I read some of Oishinbo and I wanted to discuss one of the chapters I found interesting this week, which was the chapter on tea. I didn't find it interesting because of the tea, in fact tea wasn't talked about that much. Rather, I found the concept behind the chapter more interesting. It was the reflection of a Japanese-American senator who came back to Japan to find that all his old friends became wealthy, and seemingly lost their "spirit". I find it ironic, because the mangaka puts America in a good light in the senator reminding both the viewer and the characters of the manga to not consume too much and not to lose their Japanese spirit and heritage, yet America is one of the biggest countries that pushes capitalism and consumerism. So, to me, it's ironic that the Japanese-American senator is sick of the wealthy lavish displays of food from his old Japanese friends. Though, it makes sense given his background that maybe he's also tired of American displa...
I really appreciated the visual representations of your state of mind...I feels like this could be the beginning of an interesting project. This is a well-written few pages of comics Hanlu, I wanted to read more...
ReplyDeleteI really enjoy your visuals on what depression is like for you. I also get depressed so easily I know how you feel it does feel like a void of darkness but also a sad realization of losing things we love and enjoy and we just realize we just exist. Also I love your art style.
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