I introduced your original videos about apocalypticism in postwar japan to my Japanese culture professor, Baba-sensei. She touched on a lot of similar issues and topics that you did. So much so I had to see if she was cited in your videos. She wasn't but a lot of the same sources you used were the ones she did. Especially in regards to Akira and EVA. I would just like to say you one of the many influences on my writing in that class. And for that I thank you.
I don't know how many fan show appreciation of your videos. But I want to say I am really happy for what you are doing. And yes you do need the donations. These videos show the scholarly work you do in the background. The Pause and Select channel is one of the very few channels to give anime and manga critiques from an artistic, historic, and philosophical point of view. Many otakus here in America don't understand the ramifications of historical events on the manga and anime industry. This channel help gives fans , like me, the cultural context that underlines many anime and manga series. So please, keep up the good work!
You are too kind Vertis, I just try my best. There's a lot of stuff that I myself don't know, and I'm just another fan, like y'all, a fellow traveller trying to figure out some of this. I'm sure there's a lot of stuff you probably know about anime and manga that I don't, you just need a channel haha.
This video was amazing. I had never thought of any of those anime from that lens, and it really opened up another way to appreciate some of my favorite works. Thank you.
Your editing and overall production is so sound and has a mood to it unmatched in other introspective, essayist style from other communities like in the RUclips anime community. Great watch all around. I also can’t help but feel like I’m at a university lecture and it’s awesome. Bravo!
An interesting piece of media you didn't go into is X-1999, by CLAMP, because it talks about that particular mix of past-clashing-with-future that permeated the late 90's anxieties. It also dwells a lot into the idea of "destiny" vs. "free will", and of "continuity" and "preservation" vs. "new starts" and "clean slates"... and, of course, on the ruminations regarding "who" gets to decide and "who" gets to be in charge/survive into that new world. I feel there's a lot of the burden of young Japanese regarding their contradictory role as being burdened wioth carrying on the future of the country, but at the same time living in a society where the power and decisions are in the hands of older generations (often heirs to the old "sins"). A feeling of powerlessness very simmilar to what Otomo described in Akira, but resolves in the youth taking over the ruins of the old (futuristic) world and building a society that focuses on a straight forward and honnest relationship with struggle and even vilence (from which it is, ultimately born). In X, on the other hand, CLAMP depict a struggle fought in the shadows, by groups of powerfull people bound to secret agendas. The preservation of the old world, or the anihilation of it to start anew (and let the planet heal from mankind, as depicted ion the scenes of nature reclaiming Tokyo) is ultimately a matter of fate to most of the world. Those who fight are eclectic in their origin and motivations and their relationships, even across groups reflect complexty and individuality.
Another awesome video man. The original series you did on apocalypticism I've probably watched 3-4 times now. I've lived in Japan altogether over 8 years now and I started my first corporate job after college in Tokyo just two weeks after 3.11, and from childhood Evangelion and Akira had a huge impact on me, so needless to say this is one of the most fascinating themes to me both in fiction and in observing the cultural zeitgeist.
Thank you so much for creating and uploading this video. I loved your previous videos on apocalypticism but always got lost in the references or terminology. You did a fantastic job streamlining the narrative and helping me understand better!
when My Hero Academia reaches is inevitable apocalypticism i'm expecting a great video from you covering the subject, that aside, thank you for feeding me that good content
Hey, mate, thanks for making these videos. I always struggle when having to recommend your work to my friends or students, especially given the language barrier. But these two introductory videos seem like a great gateway to invite these people to a wider discussion of the subjects that they're interested in from the get-go. And the subtitles... man, that's thoughtful.
Fantastic video! It's great to have this condensed version to share with new viewers. I also have to mention how much I appreciate the level of production in this video. There are lots of seemingly small details that really enhance the experience: the music, the mix of media footage and face cam, the changing coloured lighting, the Sakyo Komatsu sketch at 30:45 and the tracking shot at 31:06.
I was about to post this and was about to make an essay post just about that but I had to scroll to the comments and saw your comment. Glad I wasn't the only one who thought of this.
@@MHF013 And about youth/newer generation fighting against the elder/older generation ideas. Be it through faith, individualism or meritocratic and not just in the mainline games either. Even one the most recent entry, SMT4: Apocalypse (which has the word well... apocalypse), is all about the youth destroying the old order when society reached its limit.
Can confirm, having lived in Japan for only half a year even small ones are pretty scary. Waking up in the middle of the night to feel the world shake, your bookcase rumble and have no indication of how bad it's going to be is not very fun.
@@revisionreviewsgames Tokyo Magnitude is interesting. There's a manga called 51 Ways to Save Her which is also really interesting, gives a lot more insight into some of the challenges that come with disasters in urban areas, though admittedly I'm not sure *how* accurate it is.
