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My aesthetic, which informs how I choose shows to watch and how I judge them:
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Animated TV shows with the best style (art, cool factor, music, environment): Cowboy Bebop, Samurai Champloo, Acca 13, Ristorante Paradiso, Noir, Land of the Lustrous, Tatami Galaxy, Revolutionary Girl Utena, Record of Lodoss War, Iblard Jikan, Fantastic Children, The Big O, The Batman (2004), TMNT (2003), Wolf's Rain, Bubblegum Crisis, Sol Bianca: The Legacy, Lupin III Part V, Magic Knight Rayearth, Casshern Sins, Arslan Senki (OVA), Megalo Box, Tron: Uprising, Fuujin Monogatari
Hot takes:
Wolf's Rain and Casshern Sins >>>>> Texhnolyze
Real Drive > Serial Experiments Lain
Twelve Kingdoms > Haibane Renmei
Irresponsible Captain Tylor> Planetes
Samurai 7> Vinland Saga
Red Garden >Madoka Magica
Twelve Kingdoms and Argento Soma > Neon Genesis Evangelion
Shiki > Shinsekai Yori
Saraiya Goyou >Rakugo
Secret of the Cerulean Sand > Nadia: Secret of the Blue Water
Fuujin Monogatari> Aria
Megalo Box: Nomad> Ashita no Joe 1&2
Sakura Quest>Shirobako
Feel free to debate with me on any of the comparisons above.
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He was getting dragged in the comments so he pathetically made an alt to leave a positive comment
"Ichise believed his dad was guilty and maybe that influenced his mindset but we don't know how, or how his environment made him become this way because everyone else was also in that environment and they didn't turn out the same way. It's thinly written."
I mean this series has a literal minimalist style of writing but does that really make it as bad as u claim it to be. I don't think so really that u understand that unlike other individuals who adapted into the habitat, but Ichise has been shown many times surviving from life and death especially the 1st episode establishes that in order to earn hard money he has gone through many underground battles and prostitution uses by the underground PPL for that money (Ichise has barely shown any sexual interest for female but more for a guy). This series has portrayed Ichise as a literal "game dog" for those underground promoters for whom Ichise used to work as a prized fighter. I mean the first few scenes literally establish it in a minimalist way that he has been fighting underground for a pretty long time, surviving but then it was the start of his downfall when he attacked that prostitute, I don't really think that sounds like ur average life of the other guys in Lux. "but we don't know how, or how his environment made him become this way" U are literally asking for an explanation?? When I already said I have no time u must be fun at parties, Again the thing is that the normal guys have not experienced the type of constant abuse as Ichise has been facing for how long and I get what ur trying to say. I understand ur qualms cause it is rather left vague but that doesn't really mean that this type of storytelling is bad cause it's not, I mean it doesn't really follow ur traditional direct storytelling with expositions and proper explanations for that there are shows like AOT that fits the description perfectly. As for this vague and more symbolic storytelling it appeals to a more niche audience that prefer shows that does not expose every information regarding the scenes. I mean there are many PPL who love GITS 1995 including myself that like the more symbolic and atmospheric stories that leaves vague detail for your own interpretation either way who cares cause Texhnolyze gets slammed by GITS 1995 plus Texhnolyze was really fucking boring at the start
Don't expect another reply from me cause I'm too occupied with my real life issues
Wait you dropped Natsume after the first episode. It's the best slice-of-life anime ever. Give it another chance. You won't regret it. The first season was nice. It might be boring at first, but after the first season , you'll get attached to it. Season 7 was the best anime in 2024. my favorite season of anime was season 4 so dramatic so good. it’s really reminds me of Mushishi the same vibes
Anyway What's the last thing you've watched recently? I'm currently watching Ashita No Joe, a really great anime. Have a great day.💞💞
I'm legitimately baffled and completely speechless.
