Anime, very broadly, tends into two types of stories. Those of mortal dangers and the heroism that overcomes them as well as those that focus on everyday joys and small steps of personal growth.

This video briefly examines both these types of stories through the 2009 movie Summer Wars, which contains both perspectives on life. It gives a few examples of how they are related, and then how our everyday existence emulates and enables heroism.


0:00 Introduction
0:13 The two types of stories
0:38 High stakes longing
1:17 Low stakes living
1:58 How Summer Wars bridges the two
2:56 Conclusion

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