Looking back, it’s difficult to draw any conclusion from The Boy and The Heron.
The artistic direction never fails to captivate the inner child in any adult. Maybe this time, it’s not entirely about the main character but more towards showcasing creativity and letting the artists hold free reign in making characters as absurd as possible.
There are some seemingly important rituals that were not given proper explanation, just a casual meteorite turned tower, with a parallel universe in it that produces unborn babies, and also birds that eat humans.
Warawara floating scene is hilarious, I guess even a white blob can be the cutest thing people can be obsessed about, now let's wait for the merch to stock up.
I never understood Japanese culture, especially the stories and famous literature. From a Japanese perspective, it seems normal and relatable to have such norms and behavoirs. I know very well that I'm in the minority for not loving these creations, perhaps I'm too westernised.
Personally, my takeaway from this, is
that I need to learn Japanese?