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LuckyBastrd said: In comparison, Aoi Miyamori’s deal is that she doesn’t know what she wants to accomplish in life. She’s reached where she is currently due to the wishes of others and of society in general, and she plans to continue for the foreseeable future (Note: Miyamori hasn’t been forced or coerced into this, she just ended up here because she never had much of a reason to stray off this path). I honestly can’t remember if they concluded this plotline by the end of the show, but it doesn’t really matter to me, since the whole idea behind it was something I related to personally. Interesting take on Aoi's position. She and Midori were certainly the least specialized in their group, and didn't have a specific career path in mind besides simply working in anime in some way. With the two new hires at the animation company, the show certainly gives the impression that production assistance is a somewhat generic, rookie position. LuckyBastrd said: So my question is: What other shows do something like this? Where major parts of the story focus more around the MC discovering what they want to do, rather than having a dream to begin with or finding something in the first couple of episodes. Liz to Aoi Tori ("Liz and the Blue Bird") is the first thing that comes to mind, since the plot is basically what you described. Centers around two friends in high school concert band, with the shy and introverted one struggling to make a decision on what to pursue in post-secondary, the indecisiveness partially a result of the straining and drifting friendship between the two. It's a movie side-story to Hibike! Euphonium 2, but I'm not even sure you need to watch the main series for context; it works well as a standalone story about these two friends, no matter their relationship with the main series's cast (who don't show up much in this movie at all). Sora yori mo Tooi Basho ("A Place Further Than the Universe") is also a series that comes to mind, though the connection may be a bit looser. The MC feels a lack of direction in her youth, and decides on a whim to travel to Antarctica to study after meeting a schoolmate who was planning on going. The show revolves around four girls who each have different but vague motivations for why they went, and you follow them as they discover themselves, and find meaning in their adventure and in their newfound friendships. As some folks have suggested, Welcome to the NHK! sort of fits the bill, too, though it's much darker and sardonic in tone. "Adult who can't get out of bed and has no direction in life" kind of vibes. Ping Pong the Animation is incredible (and is barely a sports anime lol, as that's not the main focus), and very much fits the bill of the cast being forced to question their motivations for why they play the sport, and what to do with their lives past high school. One more would be Beck. High school kid who has no ambitions discovers and slowly falls in love with rock music. I'm not sure how well this has aged, though, as I didn't like the music in the first place, and the animation is pretty dated lol I agree that stories with MCs who don't have specific goals in life (yet) are interesting ones, as that's a common position people irl find themselves in, but is certainly less glorified than stories of straight-shooters. I might even add that stories of failure and coping/redemption are more rare, but ought to be told more. In any case, I'm curious what other folks will recommend here. |
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