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 No.10489[Reply][Last 50 Posts]

/ANIMETA/
General Thread discussing, analyzing and criticizing anime from the meta perspective of Capitalism, Media Culture (Industry) and Socio-Economics & Politics.
No shitflinging, drama, bad faith or baiting posts (e.g. "Trap is transphobic" or "Muh shounen trash" or "(all) Anime is misogynistic"). Keep it cool comrades.

Animation: Treatment of Animators Thread >>617
Leftist Anime Content: Communist Anime Thread >>1417 Communist Anime Girls Thread >>964 Miyazaki Thread >>469
Anime Hot Takes >>1993 so-bad-it's-good animu >>2551
Sources and Questions: Questions and Answers >>4229
E-celebs/Social Media: Ani-tube >>3128 V-tubers >>3388
Story Ideas: /WYOA/: write your own anime thread >>4263
Shounen complaint thread >>3200
Weeb-Otaku-/jp/ thread: /weaboo/ >>4715

Basic topics and questions:
>Is anime bad/stupid/boring or good/smart/interesting?
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 No.22953

>>22944
this person is on anime twitter and has somehow missed all the recent fanart and illustrations of anime girls as mall goths out there?

 No.22954

>>22948
Is that how transracials look like?

 No.22958

>>22954
literally just a tan and makeup

 No.22962

>>22958
This is what a race basically is THOUGH. Just a phenotype.

 No.23059

>>10489
>Media Culture (Industry)
The powerful animation-art generative capability of the current AI/ML tech potentially could ease greatly the burden of tedious work, that's been almost since the beginnings of "modern anime" chronic the issue, in the production of anime if implemented well, and open up the opportunity to create works to normal people who don't have the big funds from sponsors. Have there been any cases of use in the industry yet of such generative technologies at significant level in automation-work and workflows that people might know of? This doesn't seem to be much of the over-expectation from the what the current models are capable of, since the work on the key elements would still likely be done manually while the work that is repetitive would be done by the new, improved computer aided tools.



 No.12388[Reply][Last 50 Posts]

Comrades, we need better anime literacy on this board. I've made this thread to help direct people to good leftist anime. Listen to me or not, but I have watched a lot of anime so these are my serious recommendations. If you watch these shows you will also be broadening your tastes and escaping from seasonal consumerism. I will specifically recommend leftist/revolutionary anime.

>Belladonna of Sadness

This 1971 film has a lot of sexual content, but it is one of the most beautifully drawn anime of all time and is a great audio-visual experience, with varied styles of art over the film. It includes incredibly experimental and interesting shots. Plot wise it tackles the sexual, religious and feudal heirarchy with great visual storytelling. It flips the idea of sexual corruption as bad, and turns satanist hedonism into a revolutionary force which only positively affects the villagers.
>Gundam
Tomino's Gundam is a masterpiece because of how good the characters are. They are astoundingly well developed and feel real due to characterisation present in almost all episodes. Tomino's style of storytelling is obtuse, and the subext is not narrated out like in most anime, which many people really enjoy which is why the show has such a strong fan base. The themes of the original show are extremely well expressed in the last third, and a number of scenes towards the end are absolutely fantastic. As for the leftist analasys, Gundam is anti-fascist, with a possible Trotskyist degenerated worker's state analasys on the antagonist faction, who were originally a revolutionary anti-earth eco-fascist group until they were taken over by a ruling familly. However, their ideology is not wrong as the Earth Federation opresses the space-underclass as well as destroying the planet. There is a lot to unpack here and the evil principality is well humanised despite being clearly in the wrong, except for Char who did nothing wrong. Tomino is known to have some sexist takes, but this isn't really present until the 90s and before that his anime all have strong women.
>Gurren Lagann
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 No.22916

>>22915 (me)
Basically, Kamina's yearning for individual freedom as a rebellion against class society and domestication was twisted into a collective, bourgeois "freedom" of humanity class society.

 No.22930

>>22916 (me)
Compare this to Kill la Kill. Kamina ran away from the ruling class only for this very ruling class to neuter his ideas and use him and the name of his team as a symbol of nationalism (typical for the Japanese). On the contrary, Ryoko went into an open war with the ruling class, aiming to cut Satsuki's throat from the start. One is a war between humans and non-human invaders (that were trying to save them from a greater threat anyway). The other is a war between classes.

