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Granted I don't have much other reference for fiction about teenagers competing in solitary sports on an international level, but the inner struggles the characters are saddled with reminds me a lot of Infinite Jest.
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omg the pacing of this episode was transcendant. Not bothering with the technicalities of ostensibly the most important match in the series and insisting upon the human element was impressive, even within the precedent of the past 10 episodes. Being so insistent on the "blood tastes like iron" foreshadowing was a really interesting stylistic decision. I think we're supposed to see it as a small earworm that distracted Smile from playing a purely ruthless, robotic match against Smile. Once Smile catches sight of his own blood and reconciles his robot/human duality, he becomes visibly more at comfort with himself, both in the match and the epilogue. Him choosing to work with children professionally and as a hobby was really revealing; he's the type of person who really needs the optimism of youth to keep him from getting lost in the cold, technical world that this anime itself is all about transcending.
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glomkettle posted:That's exactly how I felt about Tatami Galaxy. I'm in the middle of watching Kemonozume right now (just started, really), and as far as I know all I have left of his to watch after that is Mind Game and his short in Genius Party. I'll be pretty sad when there's nothing left of his to watch. snucks fucked around with this message at 06:52 on Jul 2, 2014 |
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Jul 2, 2014 06:49
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aers posted:http://vimeo.com/102103466 
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