LordMune wrote:Paranoia Agent is pretty much the coolest social commentary evAr.
I was thinking along that line, ep 1 opens with everyone on a cell phone, email, what have you saying sorry, I can't, it is no good, i apologize, not my fault.
It's been some time since I watched it - there's some more relatively obvious stuff like that, but since I had no conception of "superflat" culture, I had to turn to wikipedia for some of the deeper meanings.
time is valuable to me as well, however I do not trust others opinions and never have.
However, if people recommend me to watch something... i'll put more urgency on it, but on my own time. People may don't watch this, and I typically won't listen.
I take people recomendation on genres im not sure about. But if they say it sucks and it sounds interesting to me or its a genre i like i will take it.
Just finished up with episode 13, and it was pretty good depiction of the human mentality covering all sorts of topics but rooting in the post WW2 Japan.
Through it all, they are still haunted very much by the past and how to keep on living. I suggest to anyone who is interested in Sociology and/or History to read up on th e Superflat concept.
I don't claim to understand everything I saw in the series, but i'll be damned if I wasn't made curious by it all.
Superflat is a postmodern art movement influenced by manga and anime. It is intended as an analysis of post-war Japanese culture through the eyes of the otaku subculture.
Artists who do work that is considered "Superflat" include Yoshitomo Nara, Takashi Murakami, and Aya Takano. In addition, some animators within anime and some manga-ka are considered Superflat, especially Koji Morimoto and much of the output of his animation studio Studio 4°C and the work of Hitoshi Tomizawa, author of Alien 9 and Milk Closet.
Murakami defines "Superflat" in broad, sweeping terms, so the subject matter is very diverse. Often the works take a critical look at the consumerism and sexual fetishism that is prevalent in post-war westernized Japanese culture. One target of this criticism is lolicon art, which is satirized by works such as those by Henmaru Machino. These works are an exploration of otaku sexuality through grotesque and/or distorted images. Other works are more concerned with the Moratorium complex (a fear of growing up). For example, Yoshitomo Nara's work often features playful graffiti on old Japanese ukiyo-e executed in a childish sort of manner. Other works are more concerned with the structure and underlying desires that comprise otaku and overall post-war Japanese culture.
Superflat is a postmodern art movement influenced by manga and anime. It is intended as an analysis of post-war Japanese culture through the eyes of the otaku subculture.
Artists who do work that is considered "Superflat" include Yoshitomo Nara, Takashi Murakami, and Aya Takano. In addition, some animators within anime and some manga-ka are considered Superflat, especially Koji Morimoto and much of the output of his animation studio Studio 4°C and the work of Hitoshi Tomizawa, author of Alien 9 and Milk Closet.
Murakami defines "Superflat" in broad, sweeping terms, so the subject matter is very diverse. Often the works take a critical look at the consumerism and sexual fetishism that is prevalent in post-war westernized Japanese culture. One target of this criticism is lolicon art, which is satirized by works such as those by Henmaru Machino. These works are an exploration of otaku sexuality through grotesque and/or distorted images. Other works are more concerned with the Moratorium complex (a fear of growing up). For example, Yoshitomo Nara's work often features playful graffiti on old Japanese ukiyo-e executed in a childish sort of manner. Other works are more concerned with the structure and underlying desires that comprise otaku and overall post-war Japanese culture.