One of my favorite videos from you and it's inspired me to read up on Japanese culture since I'm borrowing from Shintoism and Buddhism and a shit ton of other things like Jung for my fantasy novel lol. Oh and also the economic boom that propelled Japan into the modern age (need to re-watch the video and or do some actual research might have worded that terribly).
Honestly, I can't really agree with what you say on Your Name. Taki and his friends never talk about the meteor chrashing before they find out that's the place where Mitsua lived, so I don't really see how they show how people dealt with the incident (before they try to save Mitsua). The use of cell phones was also specifically about the interactions between Taki and Mitsuha, so I think that's dealing with theur relationship more than anything else. Also, Taki's speech about building a landscape that gives heartwarming memories to me was related to how he wishes to have memories about Mitsuha. It also might be that I don't really like that movie, so that's why I find it hard to find interesting messages in it, I admit it.
Hmmm, I talk about it a bit more with Lamarre in the Shadows of Fukushima video, if you haven't seen that. There's some Shinkai interview stuff that goes into a bit more on that. To be fair, if you don't like the film, that's no worries as well!
How do you think Tenki no Ko fits into the sekaikei lineage? It feels like Shinkai revisiting the classic formula he helped codify while kind of subverting the conclusion. Do you think it's trying to bring the genre/movement to the 20s (in light of 2011 and increased awareness of global warming etc), or is it indicative/representative of some other cultural and political shift since the early 00s?
Hmm, I'm not sure myself. I remember a friend of mine showed me this article that argues that Gridman is a more contemporary sekaikei vision. It might just be how Shinkai writes, though.
I think Ideon and Macross are two important animated works that could have been analysed for a video on this topic. I'd like to know if you have watched, and in case if you considered them for the video
I've watched both, I largely didn't mention them because I mainly wanted to keep it generally in terms of some big ones I'm already familiar with and know there's a bit more scholarly information on, cause then I can kinda cross-reference it with whatever's happening at the time, if that makes sense.
@@PauseandSelect sure, it totally makes sense. Besides, Ideon was never that much of a deal in Japan now that I think about it, it was mainly watched by hardcore anime and sci-fi fans.
A lot of my favourite movies of all time are cited in this video. Is this weird? Am I weird? I feel strange to love to watch and read fiction about the planet Earth being destroyed in some way. Not always with hope in the mankind.
Whoops, sorry about that! RUclips used to default just pre-roll, but I think it started putting in mid-roll and I didn't know. I fixed it, it should be gone now. Most people just have adblock so I didn't notice, but thanks for letting me know!
Don't forget to SMASH that like button or Pennywise from the IT franchise will kill me at 3AM.
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This video deserves some kind of award.
Thanks Kon but I'm just glad you enjoyed the vid!
I introduced your original videos about apocalypticism in postwar japan to my Japanese culture professor, Baba-sensei. She touched on a lot of similar issues and topics that you did. So much so I had to see if she was cited in your videos. She wasn't but a lot of the same sources you used were the ones she did. Especially in regards to Akira and EVA. I would just like to say you one of the many influences on my writing in that class. And for that I thank you.
Oh nice, what's her full name? I'd love to read her stuff. Most of my stuff comes from Motoko Tanaka, but I'd love to read some more on this!
That transition into Eva gave me chills. Hell of a video man.
I don't know how many fan show appreciation of your videos. But I want to say I am really happy for what you are doing. And yes you do need the donations. These videos show the scholarly work you do in the background.
The Pause and Select channel is one of the very few channels to give anime and manga critiques from an artistic, historic, and philosophical point of view. Many otakus here in America don't understand the ramifications of historical events on the manga and anime industry. This channel help gives fans , like me, the cultural context that underlines many anime and manga series.
So please, keep up the good work!
You are too kind Vertis, I just try my best. There's a lot of stuff that I myself don't know, and I'm just another fan, like y'all, a fellow traveller trying to figure out some of this. I'm sure there's a lot of stuff you probably know about anime and manga that I don't, you just need a channel haha.
This is a perfect summary of your work, now with broad appeal. Keep going man.
Yeah, been really working on trying to figure out how to proceed with content coming forward, I'm really glad this is working out.
its hard to find this level of quality on youtube
You flatter me BringerofRAIN6!
This video was amazing. I had never thought of any of those anime from that lens, and it really opened up another way to appreciate some of my favorite works. Thank you.
Thank you very much for watching, Anthony!
Your editing and overall production is so sound and has a mood to it unmatched in other introspective, essayist style from other communities like in the RUclips anime community. Great watch all around.
I also can’t help but feel like I’m at a university lecture and it’s awesome. Bravo!
Haha wow, I'm really touched, thanks for watching it!
