Being a hardcore anime and manga fan, I come across such masterpieces, every now and then, which make me realize the real nature of human beings – selfish and greedy.
But nowadays, I’ve started seeing this element too often. Of course, these form of entertainment are not bound by any chains. And to a lot of people, the authors and artists seem to be geniuses who can think outside of the world.
When I set down to think deeply on the themes, I shudder at the mere thought that these thinkers are human beings after all. If they can think of such things, so can other humans. What if these things really exist – the secret operations, the specially powered human beings, their exploitation by various governments or particular individuals – may be we are just unaware of things – “We” the foolish common man.
Sometimes, I can’t help but admire these creators. Is it just imagination? Do they draw inspiration from history? Or do they see future? What if they are a part of all this but want to free themselves from the shackles of despair this exploitation brings the people? The medium becomes the pens and brushes and computers and tablets.
With the technological advancement and the change in humans I observe around, I don’t think the futuristic earth is far away which is created in these creations. The bigger question is what we will do if that happens….
All these thought provoking things, I learn from anime and manga. And then people say that they are mere cartoons meant for children. I can’t help but laugh at their ignorance.
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While i undersyand and agree with your opinion, i still have to say its for anyone who jas a open mind toward things.
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Yes, totally agree with you. I wrote this post with India as the context. Here, a lot of people ask me why I am so obsessed with anime and that they are meant for little kids. They don’t go beyond ShinChan and Doraemon or Pokemon in their understanding of anime. That’s why, I wanted to convey that anime goes long way after these. All in all, yes, they need to open their mind more. 🙂
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Ah i see sorry for the misthinking on my part.
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Haha, oh no. Your thinking wasn’t misthinking. It applies to every situation 🙂
I should’ve specified the context too. It was a fault on my part…..
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Your awsome i hope you know.
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Hahaha, thank you thank you 😀 😀
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You realise after a while that most of the jokes in anime are for adults but we laughed at them like we knew them as children
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Lol, I don’t remember much since I watched anime meant for kids only – Cardcaptors, Captain Tsubasa, Pokemon, Digimon etc. I have come to know the mainstream anime and such variety in very recent years only. But I must say, had I watched the new ones at that time, I might have felt the same 😀
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