Comments by "Commentary Talk" (@commentarytalk1446) on "What Anime do Japanese watch in 2023?" video.

  1. Thank you for the interviews from everyone who agreed to share their thoughts and interests (or not) on anime. Anime is a good genre that works as well as Live-Action Films from Hollywood, let's say, in it's own way? The same could be said of Bollywood "Song & Dance" movies that are popular from India. Each is very different, but each gives something very enjoyable in terms of story and drama but with a different emphasis of addition. With Anime, not only can the stories be enjoyable but the art and animation can add a lot of extra interest. For non-Japanese, perhaps, also the Japanese culture and language is another area that is rewarding in the same way Bollywood songs might be enjoyable for aficionados of that genre of film? As for the lady that did not find Spy x Family anime very enjoyable, I would say the Manga is better as you can enjoy the drawing skills or draftsmanship more with that art style and equally the jokes work better with more time to take in the panels, than the anime allows, I would say? How things fit together and also each person's own preferences all interplay variously producing different reactions and different "takes". Bearing that in mind, Chainaw Man has a solid psychological depth imo, that is vibrant while portraying a story that is morbid. It's a fascinating combination if appreciated in that way? Likewise other anime have other such qualities to offer at their best or otherwise only shine as such to the given individual who sees it in that way. I could not answer the question of favourite anime or movie or novel, but if "push comes to shove" then it might be a story that I would never have imagined and could only enjoy thanks to the inventive and creative work of the original artists. I think anime (and manga) has a lot of those stories, fortunately. As for "putting my head on the block", in that case, a story where many different threads are woven together in a bizarre but enjoyable and skillful way would be the anime, Overlord. It may be about a fantasy game but it ends up being about a bit more than that.
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  2. Apart from the necessary quality in production (art, music, animation, voice acting, dialogue, plot etc), the sheer quality of Cowboy Beebop as a whole series is the type of emotion it has: It shows a washed-out kind of existence or perhaps that's how the characters feel and it reflects on the sense of lost time living in space? Perhaps it's the jazz, the mix of Western in Space theme or genre or the feeling of the artists at that time? It's great art and story to evoke such feeling.
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  3. That is a good recommendation, the director is just very distinct in style and art and combining art and music and animation with distinct "beat". Very weird and unsettling subject and story that may feel unsettling and disturbing for Takashii or others, but looking at the fusion of arts it's a great piece of work on that level if your stomach can stomach it!
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