To be fair, the class is still an introductory English writing class, so the point is to get students excited about writing and interacting with media.
Picking which classes to take at college can be tough sometimes, but when you see a class called “Reading and Writing About Magical Girls,” suddenly the choice becomes a lot easier.
I thought this was just going to be a class to watch anime!
We have seen a similar anime class held at one university in Japan though, where the workload required watching 20 anime per week and being able to speak fluent otaku/fujoshi.