An interesting piece of media you didn't go into is X-1999, by CLAMP, because it talks about that particular mix of past-clashing-with-future that permeated the late 90's anxieties. It also dwells a lot into the idea of "destiny" vs. "free will", and of "continuity" and "preservation" vs. "new starts" and "clean slates"... and, of course, on the ruminations regarding "who" gets to decide and "who" gets to be in charge/survive into that new world. I feel there's a lot of the burden of young Japanese regarding their contradictory role as being burdened wioth carrying on the future of the country, but at the same time living in a society where the power and decisions are in the hands of older generations (often heirs to the old "sins"). A feeling of powerlessness very simmilar to what Otomo described in Akira, but resolves in the youth taking over the ruins of the old (futuristic) world and building a society that focuses on a straight forward and honnest relationship with struggle and even vilence (from which it is, ultimately born). In X, on the other hand, CLAMP depict a struggle fought in the shadows, by groups of powerfull people bound to secret agendas. The preservation of the old world, or the anihilation of it to start anew (and let the planet heal from mankind, as depicted ion the scenes of nature reclaiming Tokyo) is ultimately a matter of fate to most of the world. Those who fight are eclectic in their origin and motivations and their relationships, even across groups reflect complexty and individuality.
Two uploads in one day? Blessed.
The world's most sudden double feature lol.
As someone new to anime, I really enjoy the intellectual and literary underpinnings you explore on your channel. Thank you.
Another awesome video man. The original series you did on apocalypticism I've probably watched 3-4 times now. I've lived in Japan altogether over 8 years now and I started my first corporate job after college in Tokyo just two weeks after 3.11, and from childhood Evangelion and Akira had a huge impact on me, so needless to say this is one of the most fascinating themes to me both in fiction and in observing the cultural zeitgeist.
Oh wow, 2 weeks after 3.11 sounds wild. Still working in Japan?
As someone with tangential interest in these topics, I think this video is perfect.
Thank you very much.
Thanks for watching AngelHQ!
Joe I can listen to your videos all day man.
More amazing content. Keep up the great work. Your analysis of Japanese media and tropes is always informative.
Thanks for taking the time to watch it, I try my best!
Thank you so much for creating and uploading this video. I loved your previous videos on apocalypticism but always got lost in the references or terminology. You did a fantastic job streamlining the narrative and helping me understand better!
Thanks for watching Barbara, I appreciate you taking the time to do, and I'm glad this helped!
when My Hero Academia reaches is inevitable apocalypticism i'm expecting a great video from you covering the subject,
that aside, thank you for feeding me that good content
I haven't read MHA in a long time, but if there's an apocalypse arc coming on, then I guess I'll have to catch up.
Hey, mate, thanks for making these videos. I always struggle when having to recommend your work to my friends or students, especially given the language barrier. But these two introductory videos seem like a great gateway to invite these people to a wider discussion of the subjects that they're interested in from the get-go.
And the subtitles... man, that's thoughtful.
Thanks for the kind words gomez, I appreciate you taking the time out of your day to watch it!
Fantastic video! It's great to have this condensed version to share with new viewers.
I also have to mention how much I appreciate the level of production in this video. There are lots of seemingly small details that really enhance the experience: the music, the mix of media footage and face cam, the changing coloured lighting, the Sakyo Komatsu sketch at 30:45 and the tracking shot at 31:06.
Thank you for the kind words Jared!
Based.
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Great stuff! I'm glad to see anime fans learning about tokusatsu stuff because of how influential it is on the media they consume.
This was really impressive. Thank you so much for your work!
You do such good content that i can only keep watching video after video. I enjoyed all of them. Thank you for your efforts.
Thank you Tehasdfg!
I like how many SMT games do apocalypses.
Came here to say this.
Yeah, I love that aesthetic.
@@PauseandSelect Funnily enough, SMT has strong themes about post-war Japan political tensions.
I was about to post this and was about to make an essay post just about that but I had to scroll to the comments and saw your comment. Glad I wasn't the only one who thought of this.
@@MHF013 And about youth/newer generation fighting against the elder/older generation ideas. Be it through faith, individualism or meritocratic and not just in the mainline games either. Even one the most recent entry, SMT4: Apocalypse (which has the word well... apocalypse), is all about the youth destroying the old order when society reached its limit.
Thanks a lot for these type of videos, is actually have a high valor to me c:
Glad you like them!
Your videos are so well done!
Before Japan Sinks (2020) I never thought how bad a earthquake really is.
Oh it's especially bad in Japan. Country is in the worst spot.
@@revisionreviewsgames It's on HiDive and is very good with an emotional gut punching twist near the end. Don't read/watch spoiler reviews!
Can confirm, having lived in Japan for only half a year even small ones are pretty scary. Waking up in the middle of the night to feel the world shake, your bookcase rumble and have no indication of how bad it's going to be is not very fun.
