Japanese Motivation Complex

[Anonymous No.]

Two things I've noticed about Japanese anime:

On the one, we have an highly emphasized theme of "perseverance" through adversity by desire and willpower.

Then, on the other, we have shit like pic related. A distinct sense of helplessness and defeatism, with an underlying sense of a form of psychological self preservation.

Discuss.

[Anonymous No.]

[Anonymous No.]

Here comes the psychology undergrad.

[Anonymous No.]

>>13002659
It's funny because it's most likely true.
Fucking normie weeaboo faggots shitting up my jay

[Anonymous No.]

>>13002659
>implying I graduated highschool

[Anonymous No.]

Last time it was moe, wasn't it?

[Anonymous No.]

>>13002651
Are you saying that different stories have different protagonists with different personalities and outlook on life?

INCONCEIVABLE

[Anonymous No.]

my therapist says that its ok to give up

[Anonymous No.]

>>13002651

Because it's character development after he stops saying "it can't be helped, it's useless" to "hell yeah we can do this, power of friendship, I believe in myself".

[Anonymous No.]

Most important things in your life, a place to stay, food + water, and internet connection.
Stop feeding normalfags delusion.

[Anonymous No.]

>>13002812
He wants you to become more hopeless so that you keep coming back to him.

[Anonymous No.]

>>13002651
>Japanese anime
And why do you think this is otaku culture?

kuso fiber, OP

[Anonymous No.]

>>13002835
I'm not paying her though, she's giving me service and the government is footing the bill

[Anonymous No.]

>>13002876
Is she a qt?

Do you talk about /jp/ with the bitch?

[Anonymous No.]

>>13002879
she's like 50+ dude, but judging from her appearance now she was definitely cute in her prime. i don't talk about the jay with anybody in the real world

[Anonymous No.]

>>13002883
Good.

Wouldn't want any busybody snooping around here.

[Anonymous No.]

The Japanese are hopelessly Romantic.

They emphasize the emotional struggle of the individual in face of hardship and obstacles, and how that individual overcomes it.

It really does not matter what the character is feeling exactly, as long as it fits the mood and is cathartic.

[Anonymous No.]

>>13002651
Superior life philosophy coming through

[Anonymous No.]

>>13002876
She's still getitng rich on ya

[Anonymous No.]

>>13003608
i'm not her only client dude

[Anonymous No.]

>>13002651
OBVIOUSRY the defeatism is a reaction to the subversion of their initial standards of perseverance. They're taught that they can only get what they want via hard work. But sometimes hardwork and willpower is all for nothing because reality is nonconsensual, and then their entire viewpoint collapses into defeatism. You can work hard and want hard and still get nothing in return.