"Supply and demand economics yielded exponential growth in panty expression, and panty flashing became omnipresent".
-Takekuma-sensei
In the distant,magical times of the 1980s, one of the best-selling books in Japan was 'Structure and Power:Beyond Semiotics', by Akira Asada, where he discussed simulacra, post-structuralism, historical psychoanalysis, Saussurean signals ,the New Left ,the desublimation of post-modern culture, and other impressive-sounding, obnoxious, sophomore Philosophy undergrad poppycock. In the turn of the millenium,psychiatrist Tamaki Saito and critical theorist Hiroki Azuma redefined otaku culture and introduced it a subject of sociological study with their books Psychopathology of the Beautiful Fighting Girl and Otaku:Japan's Database Animals, respectively. In those books we can see
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 Alternative TitlesSynonyms: SaruMan Japanese: サルでも描けるまんが教室 More titlesInformationType: Manga
Volumes: 3
Chapters: 21
Status: Finished
Published: 1989 to 1990
Genre:
Comedy
Demographic:
Seinen
Serialization:
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Mar 22, 2016
It's easy to miss use the term deconstruction when you want to say subversion or variation. Taking a well known element and doing it different is showing your understanding of the medium, but it's not really taking it apart since you are choosing a single line of argument. This manga is a true case of a deconstruction of the classic elements of a shonen manga, from the evolution of the panty shot to the underapreciated importance of the friend with glasses.
If you love shonen you'll love this, the only real problem and for some people none of the will, japanese comedy is a ... |
