Geopolitics. Environment. Religion. Tradition. Myths. Each of these words is part of a sentence Spriggan, a meaningful anime, replete with references to various issues (such as those mentioned) and adequate portrayal. While not the best graphical representation that can be achieved today, it works to accompany the story. What does it all lead to, in one of the most recent contents Netflix? We see it.
Spriggan tells the story of an organization that protects various relics. This organization is made up of a number of people with many special abilities and advanced technologies. Designed to protect these special sites, ARCAM is the organization behind this select group. He acts like an armed arm to carry out risky missions because they reveal the balance of the world, somehow held together by these gems of humanity.
The main person responsible for supervising them is Yu Ominae, a young man who, starting his homework, turns into a war machine. His time in the first season Spriggan, consisting of six episodes, focuses on a mission for each chapter. With the exception of brief passages, this contributes to an accelerated rhythm in which the narrative is dominated by action, and the story of that 16-year-old boy is built, on which part of the future of humanity rests.
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Nuclear power. Technology. Diplomacy. The science. murders. Although Spriggan none of these issues are treated with the depth of a literary-theoretic essay, and this is not an anime where only the action matters. He is based on various myths and legends to tell what he wants: what is his main character. In it, the existence of super-beings, such as the super-soldiers of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, who, through physical advantages, medical or technological doping, can influence various political and social processes.
Each mission, i.e. each chapter, allows you to subtly explore different lore. From classical myths such as noah’s ark even part of the Asian tradition in relation to Martial arts. The story places the most emphasis on action sequences, but doesn’t deviate from character building. This is why, among other things, it is revealed that Yu Ominae’s ground wire is his classmates.
Because if. There are some anime quirks where teenagers take on adult tasks in an attempt to catch up. When Sprigganthe young man’s commitments even link him to Nazi symbols. Apart from the conveniences to be found, they serve to describe the world in which the story takes place and to contrast philosophies such as Eastern and Western. Possible conclusion? Humans go to great lengths to destroy themselves as a species.
This structure, relics as a means of referring to different moments and historical events, is maintained throughout the first season. Yes, it may seem monotonous, but it’s not because of its diversity: a clear structure for an anime that knows what kind of experience it wants to create until it becomes successful.
In recent years, Netflix has been making efforts to expand its anime content base. This industry, including manga and digitalization, continues to grow. In this search, not every offer is attractive. Spriggan opposes this trend by saving a work written by Hiroshi Takashigewith drawing Ryoji Minagawa in the late 60s A fresh and interesting twist on a story that generated a lot of interest at the time.
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