u/gaaliconnoisseur

I read a quote by Albert Camus on a Hindi novel's epigraph once, "There is always a part of man that refuses love. It is the part that wants to die. It is the part which needs to be forgiven." Totally unrelated to Evangelion or anime but felt it could describe the feeling so aptly!

Some days back I asked r/anime on recommendations which could improve me as a person. I got all sorts of stuff. After that, I watched Satoshi Kon's films, Evangelion, EoE, Welcome to the NHK, Silent Voice, and Smoking Behind the Supermarket (manga and anime both).

I'm new to anime and manga. But after reading/watching them they occupy such an intense space in my mind that I can't even describe.

Despite the fact that almost all of them affirm life in their own manner, why is it that each of these left me even broken than before?

Especially Evangelion. I didn't even understand it totally. Nor was I able to empathize with the characters and their back stories. But slowly and steadily, as days passed, my mind couldn't help but be affected by it on an emotional plane. I couldn't help but be affected by the cry for an emotional completion which Anno/Instrumentality represented. I couldn't help but feel so affected by the franchise's thesis that every human is extremely broken on the inside. I couldn't help but feel extreme inferiority complex to Kaji's absolute charm and looks.

I wanted to journal it and I did, but despite words and words, it didn't help.

How to take a chillpill...?

I read a quote by Albert Camus on a Hindi novel's epigraph once, "There is always a part of man that refuses love. It is the part that wants to die. It is the part which needs to be forgiven." Totally unrelated to Evangelion or anime but felt it could describe the feeling so aptly!

Some days back I asked r/anime on recommendations which could improve me as a person. I got all sorts of stuff. After that, I watched Satoshi Kon's films, Evangelion, EoE, Welcome to the NHK, Silent Voice, and Smoking Behind the Supermarket (manga and anime both).

I'm new to anime and manga. But after reading/watching them they occupy such an intense space in my mind that I can't even describe.

Despite the fact that almost all of them affirm life in their own manner, why is it that each of these left me even broken than before?

Especially Evangelion. I didn't even understand it totally. Nor was I able to empathize with the characters and their back stories. But slowly and steadily, as days passed, my mind couldn't help but be affected by it on an emotional plane. I couldn't help but be affected by the cry for an emotional completion which Anno/Instrumentality represented. I couldn't help but feel so affected by the franchise's thesis that every human is extremely broken on the inside. I couldn't help but feel extremely inferior to Kaji's absolute charm and looks.

I wanted to journal it and I did, but despite words and words, it didn't help.

How to take a chillpill...?

I've noticed that almost every great anime has really complex characters. I was curious on how the creative process looks like behind their creation. Any authors can give their views. Thanks!

SBS = Smokingbhdsupermarket

I've heard that they're deeply attached in some way but I couldn't get it through the manga anywhere

I saw that there's even a Hindi dub on Netflix! How's its quality though, has anyone tried watching with it?

I am sorry if this question sounds dumb -- I am new to adulting and jobs and I admit I binge read the manga just as I finished the anime lol..

A lot of chapters are devoted to how Sasaki faced something really huge in his career which derailed his professional path (involving Nakajima). But this I can understand, can be something quite big. Because career would directly correspond to confidence, and quality of life. Especially in a country like Japan.

But I fail to understand why do things like a promotional exam, or "dreams" like owning a car concepts requiring a tremendous mental bandwidth for Yamada. Should it not be something that everyone should strive for? After all everyone wants a promotion isn't it?

I also don't understand how these concerns intersect with Yamada's rants that she's selfish, or doesn't deserve Sasaki, and so on.

My personal opinion was that Yamada didn't want to get promoted because it would reduce the time she got with Sasaki (as a cashier). But it doesn't make sense to me as such.

I'd really, really appreciate if someone spoonfeeds it to me. SmokingBhdSupermarket is one of the best things I've ever seen and I'd like to understand it in its entirety.

Thanks a lot!

1. Welcome to the NHK (novel) (2002)

2. Welcome to the NHK (manga) (2004 - 2007)

3. Welcome to the NHK (anime) (2006)

4. Rebuild of Welcome to the NHK (2021)

5. The 2+1 afterwords

Is there anything else?

Give your recommendations

Sato is 22.

Misaki 17-18.

If we divide 22 by 2 plus 7 = 18 years is the minimum that is respectable to date.

Is it borderline unacceptable? Especially in the middle episodes where they hold hands, almost kiss, etc.

Man I just finished Welcome To The NHK and I gotta hand it out to you it's one of the best things I've ever seen 😭 😭 😭 But that fucking dumbass Sato couldn't even get Misaki's hints despite almost kissing during one of their dates mannnn ffs I was sooo wishing for them to come together at the end!!!

Which they did but in such a lousy way lmaaooo...

One part of my mind likes the conclusion, which is if you want someone to get better the best way is not to get angry at him or hate him but to love him and think what might help... that's a pretty cool message!!

