The Plight of the OCD character

Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) is a psychiatric anxiety disorder most commonly characterized by a subject’s obsessive, distressing, intrusive thoughts and related compulsions (tasks or “rituals”) which attempt to neutralize the obsessions.(taken from Wikipedia).

 

Anime and escapism…pathetic editorial filler

Fairly recently I read a few articles about anime and escapism. Since I’m far from being satisfied with the current state of some of my posts, here’s some quick filler

I see what you did there!

 

Thrasymachus and Lelouch; Ancestor and Agnate?

‘Beauttocks’ is a perfect nickname. I second it Iknight.

 

Mushishi and philosophy pt.2:Moral realism v. moral anti-realism;on the ethics of mushi

MADE OF WIN

 

Mushishi and philosophy:part 1 rationalism vs. empiricism; on the existence of a lower species

This is one brilliant man.

Mushishi is a polarizing show. Most people loved it for its poignant description of the human description and slow moving dramatics. The others hated it for the same reasons; it had some pacing problems, and was admittedly depressing in the way it portrayed every other human besides Ginko. It encompassed a wide variety of the spectrum of human emotion; Greed(ep 6) Love for those long gone(ep 8,16,17, 22) Unrequited love/lust/schoolgirl crush(ep 20) A womans love for a child not technically her own(ep 21) Hatred and fear of the unknown(ep 24) Acceptance of fate (ep 25).

 

First Impressions spring 2008

I am a Texan and a green lantern nerd

 

Eureka Seven 1-10;wait this show wasn’t supposed to be “deep”

So watching Eureka Seven and reading through Bateszi and Animanachronism’s stuff, I find myself digging for deeper connections in everyday mundane tasks. It was tough for a while, because lately all I’ve been doing is saging newfags on /b/, and watching George Lopez from 9pm till 4am. So I torrented Eureka Seven to watch to ease me back into anime.

It finishes torrenting and I start to watch, its got great music and pretty pictures, but that’s pretty much it. Until all of a sudden the show depicts an old woman of a certain determinist faith, and she just so happens to be labeled as a terrorist by the government for no logical reason other than “she’s different”.(America for the LOSE!)So what does Gekko-state do?They capture her and go to collect the reward money, and then they go back on the deal steal the money and take to woman to her homeland.When there she spouts some pop-theology to Renton and his mind is blown.

This interests me only because the creators of the show spend these episodes crafting a light anime, when all of a sudden theres ethnic cleansing, and war flashbacks, and old tea lady stating that everything is predetermined. Thats like walking into church and slapping everyone there with a copy of Thus Spoke Zarathustra.

I have nothing serious to say other than WTF? I mean its so poppy and happy then its vietnam then its poppy again.

 

The Cat Returns;Ghibli’s strong-female lead magnum opus

The Cat Returns is to me the seminal work of the Ghibli stereotypical strong-female lead. The main character is usually headstrong, and at the same time insecure about the events going on around her, and though this isn’t a Miyazaki joint, it still epitomizes the strong female at all times.

 

Sayonara Zetsubou Sensei

In this installment I will not cover too much philosophy because I am so plum-tuckered out from helping a friend write an existential literature paper for her English class, that Sarte can shove it.

 

Morals of Murder; relating Baccano to Kant

Baccano and Kant:Relating Immortals that murder haphazardly to the Godfather of German Idealism