Mamoru Oshii о Японии, манге, жёнах и анимации

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Japan is the world leader in manga and anime because we love lines, as they create a safety net to work within. Lines keep us straight.

Women run Japan and not in the right direction. Japanese wives boss their husbands around, and the smartest way to deal with these overpowering women is to give in to them. At home, I behave just like a dog: I show my appreciation to my wife and always apologize in advance, even if I have done nothing wrong. Of course, she gets mad anyhow, so it is best to stay at work. I think this is universal, though: Men are struggling and losing out to stronger women, but I find many foreign women a lot gentler than their Japanese counterparts.

Fantasies are healthy, even when they are violent. Japan produces some of the most intense and erotic manga and anime, yet we have a lot less crime in real life than in other countries. We satisfy ourselves in fiction, and it stops us from acting out.

Animators need more support. Whenever I'm working in a production studio, I feel like a primary school teacher. Creators tend to be like children inside a protected environment, but a harsh, adult, business-based reality is waiting for them out there. Many great talents do not succeed because they cannot handle the real world.

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