@@revisionreviewsgames Tokyo Magnitude is interesting. There's a manga called 51 Ways to Save Her which is also really interesting, gives a lot more insight into some of the challenges that come with disasters in urban areas, though admittedly I'm not sure *how* accurate it is.
One of my favorite videos from you and it's inspired me to read up on Japanese culture since I'm borrowing from Shintoism and Buddhism and a shit ton of other things like Jung for my fantasy novel lol. Oh and also the economic boom that propelled Japan into the modern age (need to re-watch the video and or do some actual research might have worded that terribly).
Masachi Osawa's classification of Fukanosei no Jidai began in 1995 but looks like it ended during COVID. Post-covid society will be different
How does this only have 12k views after 2 years? What the fuck?
you deserve so many more views
I get the same understanding of the apocalyptical dread from "Gone with the blast wave".
Nice!
KING
Yo Sarah you missed the JS watch!
@@PauseandSelect Streamer has been busy making content! And also I'm sorry
27:27 @PauseandSelect is it okay for me to ask where you got the Lamarre quote? Currently writing a sociology paper on Shin Gojira
Damn, gave me fucking chills.
Thanks a lot for the video :)
Thanks for watching it~!
Appreciate the genealogy!
Smash the like! Leave the comment! Stall the Pennywise!
Honestly, I can't really agree with what you say on Your Name. Taki and his friends never talk about the meteor chrashing before they find out that's the place where Mitsua lived, so I don't really see how they show how people dealt with the incident (before they try to save Mitsua). The use of cell phones was also specifically about the interactions between Taki and Mitsuha, so I think that's dealing with theur relationship more than anything else. Also, Taki's speech about building a landscape that gives heartwarming memories to me was related to how he wishes to have memories about Mitsuha. It also might be that I don't really like that movie, so that's why I find it hard to find interesting messages in it, I admit it.
Hmmm, I talk about it a bit more with Lamarre in the Shadows of Fukushima video, if you haven't seen that. There's some Shinkai interview stuff that goes into a bit more on that. To be fair, if you don't like the film, that's no worries as well!
@@PauseandSelect I wasn't worry, I was just admitting I might be biased. I've never read any Interview with Shinkai, might check them now.
No dislikes whatsoever....gotta change that 😏😏😏
How do you think Tenki no Ko fits into the sekaikei lineage? It feels like Shinkai revisiting the classic formula he helped codify while kind of subverting the conclusion. Do you think it's trying to bring the genre/movement to the 20s (in light of 2011 and increased awareness of global warming etc), or is it indicative/representative of some other cultural and political shift since the early 00s?
Hmm, I'm not sure myself. I remember a friend of mine showed me this article that argues that Gridman is a more contemporary sekaikei vision. It might just be how Shinkai writes, though.
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yes indeed
@@PauseandSelect I'm scuba diving in the ruins of the sunken apocalypse, senpai
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tight
lol
Huh, Gojira was supposed to be filmed in Indonesia?
I think Ideon and Macross are two important animated works that could have been analysed for a video on this topic. I'd like to know if you have watched, and in case if you considered them for the video
I've watched both, I largely didn't mention them because I mainly wanted to keep it generally in terms of some big ones I'm already familiar with and know there's a bit more scholarly information on, cause then I can kinda cross-reference it with whatever's happening at the time, if that makes sense.
@@PauseandSelect sure, it totally makes sense. Besides, Ideon was never that much of a deal in Japan now that I think about it, it was mainly watched by hardcore anime and sci-fi fans.
A lot of my favourite movies of all time are cited in this video. Is this weird? Am I weird? I feel strange to love to watch and read fiction about the planet Earth being destroyed in some way. Not always with hope in the mankind.
I like 'em too!
Hi Joe I'm Jo nice to meet you
Nice to meet you Jo I'm Joe.
I Demand A Remix
Huh, so that’s what you look like. Oddly close to what I was imagining, but the hair is shorter than I expected. And the mustache.
Haha yeah.
What's the anime at 20:45?
The End of Evangelion
How did the 1923 Kanto earthquake affect interwar literature?
I dunno, to be honest, so I can't say. I know a lot of films and animation material was lost, but other than that I can't say, sorry.
Sooooo many ads 😫
Whoops, sorry about that! RUclips used to default just pre-roll, but I think it started putting in mid-roll and I didn't know. I fixed it, it should be gone now. Most people just have adblock so I didn't notice, but thanks for letting me know!
@@PauseandSelect wow thank you so much! That's so nice of you, very much appreciated
Please stop pronouncing “anime” and “manga” properly. It’s cringe to do that while speaking English.
Huh, Gojira was supposed to be filmed in Indonesia?