A dissertation and thesis on "The Big O"

Dec 4, 2018 8:34 PM

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I was looking through online thesis papers when I come across one that was on this show. A student at the University of Massachusetts wrote a lengthy (71 page) dissertation on "The Big O" and its themes of memories and war, with respect to the historical aspect of Japan's defeat in World War 2.

The student also interviewed the writer, Chiaki Konaka, which is pretty enlightening and gives a more clearer understanding of what was going through Konaka's head when he was writing the script for season 2.

"FORGETTING TRAUMATIC WAR MEMORY:
A CASE STUDY OF THE JAPANESE ANIME SERIES
THE BIG O"

Feb 14, 2019 8:51 PM

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Another cool and nifty thing I've found was Konaka's script for a CD Drama of The Big O that he wrote prior to season 2. You can find snippets of some of the lines being reused in the theater scene in episode 14 (what a weird episode that was).

"The Big O: CD Theater"

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Feb 20, 2019 10:29 AM

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Such an interesting reading. The Big O is one of my fav animes, but i could never imagined that someone would made a thesis from it, so i must thank you a lot.

May 16, 2019 9:57 AM

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Well hot damn, I didn't even realize that this was a written by Chiaka Konoka—that probably explains how it got onto my plan to watch list though. I'll check out those links once I finish the anime, thanks!

Jan 14, 2020 3:28 AM

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Thank you so much for sharing this.

Apr 5, 2020 4:18 PM

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Very nice piece of work. It's probably the only meaningful analysis of the series and made me realize I need to consider context when judging a work (because the theme of memories and the pain of remembering/identity of remembering is overused already by itself).

Otherwise I don't really care about the simulation/reset/free will stuff. It's all done to death.

May 6, 2020 11:05 AM

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ow, I've tried to write something similar

Jul 20, 2021 11:26 AM

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Lol at the two bots that spammed this post. I thought those types of spammers only invaded web blogs in the comments section, but I guess online forums are not immune either. Anyways, I'll have to check out this thesis and theater CD thing (added to the backlog lol).

Mar 20, 2023 2:27 PM

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A research proposal is mandatory when applying for a PhD program. Principals, admissions committees, and sponsors use it to evaluate student ideas, critical thinking skills, and the viability of a PhD project, so I'm looking for a trusted resource to help

Feb 22, 8:59 PM

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@LightQuill Thank you so much for this! I just finished the show. I'm definitely diving into this!

Edit: I read through it and it was a nice interpretation! It was fairly long already but Dorothy (androids) weren't even mentioned. There is certainly some analysis that could be had there. As a graduate student myself, I get the author not wanting to further open that can of worms.

divlyfeinFeb 22, 11:22 PM

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