One piece of my mind laments when my Misaki will come... 😭 lol

It was a fucking rollercoaster... in between the anime I became depressed that oh God I wish nothing happens to anyone... but then finally it ended happily(?)

Also the soundtrack fucking rocked! Especially that electric guitar riff which they played during the funny moments! Shame that I couldn't find a proper version on YT.

I haven't watched EoE but planning to (by today or tomorrow). I had a friend who loved Evangelion so I watched the 26 episode series. I liked the characters (my favourite was Kaji lol, damn he's charismatic).

But I think I missed the entire point. I didn't get what's so great with the initial 16 episodes of mecha and fan-service (though I persisted through it as it felt relaxed). But even the final episodes I didn't feel were great or as iconic as they're made out to be.

I haven't been depressed before (during Covid I guess you could say I was but idk -- was the same age as Shinji then). But I just felt... nothing? Like I didn't hate the entire thing but I didn't absolutely love it either....

One thing I loved were all the abstractions and animation/narrative techniques. I liked all the concepts related to love and isolation being thrown around. But I could never "get" them... connect with them. I didn't specifically "rushed" the entire watch. I watched them carefully. But I didn't deep-dive into every episode either.

Is it something to do with the non-stop lore-dropping in the anime? Is it something to do with my aphantasia or anendophasia? I don't know... Someone help me out. Thanks!

Edit: Just watched The End of Evangelion. Such a damn masterpiece. The imagery... the symbolism I really loved the entire damn package. Even from the first scene (Asuka & Shinji in the hospital) to the last scenes of Human Instrumentality... damn. I think I can get it now.... I remember wanting to merge into nothingness during my teenage years. Perhaps the show explored its variation. What if everyone could become one... I admit that many things went through top of my head. And perhaps I don't even remember the sentence just spoken by a character (because they're just so abstract and use just so many abstract nouns like love and this and that). But again as animation as a medium... it's just so brilliant.

I remember that as a teenager I often wanted to return to a feeling of "nothingness". Maybe Evangelion's Instrumentality is a variation of that only.

A rewatch would be necessary now.

I was watching the series (haven't completed it though) and I was thinking how much Japanese has been successful in re-calquing all the phrases like "thesis", "evangelion", etc into Japanese phonetics.

In my personal opinion. No good sci-fi can ever be created in Hindi because the language itself is inferior (to let's say English or Japanese). Even the speakers themselves would cringe out which is a sign of such an internalized inferiority complex.

But I'm open for discussion.

This question is to those who know music theory or have an interest/knowledge of ethnomusicology, or just those who are well-versed in the Samaveda.

I heard some chantings of it online, and despite what I've read that it is one of the earliest music in the world, I didn't find it remotely close to the notion of music. They are chants, but they neither feel close to the Indian Classical Music system, nor the Western one or so. This is in the stark contrast to the Gregorian Chants or so.

Is it actually the case, or did I just hear a wrong recording? And if it indeed is the case, how should I interpret them musically?

This question is to those who know music theory or have an interest/knowledge of ethnomusicology, or just those who are well-versed in the Samaveda.

I heard some chantings of it online, and despite what I've read that it is one of the earliest music in the world, I didn't find it remotely close to the notion of music. They are chants, but they neither feel close to the Indian Classical Music system, nor the Western one or so. This is in the stark contrast to the Gregorian Chants or so.

Is it actually the case, or did I just hear a wrong recording? And if it indeed is the case, how should I interpret them musically?

Baaki toh sab samajhdaar log hain Shailesh ji ko phone karke bata diya hoga ki bhai aisi aisi baat hai; Mehta Sahab bhi samajh hi gaye honge ki koi nahi aapka aashirwaad kaafi hai agar rozi-roti ki baat hai koi nahi karke.

Translation: It must've been Ashit who disallowed the TMKOC cast members from attending the wedding

Otherwise everyone is sensible enough they must've phoned Shailesh ji ki man we're going through this this; Mehta sahab must've also understood ki koi nahi your blessings are enough, if the matter's serious no problem at all.

It's wishful thinking but yeah

Timeline: Late 2000s or 2010s.

I remember watching the video with my parents and getting pretty damn scared. I asked them if they remember the thing, but they don't. The video was most likely on YouTube (if not, then on DailyMotion or so).

If I remember correctly the country was either India or Nepal (but surely it was in South Asia/South East Asia). The texture was your usual Nokia potato-camera texture which was common in those days. The most dominant colour-tone of the video was blue/blackish.

I remember getting so shit-scared that I ran to another room lol I tried finding it everywhere but in vain. Thanks in advance!

Edit:-

1. The woman wasn't on a "bed" per se, she was definitely lying on something more like a hospital stretcher.

2. My description is most appropriate for the beginning minutes of the video. Because after that I was scared and ran away...

also shakespear like pear shake you know lik mango shake or babnanashake we drink

I was recently told that that's now how it's done...