16 September

Study of Re:CREATORS 37: Lecture 7 continued

Lecture 7 continued

“In Episode 6, you were sulking around and destroyed the base.”
“I don’t know which events were part of Episode 6. That’s right, that’s why! It’s fine to reflect on things but sulking and regretting things like you? It’s useless! If you’ve seen my anime, then I’m sure you must know. As you know I used to be like that. So I get really mad when I see people like that.”
“How can you just…”
“I don’t care If you think it’s selfish. After I came here, I got away from those duties and responsibilities that I never understood, and do whatever I feel like. Now I finally time to think.”
“Kanoya. If you could go back, what would you do?
“Hm… Well… I think I would fight anyway. … When I was in that world, I was really mad that the executive branch of Energia forced me to fight. And I was really mad that Yuina talked down to me. After coming here, I realized that the only person who can save that world is me. So now I think that those things aren’t so bad. Sota. Create the things that only you can create. Instead of mourning for the past. It’s better to create. It’s more constructive, right?”

The relationship between Rui and Sota somehow reminds of one between Misato and Shinji in Neon Genesis Evangelion. Rui has established a new external viewpoint through his experience of objectively looking at himself in a fictional work.

“Kanoya. I didn’t know your character had such cool lines.”
“You can be really rude sometimes.”
“But … I think it’s not true. I’m not a ‘hero’ like you guys.”
“What are you saying? You’re not just a ‘hero’, you’re a ‘god’! There’s nothing you can’t do.”
“You misunderstand what a ‘god’ is. I’m …”
“No, you’re the one who doesn’t understand, Sota.”
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“I understand that this is a complicated world. I know that this isn’t a world where everything you wish will come true. But for characters like me from stories, whether they’re good or bad, our purposes have already been decided and we can’t escape them. Mirokuji said that he didn’t like feeling constrained, but for me, I don’t mind that much. Having a clear mission makes things easy. Thankfully in the world of a story, people aren’t forced to do things they aren’t meant to do. But that kind of thing happens all the time here, in your world.”
“That doesn’t sound encouraging at all.”
“What I want to say is that, unlike us, you guys can decide where you go by yourself. It might not be easy, but you can choose it and create it for yourself. Just like you created us.”
“But isn’t that just hard?”
“But, Sota, it’s really amazing. You can write your own story just for yourself. We might have the power to save the world…”

In “the land of the Ancient Gods”, according to Altair’s words, there is richness of information and freedom. And the collective consciousness accepts and embodies the content of the works of creators. This anime tries to contrast between reality and fictionality as possible worlds.
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“We might have the power to save the world…but we don’t have the ability to do anything else.”
“Isn’t that enough?”
“People who save the world exist because there are worlds that must be saved. Who’s going to make those worlds, Sota?”

There’s a call from Kikuchihara. Meteora has recovered.

“Thanks, Kanoya.”
“You’re welcome.”
“Let’s go back.”

They gather in a conference room.
Meteora starts, “Previously, I said that if we could discover who created Altair, we could make a lot of progress. However, it has become necessary to alter this strategy. …That’s …”

“It’s because Altair’s creator is already dead.
Sota talks about his relationship with the Altair's creator.
“I knew about Altair from the beginning. The reason is Altair’s creator, Setsuna Shimazaki is … my really dear friend.

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“And I’m the one who killed her. Back then, I didn’t have a lot of friends. No, it’s not that I didn’t have anyone to talk to. But I didn’t have anyone close by to watch the same shows and laugh together with. That’s what I mean.”

“I loved Shimazaki’s drawings. For some reason, she liked my drawings too. We exchanged emails and started writing to each other.

“I don’t remember who asked first about where the other one lives. I think it was Shimazaki, but it might have been me.”
Sota got a mail from Shimazaki:
“On the 30th there’s going to be a Hakoniwa meetup. It’s a big festival for social networking sites. The creator of Megalosphere will be there. I really want to go but I don’t know anyone who’d go with me. So if you’re interested … Let’s go together.”

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Sota and Shimazaki met at HAKONIWA MEETUP 2016.
“I’m glad you’re just like I imagined you’d be. Nice to meet you. I … I’m Yuna Shimazaki. Sota, is that your real name?”
“Uh, yeah. It’s a boring name.”
“No, that’s not true. I … um … simple things make me feel the most comfortable.”

“Wow! How can he draw so well without a rough sketch…”
Shimazaki is about to tumble over the railing. Sota barely detains her from falling.
“I’m glad. It would have been really bad if you fell!”
“Amazing. … This is an adventure. An adventure, isn’t it?”
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But Shimazaki has lost her glasses. She tries Sota’s on.
“How do I look?”

“We continued talking to each other after that. Meanwhile, Shimazaki kept posting new drawings. Before long, she became really famous on the site.”

MUST NOT FORGET RESPECT FOR THE ORIGINAL

“I’m going to make a video with that famous producer, Shimashima! I’m a big fan of his, so I am nervous but he said let’s do our best!”
“I started to feel a lot of distance between me and Shimazaki. So… I stopped trying to contact her…. But then, I saw a post.”

Slanders on the net.

“She copied the design.”
“She is so full of herself.”
“Because she’s working with Producer Shimashima.”
“I started a wiki about Setsuna’s plagiarism. Spread the word. The link is here.”
“She’s so shameless.”
“But as of now, she’s only copied from ‘Iroha Cycle’, I’m sure we’ll find more if we dig into it.”
“Setsuna, you should kill yourself. Don’t get so full of yourself drawing stupid things.”
They were accusing her without proof. Someone was probably jealous of her forgetting so much attention and started it.
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