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Thursday, December 20, 2012
|9:45 PM|

The Beauty of Anime

“Blast Reality, burst it into shreds.. Banishment! This world!” I have just completed Chuunibyou Demo Koi Ga Shitai, an anime about how 8^th Grade Syndrome is deemed embarrassing initially, yet progressively, we learn that all of us have a certain syndrome within our hearts and daily lives. They come in the form of nostalgia, memories or imagination which we encounter daily to cope and beautify our lives. Chuunibyou has taught me that we must be true to ourselves, even if society remains as practical as it is.

Once again, I cannot help but marvel at how Anime can be so much deeper than movies and television series and dramas. There are many out there , who probably haven’t watched anime themselves, who mock it or perhaps belittle anime. Yet, throughout my life, various wonderful anime series have taught me values and moments in which I can learn to enjoy the harsh realities of life.

Honey and Clover, one of my favorite series, contains an abundance of deep quotes and meaningful values in which we can learn to pursue our dreams and interact better with our friends. Nana and Beck, anime about love and music , showed me the dark and bright side of relationships and the beauty and difficulties of making music.

Clannad is probably one of the most underrated series. It showed me how to fight for what you love, how important friendship is.. and even when times are down, your family will always be the unit that supports you.

Of course, there are so many more anime series that have deeper meaning than what we see from the surface. So who’s to say and mock anime when more than often, moments of reality are accurately reflected as compared to some other forms of visual entertainment when actual life situations are exaggerated or not taken seriously.

It may have been an epiphany but I would love to share my thoughts with everyone. The beauty of Anime is more than meets the eye.

Remembering what life is.....
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