Comments on: “I close my eyes, and can see…”

By: Being there, alone « Super Fanicom BS-X

Being there, alone « Super Fanicom BS-X — Sat, 28 Jan 2012 17:43:31 +0000

[...] of all kinds. Mundane literature puts it to use with some regularity; Proteus might remind you of the third chapter of Ulysses, which shares its name. And we anime/manga types with our Aria and Mushishi and Yokohama Kaidashi [...]

By: Preston

Preston — Mon, 27 Sep 2010 22:01:19 +0000

I hate everything about this. And I hate you for writing it.

Seriously.

The only reason I’ve gotten past 40 pages is that I have a strong desire to at least read enough for things to finally fucking make sense.

By: Lamenting, lauding, and otherwise considering the loss of One Manga « Pontifus

Thu, 22 Jul 2010 22:10:41 +0000

[...] manga. I’ve recommended and re-recommended the show. And I’ve blogged about it — here, here, here, here, here, here, here, and [...]

By: Lies and Truth, Epistemology and Semiotics, to Know Mugi is to know God (Yuri-ka!), The Quixotic Quest of Language; and OH YES Eureka 7 « We Remember Love

Wed, 20 May 2009 00:03:16 +0000

[...] kind of blog post in Superfanicom that inspired this exploration. (Pontifus [...]

By: ghostlightning

ghostlightning — Sun, 23 Nov 2008 22:13:32 +0000

I’m still pissed. I did myself the favor of watching ‘The Animation’ (awesomeness that I’m not really prepared to discuss yet to be honest) but I still can’t make it here in this post because Joyce is such a big part of it. (WTH – Pontifus?)

All that said, I watched Aria finally because of this post, and I only have thanks for it.

>>the way Akari uses Aqua (or, rather, the way Stephen Dedalus uses Sandymount Strand) is the way we should use slice of life shows. I’m not sure whether it’s accidental or a stroke of genius on the part of the directorial staff, but it’s convenient indeed that Aria hints in its first episode at how we can most enjoy the twelve episodes to come.

I agree, They gave us the key, or perhaps the Gondola-view that only Akari (not anyone else, even Alicia who is engineered to be loved) can give us. She’s like the non-touristy tour guide that I always wanted. She’ll take you to the very heart of the destination, not just the places that relieve you of your money.

By: TheBigN

TheBigN — Tue, 04 Nov 2008 17:18:54 +0000

I thought it was pronounced “neat-chee”, but who knows?

As we see Aqua through Akari’s eyes, I keep feeling like that’s what I would see if I closed my eyes and imagined how the planet would be. So I could see her living my imagination. :3

By: Pontifus

Pontifus — Sun, 02 Nov 2008 04:11:59 +0000

@ghostlightning I know how you feel; it frustrates me that I can't read and watch everything. It works in reverse, though; I chose a bunch of series over Monster and a bunch of authors over Dostoevsky, and now I wish I knew more about them both. I did try to include all the necessary information about Ulysses and Aria, though. @eimajtl Eve no Jikan...I'll keep that in mind. Yeah, sensory modality is one of my favorite ideas from Ulysses, and when anything vaguely resembles something I like in Ulysses, I'll find some way to make it relate. And let me tell you, it's good to see more than just the usual crowd commenting here (not that there's anything wrong with the usual crowd!). @lelangir The philosophers aren't my strong suit; I only know a passable amount about a few. But isn't it "neat-cha?"

By: lelangir

lelangir — Sat, 01 Nov 2008 02:21:17 +0000

how do you pronounce Nietzsche?

By: eimajtl

eimajtl — Fri, 31 Oct 2008 17:28:10 +0000

I think this just inspired me to watch this series. Finding philosophical meanings in series is wonderful, something I really enjoy. Hopefully I can find that same amount of enjoyment from it as you seem to have had. Modality is such a fun topic too, it’s really interesting to try and figure out what makes something what it is.

It’s amusing that I read this now because yesterday I was making a discussion for Eve no Jikan and was trying very hard to think of the word I needed, but couldn’t remember it… modality. [that'd be a good series to check out for some philosophy diving if you've got 30 free minutes somewhere]

By: ghostlightning

ghostlightning — Thu, 30 Oct 2008 11:17:35 +0000

Now I’m pissed. I keep telling myself that I need to be at peace with my choices. Back at university (at least over a decade ago) I told myself to be at peace not reading James Joyce (and subsequently pursued Dostoevsky). Similarly, this year I told myself to be at peace not watching Aria (and subsequently committing to complete Monster). I feel like utter crap because I can feel the goodness, the goodness in this post… and I’m not dressed for the event. I hate missing out. This feels like a triple whammy: -Ulysses-Aria-I close my eyes, and can see

Depressing…

By: Pontifus

Pontifus — Sat, 25 Oct 2008 04:10:15 +0000

@lolikitsune

I shouldn’t have any problems with continuing to enjoy Aria — though I’m not letting myself watch Natural until I’ve written all I can about Animation, so it might be a while.

@Kairu Ishimaru

Hey, uh, do me a favor…when you comment on my site, try to make it look a little less like you’re farming for trackback hits.

By: Kairu Ishimaru

Kairu Ishimaru — Sat, 25 Oct 2008 03:59:24 +0000

Aria the Origination – very.. very nostalgic.