Good choices! On future topics can you do some on fascist themes in pop culture or media such as warhammer 40k, judge dredd, starship troopers, star wars, or halo?
Honestly, Japan's "subculture" circa the 80's is so detached from political trends that they're just empty parodies of itself. I mean, look at Evangelion.
AFAIK the few exceptions are the ones written by the ex-New Left, like Oshii Mamoru and Yasuhiko, or those who were in its vicinity, like Tomino or Takahashi Ryōsuke (just fucking watch "Fang of the Sun Dougram")
Good choices! On future topics can you do some on fascist themes in pop culture or media such as warhammer 40k, judge dredd, starship troopers, star wars, or halo?
Honestly, Japan's "subculture" circa the 80's is so detached from political trends that they're just empty parodies of itself. I mean, look at Evangelion.
AFAIK the few exceptions are the ones written by the ex-New Left, like Oshii Mamoru and Yasuhiko, or those who were in its vicinity, like Tomino or Takahashi Ryōsuke (just fucking watch "Fang of the Sun Dougram")
Though I guess AoT could be fash