State capitalism in china is very successful. so successful that the government is facing a paradox: how can it keep calling itself the communist party when the youth is so focused on making money and showing their elevated consumer status ?
This anime is the answer:
1. make the leader a cool and trendy philosopher (clothing, music), keep the grit, drop the science.
2. draw the leader as an exotic individual, attractive but not chinese: the chinese cannot be universal, they shall be specific
3. don't dive into the study, do not explain. criticism shall stay manageable by emerging only from the gifted few
3. insist on social status, virtue
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Apr 27, 2013
left me with a sad feeling. the characters and the story work together to create a unique universe however, the main character becomes obsessive and sort of empty. this seems like a very personnal, japanese world view anime. the author tried to get a sort of rushed happy end, but it is unconvincing. i feel like he never took position between his contradictory feelings towards technology rush and earth preservation, just like his characters never actually get engaged with each other. alienation and resignation.
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