15 September

Study of Re:CREATORS 36: Lecture 7 continued

Lecture 7 continued

“When I go back, I can’t tell everyone that our world was made for entertainment.”
“Sorry. I didn’t mean it. But you’re right, there might be people who think of it as entertainment. But for me, I didn’t write it just for fun. For me writing your story is proof that I lived.”
An understanding is gained between the creator and the creation. Is the purpose of creation of fictional works only for entertainment?
The created sometimes bear gratitude and sometimes harbor resentment against the creator. The relationship between the god and the human was interestingly depicted in Ergo Proxy, adding one more perspective in the performance of “creation”.

4 Science, Science Fiction and Cogitation: God, Man and "Self" in Ergo Proxy
https://www.academia.edu/108948903/4_Science_Science_Fiction_and_Cogitation_God_Man_and_Self_in_Ergo_Proxy

Rui Kanoya talks to Sota who is sunk in despondency.
“I heard you were feeling down. Cheer up. Want to eat some?”
“Where did you buy this?”
“At the store downstairs. I also have these. Look.”

“Can you eat all that?”
“Piece of cake, piece of cake. The food is so delicious. I don’t get fat, so I end up eating a lot. Anyway, I was so surprised yesterday.”
“Fighting Gigas Machina with Gigas Machina? I never imagined that would happen! But mine is the original. Of course I’d win. Next time, I’m going to beat that Altair with one hit.”
Rui is drinking POCARIUS.
“Altair is really strong. ”
“What do you mean? My Gigas Machina is 55 meters high. Compared to that, a human is just a doll. No matter how strong they are. I’m sure I could beat her with just one kick.”
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“But things aren’t looking good. Selesia and Meteora were beaten really badly. And I never imagined that Mirokuji would end up like that. … Oh, sorry. Don’t worry about it. I heard about it from Mirokuji. So you were threatened by that girl named Magane? I also read that light novel or whatever it’s called, that Magane appears in. A disgusting girl like her wouldn’t hesitate to stoop so low. And you, you’re not from a world like ours.

Rui Kanoya also has read the light novel in which Magane Chikujoin is depicted, and has deepened his understanding of the way the other characters are described as fictional beings the same as himsef. Rui also has gained an elevated perspective departing from the framework of the original setting and begins to grow up adapting himself to the real world.

“I should have told everyone sooner. Then Selesia and Meteora would be … And maybe even Mamika…”
“Sota!
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Rui has got the opportunity to re-examine himself and the world around him on an expanded perspective.
A character in a fiction has experienced multi-faceted sensations in the real world and constructed compound awareness, that is different from one usually established by growing old in the real world.The readers of manga and viewers of anime have similar experiences through appreciating and comparing various fictional works. The function of fictionality that enables the consciousness to take a speculative bird’s-eye view of the world structure must be re-examined, as an apology for fictionality. Fiction is not meant for entertainment but for speculative cogitation.

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