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Thank you for your review of "Yokohama Kaidashi Kikou". I would have given it a 10 too--or more, if I could. Thank you for the mention of "mono no aware". Having entered the world of manga, and through it Japanese culture in general, beginning in 2010, I've only recently just learned the concept of MNA. Now that I know it, though, I see it everywhere in manga--and nowhere better displayed than in YKK.

I believe mono no aware is a reflection of the great influence of Buddhism in Japan. Over here in the USA, Christianity reigns, millions of people believe in in it implicitly, and most of the rest of us at least pay lip service to its ideas--particularly its very reassuring idea that Christians will be resurrected after they die. My reading about Japan has taught me that Japan's major religions, particularly Buddhism, contain no concept of personal survival after death. A culture where the idea of immortality is not a standard background assumption has to have a substantial strain of sadness in it, along with a bittersweet awareness that THIS moment of beauty or joy, as ephemeral as it always is, is all we have, and for that reason is always unique and precious.

The other great impression I personally took from YKK was what an immense relief it would be to live there. I bet lots of people these days, like me, are sick to death of this world of overpopulation, over-complexity, murder, and war--and in general all of us who make up this excess supply of humans having to hustle from birth to death for survival.

Hello! If you don't mind, I'm looking for some help. I am reviewing PositioN but there still are things that are unclear to me. Since as you said in the club, you enjoy looking for underlying meanings in anime and manga I wanted to ask you.

Did I miss something, or these two pages (one and two) are an understated hint that "something" happened to the mountains of PositioN's world?

Also, what do you think is supposed to be this? It's called "the ship of what is to come" by some talking rocks. They mention it a bit later. The rocks also say "it's been years"... So is it a vision of a ship from the past? Which perhaps took a part of humanity on another planet? (god, this is a perfectly cliché, far-fetched assumption. don't mind it.)

Thank you for your opinion on these little questions.

This time I am sorry for late reply.

Thanks. :D

LOL, seems like YKK had a VERY deep impact on you, and It's understandable IMO. Would like to discuss what you like about YKK, if you are interested.

Also doesn't Yunagi means 'calm', which reminds me, have you read Yunagi no Machi Sakura no Kuni? :D

Hello :D
Read your review of Yokohama Kaidashi Kikou, that was a great review, have to tell you that it's my favorite manga as well! :D
BTW, hi I am Akshan kinda new in MAL :D

Oops, did not see that. Thanks for letting me know!

Well, "jerkass gods" is "older than dirt."

What did you think of Drosselmeyer?

Oh, thanks then! xD;