That sounds a bit like a case of disassociation (disassociative identity issues). It's interesting to me to hear the you feel some of the anime can have an anchoring effect for you (to ground you). I'm pleased you reached out since I like knowing what drives and motivations different people for this medium and niche community.
As for work, it's probably best left to your imagination as I can assure you it isn't that interesting! But I just do some ESL teaching remotely for mainly Japanese and Korean students as well as some transcription work.
I see what you're saying. I would say that all of at least my top 10, if not 20 anime, have done that to me to different degrees. Concrete Revolutio is a show I've heard the name of, but you invoking it here as such an example of one of those shows capable of really getting you thinking will definitely lead me to more closely inspect it for sure.
Sometimes you have to place certain feelings aside in a neat and well-secured box, keeping it close to you and possibly tapping into it later but not allowing it to dominate your entire life or blind you to all other things at present. That's how I feel about a number of things. If in some cases certain anime for certain people truly surpasses entertainment and ascends to the level of true art then I suppose it's natural for powerful art to evoke this reaction in some people as under the ideal conditions that's what it aspires to.
I work from home and don't really have a solid schedule, so fortunately or unfortunately, there is little cap or barrier to my binging potential.
Yes, I definitely feel like what you describe is an actual thing, since before watching anime, even though I had seen so many Western cartoons, and live action films and TV series, I had never the same immersive experience so since I find the best anime are those which correlate highly with your emotional state and when you're emotionally receptive to the type of story and themes it covers and emotional sense it's attempting to convey and engender.
And since everything in life requires some degree of balance and moderation, it's also possible to suffer anime "burnout" or fatigue for a temporary period. I went from binge watching up to 10 episodes a day in the spring and summer this year to usually watching 2-3 a day now. I may still watch more and binge depending on the anime, but I'm not seeking to watch more from the start, or it could seem like a task/chore or time-wasting distraction.
You have some pretty good taste in anime, and so I'm wondering whether or not you would be at all interested in joining my discord server called "Otaku Central". Generally speaking, you and most everyone in our group share the same taste so you don't have to worry too much about conflicting views among other people if you're worried about that sort of thing. Our server is very active, and then we also do things like watch select shows together, play games together, generally it's just a fun laid back group to be apart of. While we do message each other we do primarily voice chat (dunno if that's a concern for you or not). Without a doubt, I think you'd fit in perfectly, hit me up on my profile and let me know if you're interested.
Yeah, I heard it's better to just skip to it so I'll definitely do that. Yeah, so far I'm loving Ashita no Joe. I'm loving how Joe develops as a character. I heard it only gets better so I'm hyped for S2.
Ah man, what you really need to watch is Hunter X Hunter (2011). It's incredible and full of emotion and action packed. Definitely recommend and a masterpiece for sure.
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As for work, it's probably best left to your imagination as I can assure you it isn't that interesting! But I just do some ESL teaching remotely for mainly Japanese and Korean students as well as some transcription work.
Most of the time no, at least not consciously. Subconsciously? Maybe.
I try my best to separate reality from fiction when making decisions. Humans have agency after all
Yeah we exist lol
Sometimes you have to place certain feelings aside in a neat and well-secured box, keeping it close to you and possibly tapping into it later but not allowing it to dominate your entire life or blind you to all other things at present. That's how I feel about a number of things. If in some cases certain anime for certain people truly surpasses entertainment and ascends to the level of true art then I suppose it's natural for powerful art to evoke this reaction in some people as under the ideal conditions that's what it aspires to.
I work from home and don't really have a solid schedule, so fortunately or unfortunately, there is little cap or barrier to my binging potential.
Yes, I definitely feel like what you describe is an actual thing, since before watching anime, even though I had seen so many Western cartoons, and live action films and TV series, I had never the same immersive experience so since I find the best anime are those which correlate highly with your emotional state and when you're emotionally receptive to the type of story and themes it covers and emotional sense it's attempting to convey and engender.
And since everything in life requires some degree of balance and moderation, it's also possible to suffer anime "burnout" or fatigue for a temporary period. I went from binge watching up to 10 episodes a day in the spring and summer this year to usually watching 2-3 a day now. I may still watch more and binge depending on the anime, but I'm not seeking to watch more from the start, or it could seem like a task/chore or time-wasting distraction.
Anime like Paranoia Agent, Trigun, Perfect Blue. Loved them and they're great classics. Ashita no Joe is probably just as good.