talks and corridors
Awajima Hyakkei. It’s an anime for those who don’t know. I finished it last weekend and I’m glad I did it.
My first impression was not good. It took me a time to understand what was going on. Along the episodes, I had some trouble remembering the names and who they are. The word I can summarize all of it: relationships.
They talk about relationships in our life. We generally hear about friendzone, break ups, death, yet I would love to see more about lost contact, friendship that makes me feel bad, family that are not caring and even that one friend you discovered online. They are not rare, but they are not shared. At least, for me, it felt refreshing to see stories about those.
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It started in that school, Awajima. The background is somehow connected in this field: girls who tried to become actress in theathers. So, of course, we can see sabotage and rumours, as espected of show business, but also about the generation of girls taking this same challenge.
Some can shine. Some can taste this world, but not debut to live in the spotlight. The majority of them can’t be the number one. That’s life for us, not only there.
In a sense, they show how it is japanese culture too. The rigid grandmother. The worried parents. The elegant woman. The father who is gone. The husband who doesn’t know the whole story.
In the end, each episode opened a point of view and gave more meaning for the story. So, I got more into it through the episodes. Also, the opening and the ending got me more at the end, when I finally could connect the characters and who they are. It was heartfelt, thus I enjoyed the narratives and how the emotions were presented.
For someone like me who is looking for to explore emotions and how to describe and understand them, I truly appreciated this portray.
