What's the best use of symbolism in anime?

what's the best use of symbolism in anime?

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That one user pointed out the STALKER imagery in Madoka magica, was pretty good, dont have the scene on hand

and when I say STALKER imagery, no, I don't mean homura stalking madoka, I mean a homage to this scene in STALKER, a film that also handles desire and the desolation it brings

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I remember making a thread a few years back trying to talk about biblical imagery in JoJo and making parallels between Jonathan and Christ but the thread ended being a shit flinging fag fest.

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Even today the best uses of symbolism in anime is probably just every scene in Evangelion. FLCL also has a lot of really good symbolism.

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Bait?

NGE had tons.

stop it this is not funny anymore

For fucks sake please don't mention Evangelion

>what's the best use of symbolism in anime?
never.

Either pretentious fucks will go MUH SYMBOLISM MUH SUBTEXT
or autistic spergs will go WHAT DID THEY MEAN BY THIS

No symbolism.
Not once.
Not ever.

I mean, as overhyped as the show is it does have some of the better symbolism in anime.

fuck why didn't you just stayed quiet?

Then post it motherfucker

haven't seen the show in years but I can immediately recall that there was a heavy hand motif in the show, hands being the ways we immediately interact with the world, a major theme in the show. A quick google search for 'evangelion hands' shows this.

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Yes, it has good symbolism, but everyone knows about it. Please post less-known things.

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no No NO NO NO DELETE THIS IT DOESN'T COUUUUUNT

literally me

Anime has a habbit of naming philosophers and other blatant shit. You don't see a lot of subtle symbolism at all.

There's also the open/close motion shinji does with his hand repeatedly throughout the series

just like poetry, it rhymes

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Wsnt really symbolism as they weren't just good at masking the fact the entire series was based off the bible

seems a bit heavy handed

>NOOO YOU CANT POST EVA

One of my favorites in death note, where the apple is a symbol of temptation.

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Damn

naming people is not symbolism, symbolism is using a visual motif to represent an idea

I'd chalk this up to evageeks being autistic as usual but the fact that they reanimated the scene to include this and the fact that this is later referred to as her definitely wanting to fuck him leads me to believe it was intentional.

And I'm saying they will just blurt the idea at you.

also
>death & rebirth
>blood & cum