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>>22916
>reading this and realizing that the shot of kamina's smiling corpse is a reference to this

 No.22942

>>22911
love black lagoon, but its not really leftist
they do work for the cia sometimes, and I dont think you actually see them arming any communists or rebels. The themes are more personal and philosophical than political.
loved the episode with the japanese red army member though (even if its the episode where they work for the cia).

 No.22951

>>22942
>they do work for the cia sometimes
So does Big Boss but Kojima and Metal Gear are generally considered left leaning. I would agree that it can't really be called communist, but it still seems to have a lot of sympathy for left wing revolutionary organizations, plus the personal themes vis a vis alienating capitalist life. A surprising number of protagonists (and sympathetic antagonists) have links to the USSR, Burkina Faso, FARC, etc.
>I dont think you actually see them arming any communists or rebels
True but they mention that they smuggled guns to the NPA in one of the first episodes.



 No.22929[Reply]

I'm economically illiterate, What's going on money-wise with the anime community in Japan?

 No.22934

what the fuck I love Japan now!



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 No.17950[Reply]

I am having an obsession with Code Geass, i watched it four months ago and i keep imagining lelouch inside of my brain, because he is the most badass antihero protagonist i've seen in any anime.

what's your thoughts on this anime? is it leftist?
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 No.22887

I liked the scene where the glasses bitch humped that table

 No.22888

>>22887
Post it.

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 No.22908

>>22906
hot hot hot



 No.20555[Reply]

Best manga of the last 10 years

 No.20556

What do you like about it?

 No.20557

A historically chinese hairstyle for the girl on the cover, it must be the best manga ever.

What is it about? Could we have a link to it so we can all read it?

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 No.20561

I like media that features pestle and mortars, I might add this to my reading list.

 No.22890

>>20555
thanks for the recommendation, I like it a lot
theres also an anime now
love that mao mao have class consciousness, although with a name like that, how could she not ?
I like the mysteries and investigation, but I want more politicking, hope this will happen after shes in the outer palace



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 No.22416[Reply]

I'm just thinking, when I was trying to watch a film I like with a non-anime fan I'd often put on Ghost in the Shell since I thought it's really highly rated and would be easy for a non-anime fan to watch. But this isn't the case, everyone I've watched it with hates it, which I find wierd since I think it's overall a really good film which is well known in normal film circles and is well regarded, and there isn't much of a reason to dislike it. I mean the artwork is 10/10, the setting is cool, the pacing is great, the action is exciting, its got good philosophical content and the ending is interesting. But non-anime fans who I watch it with hate it and I mean hate it with a passion and find it immensly boring even if they like live-action films with similar a similar tone or content.

So is it that the film has a lot of small anime quirks that throw non-weebs off? I mean I can't notice any but it might be the case. Maybe people don't like the dialogue but again this isn't something I understand. What do you think? Do you have similar experiences? I think its really interesting and I want to know more. I mean I'll put it out there that I love films in general but HATE stuff like Breaking Bad. Maybe I'm looking for different stuff or maybe its because I grew up with anime and I don't get thrown off with it.

Also, do you watch anime with random friends? I'm thinking of watching Patlabor 2 with my parents at Christmas since I think its right up their alley, but they didn't really like GitS so idk.
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 No.22852

>>22416
Ghost in the Shell is honestly quite boring
I watched once, found boring
Second time, slept through
Third time, I really enjoyed it

GitS is outdated and bad introduction material
Watch things based on what others like, not based on what has a high score

Hell, one of my mom's favourite movies is Rebellion so I guess you're really having a skill issue

 No.22854

>>22417
It's funny how adults view animation as "for children" and yet animation made for children gets all the awards.

 No.22855

>>22457
>there's no way someone could dislike that
That is a relative statement.

 No.22864

>>22458
>Gravy for the Fireflies
lmao

 No.22865

>>22852
Taste issue



 No.15074[Reply][Last 50 Posts]

PV for the adaptation is finally out.
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 No.22787

>>22771
>Socially awkward guy meets emotionally cold girl and tries to win her heart throughout the entire run.
So nothing at all alike.

 No.22795

>>22787
I said it reminded me of that. Specifically the romance part and how it connects to all the action. But otherwise you're right.

 No.22835

my dude denji has hit another low will they recover

 No.22851

>>22835
our son was born to suffer

 No.22853

>>22835
I have feeling it will go the way firepunch did. Maybe a bit more wholesome and less edgy.



