Anime from Akira to Princess Mononoke - Susan Napier

[Lyrs]

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An interesting read if you're curious or haven't read this book. Some of the arguements and assertions seem far flown or just a tad on the overanalysized, but at least you get to know how the author views the subject, even if you don't agree with it or think it's crap.

Easy read, nothing too hard too grasp.

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Far flown? Overanalysed?

Coded as the body orifice associated with excretion, the crater is a metonym for the status of the bikers, mutants, children and adolescents as nothing but fodder for the industrial and scientific demands of their dystopian world.

When an essay contains the words postmodern, phallic, mentions Kristeva and describes the crater in Akira as a metaphorical anus, my response would be, "Cheque please!"

Cereal boxes are designed to hold young ones in thrall as they progress through the normal stages of orality and anality. The symbol of consumption - the open mouth - is found on nearly every box. More subliminally, symbols of the act of excretion are found on such products as Cooke Crisps, Corn Pops, and the aptly named Cocoa Pebbles....the clincher is in the giant cereal bowl before them [Fred and Barney] with a hole bored out in the center with the aid of Barney's "drill".

Pity she doesn't mention anything about the Burakumin....

[Lyrs]

euphemisms --- yummy