Aggretsuko: The Limits of Critique
Aggretsuko has received widespread praise among English language media and fandom alike for its honest and earnest portrayal of the realities of young people working the 9 to 5, as well as its unabashed anti-capitalist messaging.
But what does this accomplish?
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Chapters:
0:00 - 0:50 Capitalism Sucks
0:52 - 6:45 Kawaii Catharsis
6:46 - 11:12 The Radical Billionaire
11:13 - 15:29 The Party of Rage
15:30 - 21:35 The Moral of the Story
21:36 - 24:29 The Limits of Critique
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Music:
Anders, “Disposable Means”: • Death Thrash Hardcore Metal - Royalty Free... .
Dar Golan, “Elevator Music Loop”: • Elevator Music (Royalty Free, Infinite Loop) .
Roman, “Tear”, (remixed): https://freemusicarchive.org/music/ro....
Rangga Fermata, “You’re Powerful, You’re Beautiful”: https://pixabay.com/music/pop-youx27r....
Universefield, “Acoustic Background” (remixed): https://pixabay.com/music/corporate-a....
done with fish, “Internet Ghosts” (remixed): https://freemusicarchive.org/music/do....
Max Surla, “Thinking Back”: YouTube Audio Library.
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Citations:
1. See: Chevet (2020), Hess (2017), Nguyen (2018), Tauber (2022).
2. Hess, 2017.
3. Allison, pg. 351.
4. Ibid., pg. 357.
5. Yano, pg. 44.
6. ibid., pg. 57.
7. Teodorescu, pg. 68.
8. Tauber, 2021.
9. Chevet, 2020.
10. Goldstein-Gidoni, pg. 111.
11. Ibid., pg. 109.
12. McClain, pp. 345-351.
13. Baudrillard, 2007, pg. 50.
14. Wikipedia, “Japan General Election” – compiled from a survey of past election reports placed against similar reports from the 6 other G7 member states.
15. Baudrillard, 2013, pg. 134.
16. Hosokawa, pg. 5.
17. Ibid., pg. 4.
18. Allison, pg. 356.
19. Ibid., pp. 354-55.
20. Yoshida, pg. 151.
21. Okamoto, pg. 356.
22. Baudrillard, 2007, pp. 85-86.
23. Baudrillard, 2008, pg. 64.
24. Yoshida, pg. 151. To its credit, in S5E10, Retsuko does lament during a voiceover montage that people without fixed addresses are unable to vote.
25. Okamoto, pg. 360.
26. Frank, pp. 228-229.
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Sources: Please see the google doc below for the complete list of sources.
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1_...