This right here is a cult classic, a chef d'oeuvrea buried under erroneous preconceptions and unfounded criticism. This gem is obscured because it does not shine; it is buried because its tone is that of abyssal black. Sakura Trick pries into to the darkest corners of our subconscious, the most visceral of our cognition, the most carnal of our urges, and the most primal of our instincts. Its sublimity will ever be debated yet always remain objectively irrefutable; the fundamental insight it provides into human and perhaps animalistic nature may shape the basis of sexual psychoanalysis for millennia to come.
Superficially, Sakura Trick appears to be an anime which caters to the most lowly and deprived among men; conceited critics dismiss it as such often without a second thought. As self-important as these self-proclaimed critics are, they fail to realize that Sakura Trick is indeed a trick, and they are the ones being tricked. Sakura petals, or cherry blossoms, are commonly associated with a sense of beauty and innocence in Japanese culture. As discussed by Ango Sakaguchi in Sakura no Mori no Mankai no Shita, sakura petals are often a means to enhance and stylize the atmosphere of a scene, be it melancholic, resplendent or sensual. Used famously in 5 Centimeters per Second, the sakura petals constructs an immense yet artificial atmosphere which proved successful in fooling the average fool incapable of critical analysis. What most critics fail to realize, however, is that Sakura Trick is playing them beyond this level. The entire visible layer of Sakura Trick is a euphemistic veil obfuscating the dark and uncanny human psyche which it explores; any tangible material is a metaphor for its meticulous meta-analysis of the metaphysical mentality’s pubertal metamorphosis.
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As brilliantly put by Charles Baudelaire, “La sexualité est le lyrisme des masses.” In Ulysses, James Joyce subverts gender conceptions by deconstructing sexual stereotypes; in Lolita, Vladimir Nobakov delves into the abnormal perversion of hebephilia; in Doctor Glas, Hjalmar Soderberg studies sexual catharsis through murder; in Aquarion EVOL, Shoji Kawamori studies the manifestation of repressed sexuality as love. Time and again, great thinkers have demonstrated the immense potential of sexual psychoanalysis in narrative form.
Sakura Trick fulfills this potential.
The exterior plotline of Sakura Trick is straight forward - two damsels unknowingly in love with each other: Sonoda Yuu and Takayama Haruka, start high school in the same class with four other apparent lesbians. This premise alone poses innumerable questions of pertinence - most of which are problematized further and explored as the series progresses. Why are two girls romantically interested in each other? Why are there four more girls of questionable sexual orientation in their class? Were they perhaps influenced by Haruka’s and Yuu’s display of intimacy, implying a nurture over nature determination of sexuality? Do their behaviors suggest abnormalities in their amygdala activity, or is such behavior governed by the wider cerebral hemispheres? Hailed as the father of psychoanalysis, Sigmund Freud once said, “The sexual life of adult women is a dark continent for psychology.” The stringency and inadaptability of the traditional approach practiced by psychologists is to blame for this. Sakura Trick is unshackled from such rigidities - by investigating high school girls in late puberty, a time and setting in which sexuality is at its most volatile, and doing so through homosexuality rather than the vapid norm, it sheds light on the enigma which has eluded psychologists for centuries.
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Perhaps most imperative and counter-intuitive of all, Sakura Trick investigates male sexuality through the scope of lesbianism. Je veux te baiser, baisez-moi! What is the sexual appeal in a couple which can only engage in abortive reproduction? When exposed to intercourse in explicit yuri, it is plausible that lust for the opposite gender can override the notion of evolutionary feasibility. Despite the lack of explicit intercourse in Sakura Trick, male viewers nonetheless experience a craving for the girls’ well-being instead of jealousy and contempt for one of them as would be rational. This paradox challenges not only the Darwinian theories of evolution, but also Freud’s theories of sexuality. He wrote, “A man's heterosexuality will not put up with any homosexuality, and vice versa.” Sakura Trick proves the exact contrary: heterosexual men more than put up with the homosexuality in the series. According to psychologist Henry Havelock Ellis, “Reproduction… is highly complex and not yet clearly understood. It is not necessarily connected with sex, nor is sex necessarily connected with reproduction.” Havelockian philosophy noticeably makes its mark in Sakura Trick; by taking hold of this anomaly in human behaviour and untangling its implications, it explores the darkest depths of our consciousness which borders between flesh and mind.
Soooooo, Sakura Trick thread?
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In his essay The Sexual Abberations, Freud discusses human disposition to perversions, including hebephilia, as an original and universal disposition of the human sexual instinct which is not limited to the psychologically ill. Sakura Trick takes this theory beyond mere discourse and puts it into practice. The characters in Sakura Trick are impeccably crafted, not only in their characterization and likability but primarily in their support of the series’ psychological study. Rather than each being equipped with sexually inviting traits, some characters are simply “cute”, for lack of a less vulgar word. A certain je ne sais quoi of the girls are successful in generating not just physical, but more importantly emotional cravings from the audience.
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The brilliant technique of Sakura Trick’s probing into the atavistic lust is most aptly demonstrated through the analysis of the two main characters: Haruka and Yuu. On the one hand, Haruka is characterized by her lascivious and manipulative personality, pneumatic figure, seductive voice, and red hair indicative of her prurience. In contrast, Yuu has an innocent demeanor, underemphasized curves, a sweet voice characterized by childlike tenderness, and bright amber hair adorned with flowers – all of which are suggestive of a girl in the early stages of puberty. By contrasting these dichotomous traits, Sakura Trick follows in the wake of Vladimir Nobakov and his analysis of the abominable erotic attraction to the so called “nymphets”. A range of recent research by neurologists suggest paedophilia’s origin as a deep-rooted predisposition that does not change, rather than the previous theory of causation by psychological influences. Perhaps influenced by this paradigm shift, Sakura Trick attempts what has never been done before – bringing out, in men, pseudo-paedophilic reactions to girls older than the previously stipulated plateau age of thirteen. This is achieved through the stark contrast between Haruka’s maturity and Yuu’s infantility which tampers with the viewers’ preset dispositions. The additional fact that it succeeds in bringing out such abnormal responses not only in the susceptible older population, but chiefly among the young, truly underscores the groundbreaking impact of Sakura Trick.
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La peinture parle d'elle-même, il n'y a rien à dire; to describe the artistic qualia of Sakura Trick would be to describe colour to the blind, wisdom to the young, or life to the unliving. The artistic eminence of this series is utterly unparalleled. The visuals are primarily based on a minimalistic design reminiscent of Frank Stella’s later paintings, yet some of the most visceral moments of the series display a paradoxical resemblance to abstract expressionism. This visual style is augmented by subtly and tactfully altering its background or occasionally foreground objects into abstract patterns or drawings depending on the situation and atmosphere. Certain patterns such as polka dots reoccur frequently throughout the series, showing inspirations from early pop-art but crafting a style most avant la lettre. In a masterful display of expertise in art-direction, these aesthetic shifts are extremely frequent yet uncontrived and never interfere with the viewers’ immersion. This enigmatic and radical style vividly complements the metaphysical nature of the series, reinforcing its character as an original pastiche of the post-modernist movement. It is an embodiment and perfection of the ideals that SHAFT had in mind for but failed to accomplish in their shows such as the Monogatari Series and Sayonara Zetsubou Sensei.
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Somebody forgot to take their pills today.
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Enjoyment may be a pivotal factor of anime-viewing for the ordinary viewer. For experienced critics such as I, however, examining a show of such depth and complexity brings only misery and agony (which true intellectuals welcome, mind you). Attempts at analyzing Sakura Trick’s implications and unraveling its messages necessitate great concentration and effort, which is further exacerbated when so much of my blood flows elsewhere than my brain when viewing this show. As studied in neuromagnetic stimulations, encumbering the brain to a great extent can be a cause for physical pain. We critics are martyrs – through our self-sacrifice we free plebeians of their ignorance and ablute them of their sins.
There have been numerous undisputable masterpieces among anime, such as the Ishihaya Tatsuya’s strikingly realistic classic Clannad or the tactique extraordinaire Code Geass by Taniguchi Goro. Sakura Trick will not join their ranks; its surface is too generic, its themes too provocative, and its messages too obscure. It will remain underground – treasured by the most avant-garde among intellectuals for its edifying if horrifying insight into the fundaments of sexuality. Philistines and self-proclaimed critics alike will shun Sakura Trick, but you can’t fault them for that. It takes boundless wisdom to appreciate its subtleties, and courage to side with the unpopular opinion. Sed domi maneas paresque nobis novem continuas fututiones. The time of Sigmund Freud’s sovereignty over psychoanalysis has passed; Sakura Trick is the herald of a new era that is to come.
10/10
While this show had some cute moments, it was pretty fucking boring.
nah its shit
TL;DR
I enjoyed it.
I just want these two to kiss and/or fuck already.
10/10 thread.
Also Haruka is a best, no other dyke will ever compare.
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did anyone read all that?
>>140253239
I did
>>140251571
Sure.
How are things with the manga?
>>140252513
I liked Yuu-chan the most.
I didn't read any of that but I absolutely agree with you. I imagine anyone who makes a Sakura Trick thread has acumen.
>>140253667
SHiN says there should be a new chapter every month.
I just started watching it. It's p good. I regret not watching it when it was airing. Seemed like it would have comfy threads
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>>140251723
Are you from Wisecrack by any chance?