Your Texhnolyze review is well-written yet at the same time your arguments are so bad faith it's insane.
e.g All the characters being "thinly written" like Ichise having no reason for being violent or you not understanding why Doc killed herself (and not understanding that Doc raped Ichise at the beginning of the series which in turn made Ichise even more on edge and insane)
https://youtube.com/shorts/C9WqufGbIV0?si=klmXB7BdLN4cshof
Basically everyone (even the schizo Class) actually believed they're doing the right thing because believe it or not everyone thinks that they're good people and have good intentions.
Also Ichise represents "prime human or wild humanity" at it's deepest core.
You just started moralizing the characters assuming like they're supposed to be some shonen protags.
Also Racan doesn't represents freedom it represents anarchism (I Will give you that all the groups are not like 1:1 representions of political/religious ideologies)
You never once mention Rafia at all despite it being an important plot point to understand texhnolyzation and The Above World since it's not just people getting prosthetics.
Also your take on that the people in Above World would still Have much to live for despite being immortal.
If people became immortal we would basically be even more depressed as a society.
It's literally The Myth of Sisyphus. Without the "power struggle" or "power play" people wouldn't AND couldn't literally do anything anymore because meaning and motivation would cease to exist.
I get that if aesthetically and pacing wise the story is not to your tastes.
But to say that the story offers no thematic meaning or narratives is delusional. Because you literally figured it out at the beginning of your review. The characters have their own motivations and reasoning for their beliefs or you could say, coping mechanism.
Oh and your points about technology were so naive. What would you say are the reasons people (especially in 1st world) are more depressed than ever before even though we have had all this insanely rapid technological and in turn economic growth.
Your one point that I agree with is that the story is convoluted but I feel the creators respect the intelligence of viewers by not just having a bunch of exposition dumping which is grating most of the time.
Sorry if I came off too aggressive.
Juuni Kokuki (twelve kingdoms) in your favorites... Nice!
For Johan, this scenario is less about who he is as a person and what he represents: a true monster. In the same way, Paul Newman in 1963's Hud represents a changing generation that departs from the previous one's traditional values. The "face" of that change is terrifying; some changes are when you cannot connect to it anymore. Or Javier Bardem's Anton Chigurh in No Country for Old Men. He's representative of a wickedness that you can't classify in the same way old Westerns did the bad guys. It brings terror to those who hold onto the belief of the "righteous good" or the steady hand of justice prevailing. The world is often incidental, chaotic, and uncaring about the social constructs that people assign to it.
Johan isn't "scary" because you can comprehend his character; he's scary because you can't. If you can comprehend evil (as a concept), you can put a face to it; you can "defeat" it. Or better yet, rationalize it and, perhaps, talk it down. Tenma, for as intelligent as he is, is also naive because of his oath as a doctor. We learn to comprehend Eva Heinemann, Wolfgang Grimmer, and others along the way because they're still people with a moral compass despite their monsters. But with Johan, there's nothing to learn. So, where Tenma fights giving into his "monster" to just kill, the antithesis of his core beliefs, Johan is unburdened and unconcerned about the idea of taking life. Tenma is to Johan what Javier Bardem was to Tommy Lee Jones in No Country.
If you were to relate it back to real life, it's why scientists are always trying to study the brains of serial killers postmortem or why they bring behavioral psychologists or profilers to get a better sense of the serial killers' motives. It's people trying to comprehend the deepest depths of evil. Monster explores that thoroughly, better than a lot of material can, given how many episodes it has to work with and the audiovisual medium that allows it a wider range of charting that out. David Fincher could make a film about the Zodiac Killer, you could read a 200-page paper about one, and Mindhunter can have a mini-series about it, but Monster gives us 300 hours worth of material. It's rare that any piece of art gets that in-depth exploring the various aspects of the human psyche, let alone doing so while being engrossing.
This is not the only reason I love it; there are many more. You can really go over it for hours. But hopefully, that aspect of it will help give you a better picture.