Ever come across ghostly entities destroyed by a mere bullet? Or be destroyed when a cube surrounding them implodes? What about the summoning or superhuman strength and the appearance of a weapon out of thin air?
These are the kinds of story and intriguing plots that keep many glued to anime. But what else besides the near-perfect artist rendition of a character that causes us, myself included, to be stuck to them? I'd say it's a fact that there's no two anime alike, although some may bear similarity to another, and that there are myriads of settings which runs the gamut from an extraterrestrial environment, to the Renaissance period, and to the seemingly timelessness in some.
With a dash of absurdity, we'd have talking and thinking animals (in my case a raccoon), a mobile castle-like structure consolidated by pots, pans, and pipes as it's building material, air-travel, and every other things imaginable. What we thought isn't possible were brought to life by these creative Japanese. Impressive. Perhaps we're happy someone out there is finally able to project our child-like thinking of "if the world is like this... and that...". Absurd as they may be, how many weren't the least affected by some of Studio Ghibli's productions? Or didn't anyone hummed to some of the themes whilst growing up?
Result-oriented as they are, sometimes it's best to be creative, and take things less seriously. Effort yes, but then don't get stuck by only a method. Like they say, there is more than a way to skin a cat. I'm sure they have a fair share of critics as well but then, I was told that if I know what I'm doing, and like what I'm doing, then I'd be fine (emphasis mine). It's disheartening sometimes, to be discouraged from doing anything else other than the right and correct things. To do things logically and in a stoical manner. Get it done, correctly.
There you have it, my newfound love, one that's creatively absurd.
N.B. Post not inclusive of H anime *wink*
These are the kinds of story and intriguing plots that keep many glued to anime. But what else besides the near-perfect artist rendition of a character that causes us, myself included, to be stuck to them? I'd say it's a fact that there's no two anime alike, although some may bear similarity to another, and that there are myriads of settings which runs the gamut from an extraterrestrial environment, to the Renaissance period, and to the seemingly timelessness in some.
With a dash of absurdity, we'd have talking and thinking animals (in my case a raccoon), a mobile castle-like structure consolidated by pots, pans, and pipes as it's building material, air-travel, and every other things imaginable. What we thought isn't possible were brought to life by these creative Japanese. Impressive. Perhaps we're happy someone out there is finally able to project our child-like thinking of "if the world is like this... and that...". Absurd as they may be, how many weren't the least affected by some of Studio Ghibli's productions? Or didn't anyone hummed to some of the themes whilst growing up?
Result-oriented as they are, sometimes it's best to be creative, and take things less seriously. Effort yes, but then don't get stuck by only a method. Like they say, there is more than a way to skin a cat. I'm sure they have a fair share of critics as well but then, I was told that if I know what I'm doing, and like what I'm doing, then I'd be fine (emphasis mine). It's disheartening sometimes, to be discouraged from doing anything else other than the right and correct things. To do things logically and in a stoical manner. Get it done, correctly.
There you have it, my newfound love, one that's creatively absurd.
N.B. Post not inclusive of H anime *wink*
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