Haunted Psychologies

The anime adaptation of the light novel franchise Bakemonogatari was released in 2009. story revolves around character Araragi Koyomi, a high school student his senior year who encounters powerful vampire during break and is transformed into semi-supernatural being himself. However, this not merely an example supernaturally-focused anime, but rather discussion on impact capitalism subjectivity individual. narrative experience viewing commentary trauma postmodernity otaku consumption’s failure to remediate objectification consumer-capitalism. series’ design choices designed attract otaku, whose consumption these patterns are appeal, thereby give warning concerning potential dangers posed by their approach towards media. characters series possessed Specters dredge up yet simultaneously suppress traumatic state existence world without catharsis justice. Otaku, attracted moe-kyara escape drudgery misery three-dimensional world, shown that itself form harm—like Araragi, they turn meaning self-flagellation heap untold suffering which inextricably drawn.