Sorry, Pokemon is a cartoon that only teaches basic societal interactions hopes and dreams. There is nothing deep. Watching it is only a way to convey to children how to carry on their lives.Even with all this, and the anime that is directed to younger audiences, all you have to do is understand it at a more mature level. Pokémon, it's primarily aimed at children, well I'm pretty sure, but if you think about the plot and the ideas more thoroughly, it becomes more interesting than just some kid with little monsters that he does the same thing over, and over, and over... Although this is true . Anyways, that's how i love almost all anime, I just understand it differently.
I also regret to use the Shinseki Evangelion crutch that almost every anime fan falls on or waves around like a banner.
Eva is essentially Hideaki whining about his life. He even stated that to appreciate the series, one must drop all the religious jargon and symbolism because it means nothing, it is simply there to be an interesting as well as confusing backdrop for people who are unfamilliar with those religions. The Christian and Jewish religions are mashed together, and even archaic Jewish philosophy is included in the series, all at once. It makes no sense, it's just there for fun and speculation.
The true meaning is Hideaki's recovery via the character Ikari Shinji. That is the essence of the entire story.
So I think Eva represents an excellent psycholigical commentary, but not neccessarily a good societal one. Although one can extrapolate Hideaki's feelings on/towards modern society visa vi Shinji's interactions with those around him, it is my personal opinion that we're only seeing how Hideaki viewed the world at a time when he was mentally unstable. For a better look at society as studied through Japanese animation, one must consider the superb NieA_7. This series, although highly biased, is a man's interpretation of the culture's of the world merging together in Japan, and how they affect it for better or for worse. Although I myself have not been able to understand everything the series has to offer, there are certainly several parallels that I can draw between that fictional world and our own.
Anyway, the long and short of it is, Pokemon teaches Kindergarten-like values about how to be a good person, how to interact with friends, etc. It's a teaching (as well as selling) device. It is not in any way shape or form thought-provoking.
it exploded!!! did he die? i dunno gotta wait 5 minutes for the dust to settle. ^_^ that being the one thing i find annoying about dbz.
