Re:Hikikomori: The Postmodern Hermits of Japan
by uxp100 on Friday March 17, 2017 @04:06PM
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Yeah, Lain jumped out to me as a questionable inclusion in that list as well. It has hikikomori themes, though I wouldn't have thought of it that way before, but no major characters are hikikomori. OTOH Tatami Galaxy makes sense to me, given the analysis paralysis sort of thing going on in that, even if it isn't always directly about hikikomori. Rozen Maiden is really the only straightforward choice there.
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Re:Hikikomori: The Postmodern Hermits of Japan
by johnchristopher on Friday March 17, 2017 @04:23PM
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Don't you feel the Lain character was on the fast track to become an hikikomori if the in-story universe didn't follow through with the scifi/fantasy storyline ?
Re:Hikikomori: The Postmodern Hermits of Japan
by aidenn0 on Friday March 17, 2017 @04:36PM
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I don't because Lain became steadily more outgoing with each episode.
Re:Hikikomori: The Postmodern Hermits of Japan
by johnchristopher on Friday March 17, 2017 @04:42PM
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Ah, you are right. I forgot about that.