| another anime that should be added is FLCL for it methaphor of how we reach the adulthood. |
| The count of monty Cristo should be added. |
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| I suggest Eve no Jikan. It happens in a future when robots and androids are nearly onmipresent and held in servitude and segregation by the Asimov's laws and a xeno/cyberphobic ethics comitee's strict laws, despite (or more probably because of) their intelligence. With intelligence, comes the capacity for self-awareness, abstract thought, understanding, and finally independent action and emotional response... and these are the most dreaded things for the techophobes in charge. The robots, while bound by the robotic laws, find a way to un-obey: if it isn't expressly forbidden, then it's tacitly permitted; so, behind their masters' backs, a few of them mix with humans in a bar where the rule is that no discrimination is allowed. Whether their motivations for anarchically exploring the cracks of order are to practice human relations so they can become better servents or just chill out from their daily tasks, I believe they're of interest to anyone who claims liking philosophy. |
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| I will get to adding some of these soon. I'm sorry for taking so long. |
tsundereboy said: Hi everyone, great club, I hope to make lots of friends? :) I recently finished Mawaru Penguindrum and I think it's quite a philosophical anime. It talks a lot about free will, that is one of the most intruguing and old problems of philosophy, and it explores the issues that arise with respect to determinism, moral responsibility and many other themes. Shouldn't it be included in the list? http://myanimelist.net/anime/10721/Mawaru_Penguindrum We're looking into possibly adding some shows to anime relations. Please be patient. |
| Because it covers many philosophical topics on life and growing up, FLCL has been added to anime relations. |
| I think Shinsekai Yori should be added on the list. And here is the reason why: Sorry for my bad english I hope I could explain myself enough |
| Update for just the Anime Relations list at the moment: All anime considered: -Shinsekai Yori -Mawaru Penguindrum -Death Note -Gankutsuou -Madoka Magica -Durarara!! -Gunslinger Girl Anime added to Relations list: -Mawaru Penguindrum: plethora of symbolism and visual allusions to famous works of art. Looks at the concept of fate through a philosophical lens. Real life cultural references tying back to this concept. -Gunslinger Girl: moral ambiguity strewn throughout. Each character has separate philosophies on life that are explored in the show. Moral dilemma between characters as weapons of violence and characters as actual people is explored. -Shoujo Kakumei Utena: heavily borrows philosophical theories of both Carl Jung and Hermann Hesse. Also explores themes of existentialism and psychological analysis. Anime rejected from being added: -Durarara!! -Death Note Anime on hold or on the fence: -Madoka Magica: Is a deconstruction of the magical girl genre. However, needs to be looked at further for philosophical elements or discussed with other admins for future placement. -Shinsekai Yori: Will most likely be added in the future, but not now. I did not know enough about it to just arbitrarily place it on the list. -Gankutsuou: Not sure about this one either. I will have to actually complete it before making an opinion on whether it should be added or not. For Manga: I apologize, but I only had enough knowledge on the anime I was considering. Since I do not read that much manga, there was no way I could've added any of the suggestions to the list. It will get done however, I assure you. |
| by the way, why is not Jinrui on that list? It was a dark comedy with a lot of criticism of religion, politics and humanity. |
Vis4Vanity said: by the way, why is not Jinrui on that list? It was a dark comedy with a lot of criticism of religion, politics and humanity. Because it takes some time to analyze each of these suggestions to see if they're philosophical in nature. An anime might seem like the most obvious choice, but we still need to look at it and determine that. Sorry for taking so long. |
| Appleseed manga by Masamune Shirow. |
| Nice to see lots of suggestions! Gankutsuou, I love this series, but I don't think it dabbles much in philosophy. You can definitely take away some themes about the nature of friendship and revenge and how far humans are willing to go to achieve goals, but those ideas aren't explored enough and are hardly the focus of the show. I definitely agree with DRRR!! and Death Note being rejected. They both dabble with very simplistic ideas. They are like entry-level armchair philosophy ideas that don't really go anywhere or offer much meat to chew on. I really have not seen much of the others and cannot comment on them. I recently finished Steins;Gate. It was a great series. |
| Homunculus was nominated in the second page, has it got a verdict yet? In any case, I'm thirding its nomination. |
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Litrydow said: I've been reading Homunculus, and I'm loving it. It's like Ichi the Killer but instead of violence, problems are solved through psychological analysis. That said, I think it's definitely more psychological than philosophical.Homunculus was nominated in the second page, has it got a verdict yet? In any case, I'm thirding its nomination. |
| 'I am a Hero' belongs on the list. It has a lot of interesting philosophy on the topics of Japanese culture, manga, and morality. |
| Shamo. |
| I would add: -Fate/Zero (there is a thread about Fate/Zero in the club) -Fate/stay night: Unlimited Blade Works (series, not the horrible movie adaptation) -Kara no Kyoukai (I think whoever has watch KnK would say the same. KnK are 8 movies, I think, so maybe it would be good to add at least the first one?) Here an article about Fate/stay night philosophy if someone is interested: http://sequart.org/magazine/25252/yet-those-hands-will-never-hold-anything-emiya-shirou-as-the-interactive-superhero-of-fatestay-night-part-1/ |
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