It’s not quite a genre per se, but I often enjoy it when there’s an educational aspect to something. Cells at Work and Ruri Rocks would be obvious examples, but I would also include, say, Golden Kamuy or (manga) A Bride’s Story. Hobby and cooking anime tend to have elements of this too, Yuru Camp, How Heavy Are the Dumbbells You Lift?, Sweetness and Lightning etc.
So not really “edutainment” in the sense of trying to trick children into learning by wrapping it in something that looks like entertainment, and more something where you can imagine the creators pointing at their work and saying “Look! This part of the world exists too! Isn’t that neat?” with stars in their eyes, if that makes sense.
So not really “edutainment” in the sense of trying to trick children into learning by wrapping it in something that looks like entertainment, and more something where you can imagine the creators pointing at their work and saying “Look! This part of the world exists too! Isn’t that neat?” with stars in their eyes, if that makes sense.
WTH, so that’s why I’m put off by kids-oriented media even while I was a kid. I couldn’t verbalize it then, but I felt they’re either fake (in the “plastic” sense) or condescending
more something where you can imagine the creators pointing at their work and saying “Look! This part of the world exists too! Isn’t that neat?” with stars in their eyes
I absolutely feel this whenever we start learning random Ainu facts in Golden Kamuy.
It’s not quite a genre per se, but I often enjoy it when there’s an educational aspect to something. Cells at Work and Ruri Rocks would be obvious examples, but I would also include, say, Golden Kamuy or (manga) A Bride’s Story. Hobby and cooking anime tend to have elements of this too, Yuru Camp, How Heavy Are the Dumbbells You Lift?, Sweetness and Lightning etc.
So not really “edutainment” in the sense of trying to trick children into learning by wrapping it in something that looks like entertainment, and more something where you can imagine the creators pointing at their work and saying “Look! This part of the world exists too! Isn’t that neat?” with stars in their eyes, if that makes sense.
WTH, so that’s why I’m put off by kids-oriented media even while I was a kid. I couldn’t verbalize it then, but I felt they’re either fake (in the “plastic” sense) or condescending
I absolutely feel this whenever we start learning random Ainu facts in Golden Kamuy.