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Why is this? (lemmy.world)

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Is it? My understanding is that Japan didn’t have a lot of awareness of the AIDS crisis (and still doesn’t really?)

I thought the body horror was more associated with fears of scientific progress. I’ve only seen Akira once so I’d love to watch it again in light of other interpretations.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

That part was just a joke. I'm saying the image itself represents being 30 in the 80s and being afraid of the AIDS crisis. Not that Akira itself is a metaphor for that lol