October 03, 2013
The Genki Singularity
Gatchaman Crowds has come to a close and while it ended on a rather anticlimactic note this show was still a well above average and enjoyable romp.
As I mentioned in a previous post, It has a quirky, rather simplistic art style and it's not particularly well animated. It feels kind of low budget, but that may be a perk, because the impression I get is that the people making it had a fair amount of creative freedom...and went wild with it...starting with the theme song which isn't exactly J-pop...
It's a fascinating little show that, amongst other things, touches on the remarkable ability of social networks and other information technologies ( and ummm...magics) to do end runs around hierarchical structures...for good or ill.
The protagonist is SO perky as to be off-putting at times. However, she's smart, optimistic and insightful.
I may have just ruined it for some people but my recommendation stands.
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As I mentioned in a previous post, It has a quirky, rather simplistic art style and it's not particularly well animated. It feels kind of low budget, but that may be a perk, because the impression I get is that the people making it had a fair amount of creative freedom...and went wild with it...starting with the theme song which isn't exactly J-pop...
It's a fascinating little show that, amongst other things, touches on the remarkable ability of social networks and other information technologies ( and ummm...magics) to do end runs around hierarchical structures...for good or ill.
The protagonist is SO perky as to be off-putting at times. However, she's smart, optimistic and insightful.
She's perkytudinous!
All in all I thoroughly enjoyed it, despite the somewhat abrupt (but internally logical) ending. If you watch it, do sit all the way through the last episodes credits though.
The oddness, presence of Mr. Not-a-Panda and complete lack of relation to its classic namesake will be seriously off-putting to some people but I recommend it.
It's really odd, and (especially for an anime) it has a very atypical political message...All in all I thoroughly enjoyed it, despite the somewhat abrupt (but internally logical) ending. If you watch it, do sit all the way through the last episodes credits though.
The oddness, presence of Mr. Not-a-Panda and complete lack of relation to its classic namesake will be seriously off-putting to some people but I recommend it.
I may have just ruined it for some people but my recommendation stands.
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Hajime is so perky that she comes off initially as a ditz. It takes a while to notice that she's actually very perceptive, and not at all stupid.
Posted by: Steven Den Beste at Thu Oct 3 21:08:34 2013 (+rSRq)
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Given that sword and gun control were the foundations of both the unification of Japan and the oppression of peasants and merchants (not to mention the untouchable class), I think maybe that's exactly what the series is advocating. The Meiji revolution was touched off by samurai and merchant/peasants getting together (and commoners getting to get armed by both sides, as the Shinsengumi illustrate) and then all of a sudden, weapons control came back and so did oppressive government.... So restricting the computer powers of normal people would set off the same alarms, for a history-minded Japanese person.
So yeah, how they mean it might be different, but what they mean probably is the same.
So yeah, how they mean it might be different, but what they mean probably is the same.
Posted by: Suburbanbanshee at Fri Oct 4 12:53:36 2013 (cvXSV)
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Good points.
There is also the example of Kanazawa, which was more or less democratic and had something very similar to a Swiss defense model. They held out for about a hundred years.
There is also the example of Kanazawa, which was more or less democratic and had something very similar to a Swiss defense model. They held out for about a hundred years.
Posted by: The Brickmuppet at Fri Oct 4 13:07:09 2013 (F7DdT)
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I was ready to cry "foul!" until the after-credits scene. I think they need an OVA or two to give us some closure on the rest of the cast, though; Utsutsu-chan could do the beach episode all by herself, although they'd probably fill it with Rui-service instead...
Oh, and I just found this picture of the cast...
-j
Oh, and I just found this picture of the cast...
-j
Posted by: J Greely at Fri Oct 4 18:19:11 2013 (+cEg2)
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