Dead Dead Demon's Dededede Destruction - Vol. 10 Ch. 75

[WhatTheCarl]

@owlymw "discredited right wing talking points" lmao what the fuck are u on about?

 

[Bana]

@moozooh
i'm not going to clutter this comments section with infographs that have nothing to do with the point related to this story, anyone who cares about what might be relevant to the manga should search the terms "World Health Organization"+"china"+"criticism". the point here, in relation to the manga, is that no one can trust anyone, particularly those in power. everyone is flawed, every character has weaknesses; those flaws make them human and relatable. organizations, particularly the oldest and most powerful are even more susceptible to corruption and outside influence precisely because they are made up of flawed human beings. i brought up the WHO and corona because it is an indisputable show of corruption in a well meaning organization meant to help people.

Spoiler

for further evidence, look up the interview that was done with the WHO in which taiwan was mentioned; it's strange that an impartial entity would hang up on an interview because of such a reason.

in the manga every organization is made up of flawed individuals, it's a reflection of how asano sees real life, and because of that all organizations lose sight of their original purpose and become corrupted because of the power they wield. everyone has an agenda, and that agenda is more important than the principles that the organizations were founded under.

that is why i'm genuinely wondering if people are ironically reading this manga, not realizing that it is partially about corruption of every authority and person because of power. and, for those that might see the parallels it draws to real life, in addition to the trump caricature, if they see that same corruption that asano sees in the everyday organizations and authorities in our lives.

 

[moozooh]

@Bana

that is why i'm genuinely wondering if people are ironically reading this manga, not realizing that it is partially about corruption of every authority and person because of power. and, for those that might see the parallels it draws to real life, in addition to the trump caricature, if they see that same corruption that asano sees in the everyday organizations and authorities in our lives.

Nah, what is actually being exposed in this work is the folly of shallowness. And in the fine tradition of every good writer who did it before him, from Jerome Salinger to Trey Parker and Matt Stone, Asano is being impartial while doing so instead of promoting some sort of a one-sided anti-authority agenda or whatever. He just casually pokes fun at everyone involved: the aliens, the military, the politicians, the protesters, the media, the citizens, the parents, the children; no-one is exempt from criticism.

Almost every single character in this story is either constantly pretending to be something they aren't, or just doesn't care to begin with, which could be why they're all drawn like caricatures of themselves, with the dramatic teardrops hanging from their eyes and all. Kadode receives a wish-granting device so that she could do good deeds but wastes it on petty revenge. Her mother pretends she cares about her daughter. Ontan constructed an entire fake kooky persona but is really super soft at heart. Her brother is a troll who acts like he's "monitoring" the internet. Kiho pretends to be a grown-up, and her boyfriend Kohiruimaki jumps subcultures without understanding what they're actually about. Futaba is so engrossed in her own righteousness she fails to notice she's joined a terrorist organization under the pretense of political activism, and so on. And even though everyone knows this is unsustainable in long term, as soon as things stop exploding, the giant elephant in the room alien mothership in the sky starts being used as an umbrella and gets record-breaking okonomiyaki modeled after it, with everyone treating it more like a minor annoyance than the actual time-bomb it is. Using that as an allegory for things like the climate change is a bit on the nose, but it works remarkably well, so I'll take it. In the world of DeDeDeDe, which is faithfully modeled after our own, everyone feels alienated and powerless, so they try to justify their value while being selfish and shirking personal accountability. No matter what happens, it's always somebody else's fault.

In fact, I applaud how well Asano relayed the mindset of a person who would point their finger at an organization for doing their actual job after reading a couple articles in the press condemning them with the power of hindsight, while their governments—typically comprised of individuals elected by the same people—failed to do any better (if at all) despite having the exact same information as countries that did take the time and effort to properly prepare. Truly poetic.

i'm not going to clutter this comments section with infographs that have nothing to do with the point related to this story

Right, so when you get to accuse, it's somehow relevant enough for the comment section, but when you're presented with damning factual evidence to the contrary, it becomes an off-topic clutter. Stay classy, my brave internet warrior; I hope your crusade against teh evul organizashon will make you happy.

 

[Edixo]

Holy fuck, the amount of buttblast in this comment section. Guess a lot of NEETs feel called out. Lmao.

 

[Bana]

@moozooh
believe it or not, i actually agree with you

If your country reacted to the risk of epidemic at least two weeks later than Korea, that's clearly not WHO's problem—that's your government's problem. Can't blame that on WHO, sorry.

the WHO and all such "international" organization shouldn't be accountable, and as such they shouldn't have access to any funds from any country that expects accountability. instead of relying on a a coalition of international feel good groups, nations need to only pay attention to their own immediate needs. nations shouldn't rely on international experts that weight the good of the entire globe against the countries they hail from. being up front with what our interests are is better than political backstabbing and trickery. so let us dismantle this useless needless waste of money.

aside from that, none of your statistics can make the WHO look like they don't have biases toward china

 

[gronkle]

Lole, a comment section of people feeling called out. More reason to consider this Asano's finest work to date.
Both primary characters caught each other out in this chapter. The illustrator portrayed herself and her grandmother as simple helpless victims, when the truth is clearly different. When the reporter called her out on portraying herself to paint a narrative, she showed her what she was really protecting, and that it was something the reporter would not report on, because it so disrupted her own narrative. The complex truths are belied by simple ones, where each person assumes and is assumed to have simple motivations.

 

[Alraisen]

I should like to add, in one of the recent videos with Inio Asano (amazing by itself, and for any who are interested in Asano's evolution as an artist), he explains that in this moment he sees manga as a way to validate uncommon ways of thinking about the world, and wants to validate the characters in his stories by representing them. As it seems the discussion about this chapter's motives have stirred some flames (agree with you, @gronkle).
It is very interesting, in terms of culture and shit, that in his stories those "unique perspectives" end up more as curses for the unhappy souls who have them.

 

[Yae14]

@Alraisen where did you find that video of Asano-sensei?

 

[Alraisen]

@Yae14 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UuX6ldtaflc&t=69s

 

[UnvalidUserName]

Lole, a comment section of people feeling called out. More reason to consider this Asano's finest work to date.
Both primary characters caught each other out in this chapter. The illustrator portrayed herself and her grandmother as simple helpless victims, when the truth is clearly different. When the reporter called her out on portraying herself to paint a narrative, she showed her what she was really protecting, and that it was something the reporter would not report on, because it so disrupted her own narrative. The complex truths are belied by simple ones, where each person assumes and is assumed to have simple motivations.

Finally a commenter that doesn't see this white and black