Analyzing Lain: A Complex History of Japanese Identity

Thank you for watching! As always, I am a student of history, not a professional, so if I made any mistakes in my video, please comment down below! You can also find me on: Instagram: Discord: Business Email: humanoid46biz@ Textual Sources: 1)Napier, Susan J. “When the Machines Stop: Fantasy, Reality, and Terminal Identity in ‘Neon Genesis Evangelion’ and ‘Serial Experiments Lain.’” Science Fiction Studies 29, no. 3 (2002): 418–35. 2)Napier, Susan J. “The Problem of Existence in Japanese Animation.” Proceedings of the American Philosophical Society 149, no. 1 (2005): 72–79. 3)Exhibits. USU Digital Exhibits. (n.d.). 4)Baudrillard, J., & Glaser, S. F. (2020). Simulacra and simulation. The University of Michigan Press. 5)Kodama, Sanehide, and Ken Inoue. Postmodernism in Japan. 6)“Reinterpreting the Japanese Economic Miracle.” Harvard Business Review, 1 Aug. 2014, 7)Okita, Saburo. “Japan’s Economy and the Korean War.” Far Eastern Survey, vol. 20, no. 14, 1951, pp. 141–44. JSTOR, Accessed 1 Oct. 2023. Thumbnail Design: Music: Osartag “Saudade”: “Karl Casey @ White Bat Audio“ : Clips: 1) 2) hikikomori 3) Ryutaro Nakamura, Yoshitoshi ABe, creators. Serial Experiments Lain. Genco, Pioneer LDC,1999. 4) Ôtomo, Katsuhiro. Akira. Streamline Pictures, 1988. 5) Takahata, Isao. Grave of the Fireflies. GKIDS, 1988. 6)“Today’s Japan“ - on Virtual Reality, 1990!: 7)”Japan Was The First Nation To Embrace Internet Technology (2001)”: ***If you have any issues with copyright contact me at: humanoid46biz@***