The intersection of Trauma and Anime

calendar_today Sat 11:45 AM - Sat 12:45 PM

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Discussion of how Anime expresses trauma and complex traumas in a culture that disallows discussion of mental illness in the name of social harmony. From explaining the commonplace occurrence of natural disasters that hit the islands of Japan to showing the fallout of personal loss and extreme emotional turmoil, Anime allows artists to express subjects that are normally taboo. The Anime/ Manga Stories that will discussed are Suzume (2022) Higurashi: When They Cry (2006) Spy x Family (2022) Made in Abyss (2012) and To Your Eternity (2020).