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How did you like Tamako Market (the series, not the movie)?

Andrew Smith
I would have preferred being asked this question on https://curiouscat.me/kastelpls since that's where I go to the most. I only come here to read @ultimatemegax answers lol.
The series is ... not very good. It feels misguided and goes all over the place. I like the atmosphere and what Tamako Market is trying to do. Pretty romantic look at nostalgia and the "old school" functioning in today's time. The characters are hit-or-miss, but I think they are cute. I've heard people couldn't stand the fat white bird, but I didn't mind him. Really, Tamako Market is one of those shows I didn't mind watching because it's just alright.
Until the final arc anyway.
It felt like they just remembered where the fat white bird came from and decided to introduce anime viewers a new random setting. And it's done in such a way that the show didn't really make much sense thematically. It left me with a sour taste and just didn't feel complete.
Well, the show now exists as a platform to launch Tamako Love Story. I forgive this show, I guess.

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what is the difference between western and japanese literature?

MiMoCrocodil
different language, different culture, different subcultures, different writing styles, different subject material, different places, different characters, different philosophies, different influences, different plots, different ideas, different beginnings, different endings, different differences, different similarities, different lifestyles, different lives, different architecture, different fauna, different flora, different geography, different scale, different dicks, different music, different art, different plays, different paintings, different food, different jokes, different slang, different loves, different dancing, different dictionaries, different water quality, different interpretations of america, different interpretations of canada, different interpretations of finland, different diplomatic relationships, different et ceteras, different et al, different ad nauseum, etc and etc

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Could you tell me how buddhism fits into Dies Irae? This is something I'm greatly interested in hearing. I feel like I'm not seeing it even though I was raised Buddhist.

Eternal recurrence in Nietzsche/Goethe's Faust is basically saṃsāra. Similarly, amor fati aka LOVE OUR FATE is derived from Buddhism as well. I haven't read KKK, but I believe there are more Buddhist stuff there. The idea is that Nietzsche and Goethe are basing their ideas from Buddhism and you can see this throughout Dies Irae. If you're interested in looking more about the Buddhist aspects, just look up how the two German writers are influenced by Buddhism -- particularly Nietzsche since he has some weird ideas about Buddhism.

How's Reina in the anime compared to the book?

Alexeitan123’s Profile PhotoMika Alexei G. Tan
Reina is very active in the anime and she is a fun personality that supports Kumiko. I can't say that in the second and third book where she kinda ninjas around the place, but I did like her in the first book. Mostly because she had an arc there.

Do you think that Companies should be forced to provide a health care to their employees? Why?

MiMoCrocodil
yes and while we are at it retirement plans
because it's goddamn weird and unreasonable to expect their employees to work well without those

Can someone read Alicematic if he haven't watched Utena?

Lem
yeah it's just the presentation
though honestly people should watch utena...

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