MITCoolJapan-on-CityLine-Boston-9-28-08

CityLine broadcast, Channel 5, Boston, 12 noon, 28 Sept. 2008. Host: Karen Holmes. Ian Condry (MIT) and Susan Napier (Tufts) discuss anime, Tekkon Kinkreet, and the MIT-Harvard Cool Japan research project.

Category:

Education

Tags:

• anime
• cool
• Japan
• MIT
• Harvard
• Tekkon
• Condry
• Napier
• Tufts

[nonameisacat]

Thank you for posting. I met Susan Napier earlier this year and was blown away by her intelligence and quick mind. Ian Condry's book isn't bad either!

[Ramanujan88]

I have just discovered anime...an amazing expression of humanity and existence. Susan Naiper's book the host mentioned is fascinating!

[geezwoman]

Tekkonkreet (however you spell it) seems to be too overtly allegorical. Look at kuro (black) and shiro (white) as the main characters who clearly represent binary symbols of dark and light.

But to simply regard it as allegory is faulty. The movie is still redeeming in its meditation on urban development and how this effects the youth (kuro and shiro). I think the urban development aspect of the movie complicates the two protagonists, as well as their binary roles and makes the movie worthwhile.