Does anyone know of any good social realist type anime? The only one I know of is Grave of the Fireflies.
looking for social realist anime
Does anyone know of any good social realist type anime? The only one I know of is Grave of the Fireflies.
I think the ghost of shell is suitable for you.
Although it's si-fic, it shows many things of the social realist.
I think you can have a try.
2nd, secret is good!
Hmmm....Maybe Neon Genesis Evangelion? its mech based but has a lot of "real" elements in the series...Idk just makes you feel like your actually there.
Another would be Bebop...Can't get no realer then that IMO.
Originally Posted by chalos
These are terrible suggestions.
We have an entire forum for suggestions, but I'll bare with you.
Paradise Kiss - About a fashion club at a Tokyo University. Very real, great characters and interactions.
Genshiken - About an anime club, very funny more good characters.
Barefoot Gen - Another movie about the WW2 turmoil in japan, more focusing on the nuclear blast.
Welcome to the NHK - a story about a lonely shut in and a girl trying to acclimate him to the outside world.
and the closest thing that you will get to Science Fiction that is "real," well there are two series that you can check out for such fare.
Moonlight Mile- the story of Goro, a man trying to become an astronaut.
Planetes - the story of a space garbageman as he tries to train a new recruit.
You might want to define your terms a little more closely- I don't think Maxim Gorky has had a lot of anime adaptions. I think wes is the closest to what you're looking for, but there's a lot of slice of life stuff that would essentially be social realist in form and execution, if not necessarily intent. There's a show called FLAG that I think would fit in this category, except that it's got the whole transforming mecha angle, and it's told through mostly through still photographs. It's wild. There's an older show called Silent Service that's about a Japanese crew stealing a submarine to stick it to America that might work.
But anyway, if you can give us more about what you want social realism for, it might help us steer you in a better direction and cut short some of the responses that don't have a clue what you're talking about.
Monster is loaded with accurate historical information. Its setting and background information revolves primarily around the collapse of the Berlin wall and how that affected Germans as well as other neighbouring countries. It is similar to Grave of the Fireflies in the sense that it covers many social issues involving the common person. The story itself is a thriller/drama/horror. It is serious and realistic (no nosebleeds or falling over here), save for a few moments of dramatic embellishment which add to the horror aspect.
UHM social realism is an art movement so i have no clue what you must mean.. but social.. real..
Hmm I dont know if this is exactly what you want, because Grave of Fireflies isn't exactly your comedy :P it was sad! and actually classified as Historical Drama..
But if you are into a more lighter side of life, try ToraDora, it is a great slice of life (try that genre and see if you like it) drama/comedy.
Social realsim shows up in just about everything- art, music, literature, but it was mostly viable in the early to mid 20th century, before anime really got any traction. That's why I'm asking for more information. It's usually described as realisitically showing the day to day life of the average person, kind of like Norman Rockwell, although a lot of people would consider it blasphemous to put Rockwell in that category. There has been, at various points, a political ideology attached to the various movements, especially in the Soviet Union.
So Grave of the Fireflies and Barefoot Gen could be in this category, since they're, well, about the plight of the common person after the atomic bombings. Some of the slice of life kind of shows fit precisely into that idea- Diamond Daydreams and Human Crossing come to mind, and there's at least one more that I can't put a name to right now, dangit. There could be an argument for shows like Genshiken or Welcome to the NHK, since they're really just about the average lives of otaku and etc., a real class of people.
Planetes could be an interesting choice, since it is, after all, about the lives of the lower end of the space program, but it might not work since it has the science fiction angle. I guess the thing really is whether the OP wants to write a paper about social realism in anime, or just wants to watch realisitic shows.
Oh wow, this info is interesting. thnx for the faq now I know exactly what is meant by social realism! :]
I think I can help you out here now thnx to symph, im kinda into this stuff as well, so wait for it, I will return.
Thnx bunches for the explanation, you get another rep point from me again symph... again! XP
I think Peacemaker Kurogane fits this genre.. you will enjoy it if you liked Kinshin. or any samurai anime for that matter.
Byousoku 5 cm per second - It's a short story, and about romance, but it is so real and lovely ( guys also like it ^.^).
Im also going to say The Melencholy of Haruhi Suzumia.. because I would do that... XP (dont take that one seriously)
Last edited by Mai Hateshiganai Almateria; 01-03-2009 at 07:38 PM.
Niea_7 should fit the category. Just put up with the "alien" thing.
Another series that might fit the bill is Rumic Theater. Each episode focuses on regular people and the trials that they have to overcome.
As for the movies, the only one that comes to mind is Jin Roh, a story about a soldier in an alternate reality Japan.
I just wanted to watch some anime that was vaguely social realist. Thanks for the replies there's some I definitely wanna check out.
well ghost in the shell does sound good also a movie the land promised in our early days just check them .-.
"Welcome to NHK"
Here are the first 2 episodes from the funamation website(all rights preserved from this site).
http://www.funimation.com/video/?page=video&v=1115
You sir, are a legend for actually knowing about NHK.
Although i prfer the Japanese dubs.
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Why yes, this is the best Signature on A4
Me too, but this is the only legal site you can watch two full eps.
I prefer the subs as well.
I can't help but relate to NHK so much.it inspires to not isolate yourself from the world and to pursue a creative field.
Bebop is good on socio realistic anime. post war stories and multiple regions are sometimes explained like planets. any one would love the neptune episode introducing the song "goodnight julia" and "space lion"
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