small problem. Yet, it’s never a small problem in James’s eyes, especially when it involves his first love, Emily Green.
That time, Emily was about to drink her wine, and suddenly, the kids accidentally spilt it on Emily’s gown. Furious, James calls the behavior correction camp’s men to help him bring his sobbing daughters by force.
The behavior correction camp’s men’s beatings eventually cause the daughters’ deaths. Tears might start to fall uncontrollably from Sophie’s eyes. Yet, she remains powerless, and by this time, Kathleen is her only go-to place.
Part 2: What Do We Witness In The Continuation Of The Father’s Sin Anime’s Episodes?
What Differs Kathleen From Her Older Brother?
The Father’s Sin anime drama implies Kathleen is nothing like her older brother, despite them coming from the same Coleman family. Kathleen has accompanied Sophie since Sophie was left powerless, seeing her lifeless daughters’ bodies in the ER.
She even witnesses how her older brother parties hard with Emily on Instagram. By doing so, she is the reason Sophie doesn’t feel all alone.
Kathleen and Sophie also find the Instagram posts showing Emily’s pregnancy and the provocative captions. Still, instead of commenting with angry tones, these two women comfort each other.
Kathleen also takes care of Sophie when Sophie faints. She takes Sophie to her room while letting Sophie vent everything about her scandalous older brother.
At the same time, ensuring Sophie’s emotional stability isn’t the only thing Kathleen does. She also reports her older brother’s antics to their grandfather. As a result, the grandfather asks for some me-time with Sophie after Sophie has dealt with the camp’s men.
How Does James Manage To Break Into Sophie’s Room?
The stories in The Father’s Sin vertical drama don’t stop in the grandfather’s reassurance of Sophie. Instead, James’s appearance is always right after the grandfather or Kathleen has consoled Sophie.
Nothing kind has ever come from James’ mouth in his seven years of marriage to Sophie. He hates Sophie, and he wants to make sure Sophie doesn’t get away by calling him out.
He kisses Sophie passionately after he suddenly appears in Sophie’s room. The kisses are so forceful, intense, and make Sophie uncomfortable. Sophie even has to bite his tongue and a part of her lip to break free.
Sophie might be powerless, now that the behavior correction camp’s treatment has killed her daughters. Yet, fighting with everything she has is the only thing she can do. In other words, she builds her strength from inside even when she faces the wealthy and untouchable James.
Even when Sophie never retaliates against James, James keeps mocking and accusing her. When his accusation of Sophie stealing his grandfather and Kathleen’s attention doesn’t work, he tries bringing up the daughters.
He doesn’t believe Sophie when Sophie says their daughters have passed away. Instead, he threatens to neglect Sophie and report to his grandfather.
Part 3: What Do We Think Of The Father’s Sin Anime When We Watch The Episodes?
The Father’s Sin vertical drama’s 2D animation graphic is a brand-new thing we see on ReelShort! We love how vibrant the colors are; let’s not forget that each character has expressive and bright eyes.
Sophie’s eyes might have turned completely black at some points in the anime’s episodes. Yet, the bloodied scene portrays her killing intent and unfinished business with James!
We can relate to Sophie’s loss, and we believe she has carried the load forever. The last thing Sophie wants to experience is the loss of her beloved ones. Yet, when it comes to James’ unfaithfulness, it’s an entirely different story for Sophie.
Sophie can deal with only James’ shameless flirting on Instagram. She can comment all she wants, especially since James’ younger sister, Kathleen, sides with her.
Yet, it differs when everything hits her all at once: James’ cruel comments, the cops, and her daughter’s death. The latter one especially triggers Sophie’s emotional button, and we can feel how powerless and bloodied she is.
We can blame the mistress, Emily Green, as the source of Sophie’s problems. She also likely becomes the cause of James’ sudden change of personality.
That’s because Sophie’s daughters say they love her and James, not Emily. Speaking of Emily, that’s the character we want to see the downfalls of at the end! When the time comes, we believe the universe will do justice to Sophie!
Part 4: Conclusions
Let’s Watch The Father’s Sin Anime Short Story On The ReelShort Platform!
The Father’s Sin vertical drama narrates more than the dim-witted and unfaithful husband’s regret. Instead, it’s also about finding support in oneself even after the terrible losses.
Sophie’s resilience inspires us, especially knowing that she has carried the heavy loads alone since she was underage. She might not bring back her parents, grandfather, and twin daughters to live.
Yet, her commitment to being kind to other people is something worth praising! She can comment nastily on Emily’s feeds, now that Emily has stolen her husband. Yet, she chooses to ignore her as she builds strong support alongside Kathleen.
Kathleen’s support in calling her grandfather and renegotiating the marriage is also what makes this anime worth watching!
This anime has 29 episodes in total, and the first two episodes are free! Go and watch this brand-new anime on ReelShort and feel the intense emotions!
