Japanese Anime questioning our human nature???

           One of the major difference between American and Japanese animation is that Japanese animations contain lots of different themes. Let's simply think, major American animation industries were able to grow through the theme of "comic," "hope" and "justice." These can be clearly shown through such animation like "Tom and Jerry" and "SuperMan". However, Japanese animation was able to found more variety of themes not only non-realistic themes but also realistic themes that shape our society. If we see American animation as a simple "Enjoyment" in Japanese animation, there are lots of Animations where it gives "philosophical" view in human, nature, and society, making us think who we are. 

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          One of the great examples is Full Metal Alchemist. These series were able to take the complex subject of a real world, ranging anywhere from racial tensions and military dominance in government to man's place in the natural balance of the universe. Plus, this animation was not afraid to tackle many social, psychological and philosophical.

           This is the world where science has essentially taken the form of alchemy. Alchemy in terms in this anime was a fusion of scientific principles and magical properties all based on one concept " The Law of Equivalent Exchange". The law that states "to gain something of value, something value need to be lost." Alchemy cannot be made without losing something for return. The major characters Elric Brothers were able to use Alchemy to revive their mother but failed by creating a monster. The older brother lost his leg, and younger brother lost his body but able to sustain his life by putting a soul into an armor through his brother's help who sacrificed his right arm for the cost. This circumstance was able to teach the audience that the "pride" of a human who tries to oversee the power of God will be given nothing but "despair". The story beginnings with the adventure of Elric brothers, trying to find the way to return their body parts. In the end, they were able to receive back their bodies by sacrificing their possibility of "alchemy", teaching us the one who had the pride on alchemy can receive  happiness by "losing" the pride

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          The other great example is C - Control: The Money of Soul and Possibility. The theme based on moral issues in money and how human create or destroy the future. The anime give specific details on how the economy functions and how the economy collapse through human minds. The major character Yoga Kamimaro was able to meet with a mysterious man named Masaaki, making a contract  (borrowing money from him) to join the parallel world named "Money". People who joined this world is in thirst of money, and able to gain money through using their assigned "partner avatar"(motive is wealth) by engaging a battle with other players. If a player wins they take all the money from the loser, and the loser will eliminate their existence.  However, this parallel world involved many people who are recognized as CEO or riches who influence the economy of the real world. Yoga Kamimaro realized that powerful authorities were able to gain money by eliminating other players, understanding the cruelty that people die for money. Yoga wanted to fix this vicious cycle but also enhance that once this person(CEO or riches) gets eliminated there will be an impact on the society where the economy cannot sustain due to the sudden disappear. However, he strongly believed that the society should evaluate people not in money but "personality" and thinks that people should live for "future" not maintaining the present with money.