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Yes, these events all have monumental historical significance, and they aim to poke and prod at the past, shining a rather unattractive spotlight on the results. It’s in these smaller character moments where Concrete Revolutio‘s lack of chronology works for me.
The idea that even the smallest actions have far-reaching consequences inconceivable at the time of the initial action is something that Concrete Revolutio returns to again and again. Fuurota the ghost is the first prominent example, forced to face the consequences of his initial deed for the Superhuman Bureau that, unbeknownst to him at the time, wiped out the entire race of the Tartaros Bugmen, the people of his friend Campe. This means that, within the scope of a single episode, we see a character confronted with the results of their actions. Concrete Revolutio reiterates this idea by breaking down the chronology, isolating events that audiences are at the very least vaguely familiar with, and then reframing them within the series’ own context. There are many sayings regarding history of which people are urged to be aware - that it’s written by the victors, that only certain perspectives are taught.
IRREGULAR AT MAGIC HIGH SCHOOL MOVIE TIMELINE SERIES
Due to the series’ focus on actual historical events I, like many other viewers, sought to organize the historical tidbits into a timeline that somewhat resembled what I knew of the actual history.īy the time of Concrete Revolutio: Choujin Gensou THE LAST SONG, the series becomes a bit more linear, but still focuses on certain events in history, establishing parallels between the in-universe world of Concrete Revolutio and real-life historical events. Concrete Revolutio‘s approach is similar, but the end result was a bit different for me as a viewer.
Haruhi Suzumiya and the Monogatari series are both strong examples of anime franchises that eschew presenting events in order for a greater focus on specific emotional narratives of their respective characters. When a series scrambles its own chronology, it’s often for a very distinct purpose. There are obvious real-life tie-ins to our own timeline or history as we know it, despite the fact that the minutiae around the same events are wildly different due to the addition of superhumans, ancient youkai, and aliens. Many have cited Concrete Revolutio‘s adherence to a non-chronological story structure as a hindrance to the many ideas that it juggles simultaneously. This wasn’t the post I was initially going to write, but it’s the post I feel compelled to write at this specific moment in time - in my own timeline that I, in this very moment, feel like I cannot change. Yet, Concrete Revolutio tackles many things, almost too many things to the point where the series is bursting at the seams with a myriad of ideas too large to fit into one series and too nuanced to be adequately addressed within such a small scope. My experience with Concrete Revolutio was an extremely personal one due to the series shifting timeline from episode to episode. It was going to return to the young woman on the balcony, wondering just how her personal choices had led her to that specific moment. The series has always concerned itself with time, reorganizing it’s own chronology as it has seen fit. My original post dealt in more personal anecdotes, much like my first take on Concrete Revolutio Choujin Gensou. This wasn’t the post I was initially going to write.