I’m back with another one of these lifey blog posts.
Last time I wrote about how we need to make a conceited effort to improve our lives, that we can’t just sit back and wait for things to change or get better on their own.
This time I had another thought that I wanted to write about that’s in a similar vein, but also offers a different perspective.
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Another idea has crossed my mind in a similar vein to the last blog post I wrote about life and how anime stories can alter our perspective / expectations of it.
But this one tackles something else that we often see and experience in life.
And while the idea was inspired by an experience I had here in Japan, the topic itself is far from exclusive to Japan.
I’m sure we’ve all thought this before.
You are the main character of your own life.
We all only know what we know, and anything beyond that we can only imagine. That’s life.
And it’s not life that I want to talk about here, but instead how it’s often told in anime (and manga by extension, but I’m just going to say anime from here on out) via storytelling, and then how that storytelling can affect us.
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My recent Unpopular Opinions post, specifically the question asking about “a trope that I’m tired of” or something along those lines, left me wanting to write more about the topic.
This one isn’t even really exclusive to anime, it’s a popular trope in storytelling itself. I’m sure there are many studies on why exactly the underdog appeals to people, why it’s generally the “natural outcome” in storytelling.
Recently, I’ve encountered a few stories that have left me wishing for more cases where the underdog… doesn’t win.
There’s something that’s been happening on WordPress for a while now.
A real plague.
One that you may not realize exists, because you don’t know where to look.
But just you wait, because it’s only a matter of time until you see it too…
Well well well, look what we have here folks.
Another Blogger Recognition Award.
I don’t mean to brag, but, this is the third one I’ve won now.
Look, some blogs are just better than others. That’s just how it is.
And this happens to be one of the best blogs to ever exist,
second only to The Joe Rogan Experience.
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Been a while since we had this one on the blog.
Normally, I’d write some humble words about this amazing blog of mine and how grateful you should all be for being able to read these words, but this time I’m going to do things a little differently and skip that part. Because I’m very generous. Really, I’m the best when it comes to being humble about these things, let’s be honest.
So I’ll spare you all this time.
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Rounding off the trip, we visited Kamikochi, a beautiful area containing hotels, campgrounds, hiking trails, a nice lake, and just stunning views.
You can click on images to enlarge them.
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After the Chuo Alps, we went straight to Matsumoto City.
It’s one of the bigger cities in the prefecture.
I believe Matsumoto City also has the liveliest night life scene in the prefecture, with quite the downtown / red light district. Plenty of host / hostess clubs, snack bars, massage parlors, regular bars, hotels, and all that. Even on a Wednesday night though there were quite a few people out, drinking and staggering around.
Culturally the highlight is Matsumoto Castle, which is basically right in the downtown area.
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