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oh god "NHK ni Youkoso" came out 20 years ago already... Watching it as a teenager made a lasting impression on me, especially the depictions of depression and
by mtremsal 3y ago
oh god "NHK ni Youkoso" came out 20 years ago already... Watching it as a teenager made a lasting impression on me, especially the depictions of depression and anxiety, the animation by Gonzo, and also the trumpet in the jazzy opening. That being said, it properly did not age well, so I'll stick to my nostalgia-tinted glasses.
- xandrius 3y agoI watched it last year, I think it still holds pretty well. What's wrong with it?
- 01HNNWZ0MV43FF 3y agoIdk. The protagonist might be kind of an incel, but the show does not frame that as healthy. My least favorite bit is that it's kind of about two people rescuing each other from mental illness, which is sweet when it happens but very unreliable and a recipe for instant heartbreak quicker than you can say "I lived off microwave noodles for a year"
- xandrius 3y agoAgain, I see nothing wrong with that. The show to me is still holding up to people who don't need to insta-judge characters which do not align to their own values. For me it's a really interesting story on an aspect of society (in this case Japanese) which is not sugar coated or "happily-ever-aftered". People have their faults and positive sides. I love that at the end things are not better, they are just different. Characters have gone through events and come out of it different. I just love the feeling of helplessness many of the characters have, while still trying to do something, anything. That's life for some and it's ok. The worst is not doing anything at all.
- mtremsal 3y agoI remember it as having quite a bit of fan service, as was typical 20 years ago. There are also warranted negative connotations about incels today that didn’t really exist at the time. Overall I don’t think it would resonate with me like it once did.