The ERB Universe is blasting right upon our eyes

Dear dad, please be warned that the ERB Universe is a Sasural Simar Ka meets Evangelion prototype on steroids. That means I have proven that Edgar Rice Burroughs was a rather egregiously bad writer who could still succeed. He’s basically the Stephanie Meyer of his time! Holy shit dad, I’m telling you that the huge and hulking canon Tarzan is a part of a mind screwy multiverse. No wonder why I’m tired of having an archive panic of Edgar Rice Burroughs’ own Tarzan books. 

Also, as much as I used to like the Edgar Rice Burroughs Books more often, I think even the more sensible veteran fans would be put off by the fact that the ERB universe is not only developing too slowly (thanks to all the senseless debates around both Jane Porter and especially Korak), but also has begun to imitate Dragon Ball somehow. I’m also thinking that ERB Inc. is just that nuts.

That being said, it’s becoming pretty obvious to me and other Tarzan fans (we’re mostly Disney’s Tarzan fans, y’know!) when ERB Inc. would rather put us off with its highly intimidating (and increasingly kinda unattractive) canon Tarzan. It’s also why the canon Edgar Rice Burroughs Universe itself is hopping onto too many international trends all at once. 

Uhh, dad! I think you should rather feel more nuanced for it (albeit with pragmatic love intact) because it’s a shame that ERB Inc is now more of a family owned corporation than it was an estate as of recent years. That explains why ERB Inc’s taking down any unofficial use of Tarzan and no wonder why not many Tarzan mockbusters are made anymore. Then again, we can’t stop it anyway because it owns Tarzan. 

Yeah, it’s pretty obvious when nearly everybody of your generation and mine, including South Korean style Netizens, and X-Twitter’s own notorious keyboard warriors of all stripes, are going to be put off by the mind screw that is the ERB Universe.

Thanks,
Allegra ‘Slapstick Genius’ Ujdur. 

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