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Can't believe it's been 4 years. I was accepting it'd never happen forever ago. Regardless, Haru time.

 No.22830

hope it has a banger soundtrack again

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Damn, I didn't finish season 1 after I realized they wouldn't have time to get far into the story and assumed it was over.

 No.22834

Has anyone else been reading Dai Dark?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dai_Dark



 No.22652[Reply]

I think 86 is complete garbage. I started watching it because I like mecha anime and it has a good rating on My Anime List. First off I could not finish this anime, I only got four episodes in before I dropped it. I like the ideas behind it but the plot makes absolutely no sense, I know in mechas there is a suspension of disbelief to watch it but this show asks you to completely turn your brain off and I can't. And this completely gets in my way of enjoying this show, which is a bummer because I like some of the ideas of this show and want continue watching it but I can't because of the plot holes. The plot is essentially their this country who is at war with another country and because of racism chooses to have all the "Aryan" citizens stripped of their citizenship and forced to fight on the front lines. But if you think about this its incredibly stupid because whats to say these people refuse to fight and march on the capital demanding the "Aryans" also fight along side of them? They have the military training and mechs to do so and the government would have to do something or risk getting destroyed by the enemy. This makes the themes about racism feel a lot more hollow because it makes those oppressed groups look like willing participants in their oppression which is not something I should be thinking about in a story about how racism is bad. Now because this plot hole took me out the story the others which in better written one would normally not take me out started doing so. Like in the second episode it is revealed that the enemy robots are all autonomous and have gone rogue. Why does the government launch several EMP's to destroy them? I then started thinking about real life militaries and how the United States uses drones, then been controlled by a person several thousands miles away. This is way better because it saves both the pilots life and the skill he gains from experience. Which the government in this anime clearly doesn't value even though it should because they should want to win the war. Overall the guy who lite-novel this anime is based on clearly didn't give a shit about the plot and I in response don't care about this story either. If you can ignore the plot I would suggest checking it out because it has some interesting ideas. But if your like me and you demand the bare minimum when it comes to logic of the plot, avoid this show like this plague because it will hurt your brain. This anime's plot is Star Wars prequel's level of not maPost too long. Click here to view the full text.
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 No.22662

>>22652
>But if your like me
This is an 18+ site anon

 No.22663

>>22660
Code Geass is actually great, story gets kind of silly, but the main character carries that show.

 No.22666

>>22663
Watching Geass now its a lot better than 86. But do Japanese people have this bug of a hate boner for British people.

 No.22821

>>22666
Yeah just finished it. Code Geass is one my favorite animes of all time now. Lelouch Lamperouge is literally the best written character.

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>>22652
>whats to say these people refuse to fight and march on the capital
One of the few things it establishes well is the structure of the military being dictated by the current state of technology.
The Republican mechs are explicitly made for mass production above all other concerns.
The "Para-RAID link" is the centerpiece of their war communications network and their only technology equal to the empire. There is also "laser communications", which likely requires extensive infrastructure at the transmitter's side.
If an 86 force were to rebel, it would either have to rely solely on local comms or potentially improvise long-range radio, that would be vulnerable to Republican snooping.
>>22653
Agreed. S2 is obvious dogshit, although the child character actually acts like a child as opposed to a loli and is imo never sexualized beyond plain moe.



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 No.22664[Reply]

When you experience "more than the average person" you get a bit pretentious, and as you experience more you start losing that and enjoying way more things. Like look at peoples top anime. Lots of people at 50 series watched will talk to you about the beauty of Tatami Galaxy and what it says about our lives, and it's all true. But then you watch more and you can appreciate the simple cartoonish comedy of Milky Holmes.

>Teenager, afraid to look uncool

<I like Monogatari a lot haha, except for the, you know…
>Adult, stopped caring years ago
<Strike Witches is the greatest series in existence.
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 No.22755

>>22752
Bro in breath of the wild there's a whole extended main questline where link has to dress like a stripper and pretend to be female

 No.22758

>>22755
That was fairly recent though.

 No.22764

>I like Monogatari a lot haha, except for the, you know…
what's wrong with it?
>>22665
>watching anime makes you a nerd, no exceptions
I just like cool animations dude, miss me with all that weeaboo shit lol

 No.22800

>>22764
he might be referring to the mayoi snail episodes i think

 No.22820

>>22664
Irony is, most of our pop culture gatekeeping is mostly adults mocking teens for liking any current thing



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