Essays are the most contrived and pointless subjects of study in the history of mankind. Nobody wants to read lots of words at once, especially not walls of texts with really long pretentious words that nobody understands. If autism could become self aware and assume a body it would choose to be an essay.
S2 when? I want to see these 2 animated.
>>140255105
Who are they?
>>140253239
Yeah it was pretty good.
>>140254977
This is bait.
>>140255120
Secretary and Accountant for the student council after Sumi leaves iirc. They're cute though.
>Aquarion EVOL
Am I supposed to self-insert as Haruka?
>>140251445
>this review
nostalgic
>>140251571
it's been awhile, hasn't it?
>>140252226
Must be tough being the one straight girl in a yuri anime.
>>140257651
Dense =/= straight. She doesn't seem to like romance at all.
>>140255105
At this point I wouldn't get my hopes up. The manga officially had enough material for a new season when volume 6 came out (first season covered exactly 3 volumes), and that was back in November. Shortly after that they had a pretty major event including a public screening of the entire series and appearance by some of the cast, perfect occasion to announce a new season, but there was nothing. They keep having minor events with the VAs, there was one yesterday I think, but there's never any news, I guess they're just trying to score some bucks with merchandise sales while they still can.
The BD box came out last month, I suppose the last hope was if that thing sold really well, but I don't know how it's doing. They don't seem very excited about it, the official twitter just modestly claims that it's selling to "good reviews".
Wow, Sizuku has said that!
In the latest magazine Manga Time Kirara Miracle, 2016 June, on page 25, Sizuku decisively said to Kotone's older sister, "I want to have Kotone. I won't let someone else who I don't know get her."
It seemed the sister is willing to stand their side.
>>140257868
Pic of Kotone's onee-chan?
>All the pairings are big titsxsmall tits
Why can't we have a nice pairing of 2 girls with big soft chest pillows?
>>140258190
I'd rather have two flat.
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Naruko, Kotone's sister, in this picture wears Kimono. She said to Kotone, "Just loving Sizuku doesn't change anything," probably hinting that they should to something more aggressive so as to let their families to understand them.
(The next day on the next page, Kotone imagined what if they eloped and blushed.)
>onee-chan with her eyes always closed
TACHIIIIIIIIIIIIII
>>140259934
Not always.
>>140251445
i dropped this because the OP is very shit tier.
>>140261494
Great. Now who do I ship her with? The maid?
>>140251709
Kill yourself.
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>>140261925
Why is her name Lemon anyways?
I really hope OP just copied that from somewhere and just changed the names.
>>140261969
Her name is a type of fruit.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yuzu
People call her by the wrong fruit as a joke.
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No, I read it. It was definitely written specifically about Sakura Trick. I don't speak latin or french well enough to understand those parts but once you get past the intimidating vocabulary it did make a fairly cogent argument.
With that said, I thought the show was a little bit boring when i watched it.
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That's fine too, I'm just tired of the big/small contrast in just about every yuri pairing.
>>140263279
>all of those kisses at the concert
Probably one of the most erotic things in ages.
Why are you copying and pasting some tryhard overanalysis meme review from MAL?
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http://myanimelist.net/anime/20047/Sakura_Trick/reviews
>>140263783
>They like it more then /a/
Should I be sad or angry?
>>140264471
No, I am not entertained. They drive the one gimmick they had to the fucking ground in the first two episodes.
>>140264603
Not really. Besides it made the threads fun when they finally had the episode with no kisses in it.
>>140264603
Personally cute girls kissing isn't something I get tired of, but the rest of the show is good too. There is decent amount of drama and character development, yet overall it remains quite comfy and fun. It's one of the shows I go back to when I want to watch something I know I'll enjoy.
>>140251445
Go back to MAL, OPNo, seriously, I know you came here straight from the Sakura Trick MAL page, you pasta faggot
I did love Sakura Trick though
>>140261789
The fuck, I loved the OP
>>140252513
>implying Haruka would still be a dyke if she got a good gang rape in her
She is just confused, and confusing Yuu by dragging her into it.
Seriously, getting raped would probably do them good in the long run
>>140251571
It bothers me they keep holding Sakura Trick events but never announce more anime.
Like what is even the profit in celebrating Shizuku's birthday for the third time since the anime aired?
>>140265389
Boost manga sells?
>>140265408
It's just weird they would be so dedicated to it but not in for even an OVA or something. Must be a yuri thing.
Best youtube review of it right there: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gEVKvI9op8U
>>140267119
He pronounced that better than I was expecting.
>>140251445
What are you saying? This anime ks a legit 10/10
Translation when?
>>140263279
new cinema paradizo
>>140268017
That says "I'm sorry".
>>140268073
I meant for the entire first volume.
These developments are really lewd compared to ST.
