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

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

  • CriticalOtaku [he/him]
    hexagon
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    3 months ago

    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.