I don’t know of any other anime especially in the last twenty years to actually make mention of capitalism, capitalists, or anything to do with socialism, not just the concepts but the words themselves

It’s amazing how entire concepts that define human existence can just be obliterated wholesale from an entire medium of creative expression and entertainment

  • LaGG_3 [he/him, comrade/them]
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    2 years ago

    That makes a lot of sense. I'm curious if there's more political content in OVA/direct to video and movie stuff. It wouldn't surprise me if not, because otaku are more willing to buy expensive laserdiscs with sex/violence stuff on them, but it's interesting that one of the first OVAs was Mamoru Oshii's Dallos, which is explicitly leftist (kinda ehh, though, unfortunately).

    Also Japan is a neoliberal hell that while theoretically has stronger unions and more social services than a lot of capitalist countries, is still in effect an imperialist ideology factory.

    That kinda happens when :amerikkka: destroys and rebuilds your country. :yea: