Ugh, I had to have another one of THOSE conversations today. You know, the ones I get from total plebeians who don’t understand the true beauty of anime. They think I should be watching reality TV and sport instead. As if that’s better; how am I going to recognise the importance of never giving up from some dumb singing show? How would I have ever learned the true meaning of friendship from sports?
Your argument is invalid, especially since I just started watching ‘My Summer Arborist Honey’, and it’s teaching me all these things and more. Also, tree removal. Ashwood has a few of those, right? I don’t think I’ve ever seen anyone removing a tree, but I’m guessing they do it with equipment and not intense training that lets them find the weak points in a structure and summon their power to knock it down with their bare fists.
Yeah, probably not in real life tree removal. Still, I do love how ‘My Summer Arborist Honey’ contains a heartwarming love story, within a coming-of-age tale, wrapped in an exciting story about tree loppers. They strive to be the best in the business and compete in thrilling tournaments, including an overarching tale of some quality tree removal people trying to stop a fringe group of evil, sentient trees from taking over the world and causing a massive fruit shortage.
Yeah, it’s quite multi-faceted.I do like a tale that goes further than skin-deep, unlike reality TV and sport which is exactly skin-deep and nothing else. That’s just what anime offers: entertainment, alongside life-changing moral messages and lessons.
That said, I won’t pretend this one is particularly realistic…even if I’m not looking for that. Melbourne’s professional tree pruning services use tools to accomplish their goals, I would think. Even the very best of them can’t scream for three episodes and cause the trees to implode through sheer mental strength.
-Dylan