thinking about this post again. they don't have to be directly about it, subtext is a real thing to take into consideration here. artists who have strong opinions on it should be taken into account. i have pretty broad standards for what counts here, i'm just trying to figure out how accurate the post is generously

right off the bat we've got a bunch

  • patlabor (2 especially)
  • gate
  • gits sac 2nd gig
  • kyoukai senki
  • zipang
  • drifters
  • code geass
  • gundam seed
  • aot (iirc iseyama has opinions)
  • kantai collection (this level of nostalgia for ww2 military stuff definitely goes here)
  • space battleship yamato
  • universal century gundam (abstractly, if you take the read of zeon being close to 1 to 1 with imperial japan to be true)

i know there's way more on the tip of my tongue but i can't think of them rn. and if you could include any details on what makes you say it's about article 9 i'd appreciate that

      • LaGG_3 [he/him, comrade/them]
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        3 months ago

        It's kind of a mess of a show, so anything feels like a stretch, but I think some of the "nation in pursuit of true passivism" bit is tangentially in conversation with Article 9.

        NGL I mostly wanted to post a picture of Relina's RBF lol

  • Rojo27 [he/him]
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    3 months ago

    Stein's Gate? Maybe, if we're being broad. Unless that's what you meant by gate.

    • Cromalin [she/her]
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      3 months ago

      haven't seen stein's gate, what makes you say that?

      • Rojo27 [he/him]
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        3 months ago

        Really reaching and my memory of the series isn't great lol, but in Stein's:Gate 0 the US and Russia have operatives in Japan fighting for control of a time machine. There's a timeline where WW3 breaks out and Japan is one of the hardest hit places. Can't help but feel like it might be a bit of a commentary on how Japan is just a place where superpowers are able to impose their will. Even season one's main antagonist organization was a foreign entity (SERN, a play on real life CERN).

    • Cromalin [she/her]
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      3 months ago

      oh undoubtedly! but i can't actually think of THAT many specifics that wouldn't be really massive stretches, so any you can think of would be appreciated

        • Cromalin [she/her]
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          3 months ago

          dang yeah. is that any good? the summary i read feels like it could potentially be interesting but i don't trust like that

          • buckykat [none/use name]
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            3 months ago

            it's uh extremely problematic, literally imperial japan apologia, but if you like alt-history stuff it's interesting.