Sep 8, 2021
I need to be honest about REC, this is going to be a VERY, very subjective opinion on my part, just because I love this anime.
I'm forty years old, and pretty much I have watched and rewatched REC since I'm 28 years old.
Every time I watched it, it pushes me to be a better person, a better husband, why?
Rec touches many adult themes in many ways, despite it only has 9-10 minutes of content each chapter and it does way better than many animes of 25+ episodes with 22 minutes episodes.
The way the main characters meet each other is kinda silly, let alone the part
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how they ended living together is way sillier.
From then, the anime turns out to be more serious than it may be intended to be, giving some space for comedy.
1- What happens to a couple when one of them is becoming successful while the other is struggling?
2- What happens when someone can not express his/her feelings because they feel insecure?
3- What happens when you give your best in work but things are not going accordingly?
4- What happens when you feel you are a boulder in the way of the person you love, you do not want him/her to go but also you want this person to fulfill his/her dreams?
Spoilers!!
From here I'm going deep in my viewings of the series and I will mention stuff some of you could consider spoilers, so you were warned. Also, my opinion of how REC showed me how to be a better person, which you would find boring, sorry for that.
Not everything is so serious, there is a space for comedy and absurd animation scenes. Also, the atmosphere isn't that grim at all. Even on the job, our male protagonist has a good friend that supports him when things aren't going all right. It is not like the male protagonist is not talented, on the contrary, he is a hard worker and talented marketing designer, but the series explores when even people like him are struggling.
One of them develops feelings of insecurity because the career of the other is having a big push.
Of course, this could mean this person won't be needing the other financially, this is a pretty adult thing. So this person is fearing it could be alone again at any moment.
At the end of the series, we learn we have to develop a relationship based on our honest feelings and caring, not on things like the house, the money, the status.
I think Rec showed me that saying "Welcome Home" to my wife and daughter every single time they get through the door is important, take time to have a hot meal when they come from studying or working, saying "Good morning" every single day, and hugging them every time they have to go out, making them feel there is someone waiting for them at home, is very important, do not hide those feelings!!
PS: The scene when Matsumaru runs and hugs Aka when she said "Let's Go home" is breathtaking.
He throws away his briefcase, somehow indicating what you have at home is way more important than you have out of home. I love it and I learn a lot from it.
Thanks to the anime makers and the mangaka for REC, maybe not the most common format and time, but deep enough to make us meditate about our personal situations.
Reviewer’s Rating: 9
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