I suddenly understand what Mark Fisher was yappin' about with Hauntology.

The show is like carbon monoxide. It's very peaceful.

  • Erika3sis [she/her, xe/xem]
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    8 个月前

    I think the YKK anime is the perfect length with only four episodes total, it's just long enough to leave a lasting impression but still short enough to not feel like a replacement for the manga. In fact I got for Christmas the first volume of the manga's deluxe edition, and I breezed right through it. YKK is an absolutely glorious work, there's a lot to be said about the themes of gynoid fiction, the way that YKK handles the end of humanity, and the way YKK goes hand in hand with Aria series.

    • CriticalOtaku [he/him]
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      8 个月前

      I'm not sure if I'll ever read the manga (I just generally prefer film to comics) and I'm pretty unfamiliar with Aria (although I guess I have a passing familiarity with gynoid fiction just from cultural osmosis) but I loved all the deep-fried Pre-Vapourwave 90's anime aesthetics combined with all the unsettling details. The way the show's directed reminds me a lot of Serial Experiments Lain and Kino's Journey, which are some of my favourite shows so I'm honestly kicking myself for not getting round to watching this sooner.