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| Animated Classics of Japanese Literature: Botchan & Student Days : 2 of 5 | |
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7.27.2003
9:31 PM | Link |
 I just rented this DVD out of the blue one day while digging around on Netflix. The disc contains two supposedly classic tales of Japanese literature presented as anime, although the quality of the animation is much more Speed Racer style (very limited movement, simple backgrounds, and so on). The stories are interesting - the first is by far the best, focusing on a high school teacher who leaves his small home town to teach in the big city, where he is harassed by his students and other teachers. He eventually returns home to the old woman who looks after him, which is a very touching moment. The second story is rather shocking - it's about a student who tries his best to do well in life, but is always bested by his slacker brother, who even steals the girl he loves. At the end, he just walks into a river and drowns himself, and that's it! I have no idea what moral this "classic" story is teaching, but it was pretty disturbing for a cartoon.
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