I'm glad more people are discovering this gem. As a tea ceremony practitioner myself, I see Hyouge mono as the breath of fresh air that the practice so desperately needs, showing tea in its golden era, full of creativity, passion, and fun - something that is lacking in certain schools. The manga is worth checking out as it completes Oribe's life story. Also the attention to detail in the anime is fantastic (they even use CG for some of the teaware to get them as close to the original pieces which are in museums today)
Even in Japan, until this manga was published, Furuta Oribe was little known except to ceramics enthusiasts and those familiar with history. Furuta Oribe itself is something of a hidden gem.
A really fun thing I learned about him while working on this video is that he is responsible for the idea of the stone garden. The guy definitely left his mark.
9:53 thats the beauty of anime and storytelling. you can deliver the same message through different stories in a similar medium fitting to all tastes. :)
I just finished to watch anime and read manga. I'm japanese and I never knew about the world of tea at all. So I learned a lot from this. Hope ya'll get to know more about my country from this masterpiece.
@@AnimeInRetrospect the manga is astonishing. I didn't expect to see that they got the written copy of da Vinci's blueprint for tank and helicopter and they built and used them for the war against Tokugawa. I can't spoil much but it's really WTF lol
It's not about the tea ceremonies themselves its about the weirdness of people who are absolutely obsessed with something to the point it takes over their lives, its in the name. It just so happens the amazing author of this anime chose tea ceremonies and feudal japan as the topic, it could have been any culture honestly (in my opinion). The era and all the fandoms that drool over musou and the like just make this more comical, since in a way it is true that pottery used to cost as much as a castle, art still does to these days if its a particular art piece, one could say its not even a contemporary view at all.
I love this comment! It's obvious now that you've pointed it out. Hyouge Mono's messages being applicable to any topic just adds depth to it that I didn't necessarily realize was there, and makes this anime even more concrete as one of my favorites.
Having read the chapters of the manga that have been fan translated, this is so true. Every major character can be summed up with one particular ambition, whether that be the ambition to become a great warrior, to own many wares, to conquer the world, to create a peaceful Japan or to spread a specific aesthetic throughout Japan, each character is almost blinded by their ambition, and that drives all of the major conflicts and plot points I'm the manga.
I’m not sure if I’ll end up watching this one, but at least it’s on my radar now. Good call! I love when people have underrated/hidden gem type shows that they are passionate about. Makes for engaging content.
You should check out Kingdom if you haven't. It has a rough start visually but becomes one of the best historical anime and my favorite shonen. Its also kinda similar to Legend of the galactic heroes with its focus on military strategy in larger battles.
Nice video, I thought it was a great ending to Mashimo's career. I sort of interpreted this also as a mid-life and quarter-life crisis between ambition or status vs art or passion. I also written a MAL review on this.
Agreed. It's not a style that's easy to adapt into an anime, and making it look more generic in terms of line use and background style is such a huge loss.
@@penjamin1479 let me once again emphasize how lovely the manga is. it's my No.1 favorite. I have no point in saying it. just needed to show my love again.
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I love this show so much,
This show is a real introduction to art criticism / culture, there's a real deepnes and reflection on artistic values in it.
I'm glad more people are discovering this gem. As a tea ceremony practitioner myself, I see Hyouge mono as the breath of fresh air that the practice so desperately needs, showing tea in its golden era, full of creativity, passion, and fun - something that is lacking in certain schools. The manga is worth checking out as it completes Oribe's life story.
Also the attention to detail in the anime is fantastic (they even use CG for some of the teaware to get them as close to the original pieces which are in museums today)
The manga is even better
finally
finally someone talks about it. A masterpiece.
Even in Japan, until this manga was published, Furuta Oribe was little known except to ceramics enthusiasts and those familiar with history. Furuta Oribe itself is something of a hidden gem.
A really fun thing I learned about him while working on this video is that he is responsible for the idea of the stone garden. The guy definitely left his mark.
Hyouge Mono is my all time favorite. Black sheep? Yeah, but indubitably the finest of gems.
Thank you for an amazing analysis.
9:53 thats the beauty of anime and storytelling. you can deliver the same message through different stories in a similar medium fitting to all tastes. :)
I just finished to watch anime and read manga. I'm japanese and I never knew about the world of tea at all.
So I learned a lot from this. Hope ya'll get to know more about my country from this masterpiece.
That's very cool! I hope to learn more about it when I eventually read the manga, too.
@@AnimeInRetrospect the manga is astonishing. I didn't expect to see that they got the written copy of da Vinci's blueprint for tank and helicopter and they built and used them for the war against Tokugawa. I can't spoil much but it's really WTF lol
I just finished reading the manga. Really great work. Didn't know it had an anime adaptation.
It's not about the tea ceremonies themselves its about the weirdness of people who are absolutely obsessed with something to the point it takes over their lives, its in the name.
It just so happens the amazing author of this anime chose tea ceremonies and feudal japan as the topic, it could have been any culture honestly (in my opinion).
The era and all the fandoms that drool over musou and the like just make this more comical, since in a way it is true that pottery used to cost as much as a castle, art still does to these days if its a particular art piece, one could say its not even a contemporary view at all.
I love this comment! It's obvious now that you've pointed it out. Hyouge Mono's messages being applicable to any topic just adds depth to it that I didn't necessarily realize was there, and makes this anime even more concrete as one of my favorites.
Having read the chapters of the manga that have been fan translated, this is so true. Every major character can be summed up with one particular ambition, whether that be the ambition to become a great warrior, to own many wares, to conquer the world, to create a peaceful Japan or to spread a specific aesthetic throughout Japan, each character is almost blinded by their ambition, and that drives all of the major conflicts and plot points I'm the manga.
I’m not sure if I’ll end up watching this one, but at least it’s on my radar now. Good call! I love when people have underrated/hidden gem type shows that they are passionate about. Makes for engaging content.
Thanks! Sometimes I feel like it's important to get the word out about an anime people missed, even if only a few will end up watching it.
You should check out Kingdom if you haven't.
It has a rough start visually but becomes one of the best historical anime
and my favorite shonen.
Its also kinda similar to Legend of the galactic heroes with its focus on military strategy in larger battles.
Think I watched the first two episodes awhile back. I liked it, so I gotta get to the rest at some point.
underrated content creator
Nice video, I thought it was a great ending to Mashimo's career. I sort of interpreted this also as a mid-life and quarter-life crisis between ambition or status vs art or passion. I also written a MAL review on this.
Thanks. I've actually read your review! Cool coincidence.
1:40 perfect, im alrdy sold
2:46 wait is that....... the "THATS A P***S" meme? (the reverse format)
AAMAZING
I can’t be sure if this would be my kind of show, but I’m always up for trying underrated shows.. might give it a try!
8:45 wow sounds like kyoani
felt like this was a similar review to the one on Yuru camp and Mushishi
The manga was so beautiful that I couldn't stand the anime for more than a few episodes
Agreed. It's not a style that's easy to adapt into an anime, and making it look more generic in terms of line use and background style is such a huge loss.
@@penjamin1479 let me once again emphasize how lovely the manga is. it's my No.1 favorite. I have no point in saying it. just needed to show my love again.
2:37 perf
its like Nobunaga no chef or Obscure sports anime.
Ayyy
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Very Pog
That puppy emoji.. how??