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
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
Stein's Gate? Maybe, if we're being broad. Unless that's what you meant by gate.
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).
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
dang yeah. is that any good? the summary i read feels like it could potentially be interesting but i don't trust like that
it's uh extremely problematic, literally imperial japan apologia, but if you like alt-history stuff it's interesting.
Code Geass?
It's politics are kind of a mess though.