Again, I’m afraid this is YouTube, but one of the channels I often watch is Tojiro Okada’s (free only, not a member).
Some of you may not be familiar with him, but he founded Gainax, which used to belong to Hideaki Anno of Eva, and created animations such as Royal Space Force: The Wings of Oneamis.
After that, he left Gainax and started writing as Otaking, one of the three biggest otaku in Japan.
I came to know him through Twitter, and as I read his tweets, I began to read some of his writings.
Among them, I was influenced by “Valuation Economy Society: We are witnessing the turning point of the world” and the concept of “free” as described in the book.
In the world of the future, trust will be more important than money. They introduced the idea that this would result in greater money.
He then began to sell all of his own writings for zero yen. He stressed that gaining recognition was more important than the royalties (although he has since quit).
At first I watched his activities with skepticism, but then the world actually started to make money from advertising revenue based on reputation, rather than in the form of compensation from someone else, like influencers, youtubers, and instagrammers.
Then one day, he plans to make a movie in partnership with Mr. Holly. He said that he would not pay any remuneration, but if his name was in the credits as the producer, he could use it to get the next job, and he recruited a large number of collaborators.
I don’t know if the film was ever really made after that, but I think it was another attempt at credit economy.
And then there was a bit of a scandal, and I was forced to resign as a visiting professor at a university, etc., and I started to focus mainly on YouTube and the Internet.
What I find particularly interesting about Okada-san’s program are his reviews of Studio Ghibli films. Well, he is frustratingly accurate in his critiques. Of course, one should not become a believer who believes everything he says, but just looking at his reviews of Ghibli films, one can see that his aesthetic sense, evaluation, and critiques are amazing.
I think it’s probably safe to say that any entertainment film that he has picked up and praised is a good one (maybe a little too much).
I think the reason why he has such a great critical eye is because he has experience as a creator (producer) who has created animation works.
He doesn’t just look at a work and give his opinion; he includes the creator’s perspective in his comments. That is what differentiates us from ordinary critiques. I know the hardships of creating a work from scratch and the difficulties of the production process as a producer, so I am truly a “devil’s advocate.
The decisive difference between Reiji Yamada, a cartoonist who wrote “Drugs for Hopelessness,” and the creator of the aforementioned “Evaluation Economy” and “Good Person Strategy,” is that he is able to introduce what will become a trend in the world in a prophetic sense.
Incidentally, the person who is currently selling the most with his prophetic words and actions may be Yusuke Narita (whether he is right or not).
In the future, if you are looking for something interesting in the entertainment field, or if you want to introduce your favorite work in a Note, etc. and cannot verbalize it well, you may want to take a look at even a clipping of Mr. Okada himself, regardless of whether you like or dislike him. I think it will be quite helpful.
See you later.
