Instead of adopting the setting of traditional Japanese monsters/yokai, a world containing "bugs" was created. Insects without wisdom but full of vitality, how can people who strive to live in a difficult world coexist? The whole film is permeated with a touch of sadness. Tragedy often happens, but no one should be blamed. It is not the fault of people, nor the fault of insects.
Yingu's tenderness is that he respects every life and tries his best to maintain balance. We feel sorry for him because, as a bystander, he has nothing to do with anything, just established a little connection, and he is about to continue his journey.
The author of Insect Master never exposes and criticizes anything. But it just tells quietly: there may be something going on somewhere we don't know.
The first time I met the bug master ten years ago, when I was a middle school student, I didn't understand much of the truth, but I still had a lot of feelings in the dullness, and then I seemed to forget it. When I heard that the second season was released, I was sighing with emotion, and then I suddenly realized how far-reaching this work had an impact on me. I remember the lazy and fresh OP, the folk-style soundtrack, the hoarse and mysterious narration, and even the plot of each episode. Revisited the first season, and finished all the new works, this time I really have to say goodbye, Yingu will continue his journey, See you again

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Peggie 2022-03-24 09:03:53

Why do so many people think that the insect master is quiet and healing? There are so many sufferings, fetters, struggles, puzzles, torture, and nostalgia in the insect master... The insect master does not intend to make people calm at all, but shows the helplessness of human beings who are at the mercy of fate. The dissolving and indifference of attempts to give meaning.
Ettie 2022-03-24 09:03:53

This animation has won the aesthetic charm of Japanese literature. The pictures are ethereal, the artistic conception is timeless, the soundtrack is ethereal, and the narrative rhythm is as worrying as poetry. Although the story is thin, it is full of Zen and philosophy, as well as the awe of all things. Use insects as metaphors for people, and see people's hearts.