/lit/ - Literature

>>10083505
That's because battle in anime (and not only in anime) is used to represent moral and philosophical arguments. At such it often draws from and follows the beats of a dialectic. The arguments used in anime are often easily traceable to the original philosophical/religious sources (Confucianism, Taoism, Buddhism, Shintoism). Fighting styles and abilities are, then, not only themselves but an expression of a way of life.

So what I'm saying is that you should go read the Zhuangzi because it's basically that.

>>9826532
>have you watched seven samurai yet?
Yep. It likely has the finest fighting choreography I've seen. On that thread it's interesting to see the differences between Japanese and Chinese choreography; the first can allow itself to be more meandering while the second is clearly divided into steps. Japanese swordfights also tend to be more about controlling pace and distance than skill or prediction, therefore all the *walks sideways into puddle*. I think this is one of the reasons anime has been so successful despite the shitty budgets, the Japanese are masters at compartimentalization and hype.

I think you'd enjoy Thunderbolt Fantasy. It's my favorite thing by resident edgelord Gen Urobuchi, alongside Psycho-Pass.