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M 7.4 earthquake – 100 km ENE of Miyako, Japan

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Post by numpad0 »

cpburns2009 wrote: post #95
Der_Einzige wrote: post #53

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Evangelion is so mega overrated of an anime im experiencing second hand embarrassment on behalf of Japan for letting its national personaification be exlempified by shinji.

It's an unpopular opinion for sure. Evangelion had great potential, a mysterious world, but it never reached it. I kept waiting for it to get good and then it just abruptly ended. I couldn't stand Shinji either. His situational paralysis was so frustrating. If he'd been a coward it would at least be understandable. But no, he sits there frozen half the show.

Anno Hideaki and his followers are just not capable of actually doing stories with much depth. It's all just shallow dopamine-maxxed mecha-tronic fetish paired with brutalist architecture and rushed out barely meeting deadlines. But pointing that out is like pointing out that ramen is just a single bowl meal with barely tolerable PFC balancing. Who cares. Uh half noodle garlic vegs sauce please. Yes half.

Re: M 7.4 earthquake – 100 km ENE of Miyako, Japan

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Post by jjmarr »

mghackerlady wrote: post #113
red-iron-pine wrote: post #103

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probably closer to the 90's Batman: The Animated Series ostensibly a kids show, but wayyyy darker and which has had a huge impact on later fandoms

I don't know how anyone could get the impression evangelion is a kids show, unless you consider all animation as "for kids"

It's a show about 14 year olds with emotional angst and the show reminds you the robots are a depression masking metaphor every other episode.

Yes, it's a show for pre-teens and teenagers.

Re: M 7.4 earthquake – 100 km ENE of Miyako, Japan

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Post by jjmarr »

Der_Einzige wrote: post #67
mghackerlady wrote: post #64

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it is a masterpiece, up there with ghost in the shell, akira, and serial experiments lain in terms of "japanese existentialist scifi"

Lain is 10/10. Akira/Ghost in the Shell are great too. Evangelion is a weak 7/10 in comparison to them in every aspect imaginable. I also realized that Evangelion is Japan's version of assigning weird mysticism to religions they don't understand (much how westerners depict shinto/daoism/buddhism with tons of mysticism). Evangelion is a disgusting anime to consider part of your national personification. Drop it and pi…

It is a show about depression, which is why people love it.

The "weird mysticism" is just the reification (pun intended) of the urge to self-harm. i.e. Literally turning into a puddle of emotion, or allowing oneself to be crucified.

It's visceral in a way I've never seen before or since. Going all in on a surface-level understanding paid off in my mind.

Re: M 7.4 earthquake – 100 km ENE of Miyako, Japan

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Post by eigenform »

floxy wrote: post #111
felixding wrote: post #33

I live in Tokyo. Today's quake felt pretty strong (maybe because I was on the 14th floor) and lasted a while. Haven't felt one this big in months.

Is there a disproportionate frequency of earthquakes in Japan? My mental model is that there would be a uniformish distribution of earthquakes all around the Pacific ring-of-fire. But even living in a U.S. state with a Pacific Ocean border (and tsunami warning signs all along the coastal towns), it still seems like Japanese earthquakes outnumber local ones by a wide margin (especially for bigger ones like M7.0+). Thi…

No reason that the rate of subduction has to be the same everywhere. Some of the plate boundaries might be moving into each other in different directions too, the coupling between plates is not necessarily the same everywhere.

Anyway, in the case of Cascadia, remember that the lack of big earthquakes over the past 100 years is probably telling you that we just happen to live in a time where strain is accumulating (D:)

Re: M 7.4 earthquake – 100 km ENE of Miyako, Japan

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Post by cloudbonsai »

kzrdude wrote: post #20
piazz wrote: post #19

Felt it all the way in Tokyo! There is this amazing app called NERV that, whenever there is a large earthquake anywhere in Japan, sends you an early warning push notification and an animated display with shockwaves emanating from the epicenter, plus a countdown timer for the first wave hitting you. The first it went off for me it felt like something out of sci-fi. I think I got 45 seconds this time before my apartmen…

How do you use your 45 seconds?

> How do you use your 45 seconds?

There is actually a clear, concise and actionable answer to this question:

- Hide under the nearest table or desk (if you are at home or in the office).

- Grab the nearest pole or handrail (if you are on a train).

The basic idea is that the most common cause of death in an earthquake is being crushed by falling objects, so you should use every second to minimize the risk.

Here are a few common mistakes:

- Do not attempt to stop furniture from falling (you'll get crushed by it)

- Do not try to run outside (you'll get hurt by falling walls)

- Do not try to turn off the gas (most systems have automatic shutoffs)

- And for Catfish's sake, do not use your precious 45 seconds to open the social media.

Re: M 7.4 earthquake – 100 km ENE of Miyako, Japan

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Post by eigenform »

afaict part of the messaging behind this quake is about the worry that big Sanriku earthquakes like this might make it easier for the northeast part of the trench to unlock (closer to Aomori and Hokkaido, where the Japan Trench starts turning into the Kuril Trench).

Re: M 7.4 earthquake – 100 km ENE of Miyako, Japan

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Post by anthk »

zdw wrote: post #97
mghackerlady wrote: post #39

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For people unfamiliar wanting an easier comparison, Evangelion is Japans star wars. It'd be like learning of tornadoes from someone with Empire insignia

Eh, Gundam is Japan's Star Wars. Released about the same timeframe (late 70's), tons of sequels and spinoffs, etc. Evangelion is what happens when someone does a very successful riffs on the genre that Gundam is the most prolific example of.

More like Dragon Ball, which was half-inspired by Journey to the West, Superman, T2 and whatnot.

Re: M 7.4 earthquake – 100 km ENE of Miyako, Japan

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Post by mghackerlady »

jjmarr wrote: post #132
mghackerlady wrote: post #113

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I don't know how anyone could get the impression evangelion is a kids show, unless you consider all animation as "for kids"

It's a show about 14 year olds with emotional angst and the show reminds you the robots are a depression masking metaphor every other episode. Yes, it's a show for pre-teens and teenagers.

I suppose on the surface, but also that analysis would also put akira and serial experiments lain in the same "for teenagers" category in a way that really doesn't fit any of these shows. The broader implications about the psyche is probably lost on most teenagers (I say this as someone who first watched these as teenagers, and I only picked up on some of the finer details because I knew they were there already. It's why I wanted to watch them)

Re: M 7.4 earthquake – 100 km ENE of Miyako, Japan

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Post by mghackerlady »

pezezin wrote: post #118
mghackerlady wrote: post #101

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wouldn't it be more accurate to say its their star trek? admittedly not a gundam fan but I don't see it talked about or merchandised nearly as often as evangelion.

Maybe not in Western countries, but Gundam is HUGE in Japan and neighboring countries like Taiwan. A big part of it is that the merchandise is heavily focused on model kits, like Warhammer on steroids.

Oh yeah, I forgot about gunpla. I think the reason I'm so unfamiliar with that side of the mecha world is that it's so fractured if that makes sense. I have friends into it that I could ask but I don't need another expensive hobby haha
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