[Citation Map] Hints for deciphering faceless questions?

I would like to summarize the works I have cited in my articles so far.
I won't go deeply into the content of the works, but I will briefly write down hints about how they were connected to the articles I cited them in.
While my articles may not have much meaning, each of the cited works has great significance. If you are interested, I hope you will check them out.

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★: Works you absolutely must see
φ: Works that make you think
ψ: Works that stay in your heart
ε: Works that are easy to get into
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▼Manga

|AI no Idenshi (The Genes of AI)| Kyuuri Yamada | Akita Shoten | ★φψε

Questions in the work
What is a human? Can love and romance be reproduced by algorithms? Do highly developed AIs need rights? It poses such unanswerable questions.
Link to the article
I don't think AI or humans have 'fun' as an emotion, but this time I connected it to the fact that I myself felt 'happy' that an AI seriously evaluated my article. It doesn't really matter if the other party is human or AI; perhaps I feel happy when I sense how much they tried to understand me?

|EAT-MAN| Akihito Yoshitomi | Kodansha | ★φψε

Questions in the work
Is there value in a life without a 'purpose'? The protagonist carries promises from the past... he is like a carrier of memories. Is a grand purpose necessary for life? That's not true, is it?
Link to the article
I connect the protagonist Bolt's own way of life to myself, and I also overlay the meaning of the EAT-MAN author's free development with the labyrinth of questions I create. How presumptuous of me lol

|Parasyte| Hitoshi Iwaaki | Kodansha | ★φψ

Introduced as my origin. What is a human? What is life?
It was the first work that triggered the thought that there is 'meaning' in 'waste'... and that 'life' is precisely about continuing to 'question'.
Questions in the work
It thrusts 'What is a human?' and 'Why do we live?' at us from a perspective other than human.
Link to the article
I was saved by the words of Ryoko Tamiya and Migi, and concluded that 'to continue questioning is to live'.

|Gintama| Hideaki Sorachi | Shueisha | ψε

It's a gag manga, right? But actually, many of the characters are deep lol. However, I haven't read it all yet lol. It's a work I ended up using to talk about human freedom.
Questions in the work
It asks, 'How can laughter and suffering coexist?' and 'What does it mean to live freely?'
Link to the article
Borrowing the words of Shoyo Yoshida from the work, I connect it to the conclusion that 'You can live freely. You can write freely.'

|PSYCHO-PASS: Inspector Shinya Kogami| Natsuo Sai x Midori Goto | Mag Garden | φ

As AI develops, when I create something with AI, I cannot shake the doubt, 'Am I really living with
my own words?' This is a work I remembered at such a time. Perhaps the world of PSYCHO-PASS is already closing in on us.
Questions in the work
It asks, 'What is justice?' and 'What does it mean to live like a human in a quantified and managed society?'
Link to the articleFrom the words of the old man in the work, 'People become clouded by their own ways of thinking and preconceptions,' I connect it to the loss of 'one's own words' in the AI era.

| Death Row Prisoner 042 | Yua Kotegawa | Shueisha | ★φψ

A work that I feel is packed with something close to the answer of what "happiness" is. I really love it... I definitely want you to see it. The protagonist, a death row prisoner, is not someone else's problem... He is one of the characters I empathized with immensely.
Questions in the work
Ethical questions that approach human dignity, such as "To what extent should people be forgiven?" and "Is the death penalty truly justified?"
Link to the article
Connects to a view of life where life is not something to be sliced into moments of "happiness or unhappiness," but rather something to be savored as "now that I think about it..." after accumulating experiences of hardship and joy.

| GGG | Chuya Koyama | Kodansha | ★ψε

This old man is just too cool! A work that makes me think, "I want to be like this too."
It's never too late to start in life! That's what it's all about!!
The author of Space Brothers is really good at drawing cool characters, isn't he?
Questions in the work
What is a cool way to live? It asks about emotional exchange and relationships with others.
Link to the article
Respect for the elderly. And it connects to the idea that it is never too late to start anything in life.

| Spirit Circle | Satoshi Mizukami | Shonen Gahosha | ★φψε

Questions in the work
Questions about life, self, and boundaries! A masterpiece that makes you feel the beauty of the circular and spiral structures of the world and the universe!
Link to the article
Connects to an examination of "what binds human thought" based on lines from the work.

| Dungeon Reset | DAUL | Piccoma | ψε

Questions in the work
The question: "When people deviate from established 'rules' or 'strategies,' how can they live and what can they create?" It is close to the question one faces when one has deviated from life, become alone... or when it has all ended.
Link to the article
Connects to the strong "philosophy of living" held by the protagonist of this isekai reincarnation story.

| Violinist of Hameln | Michiaki Watanabe | Enix | ε

Nostalgic! In this day and age, it's gray or even close to black in terms of compliance lol. A story that relies on the durability of the heroine! A work that was my introduction to knowing about "Pandora's Box."
Questions in the work
Asks what to choose and what to protect while being tossed about by power and fate.
Link to the article
Introduced as the work that led to learning about the story of Pandora's Box.

| Fullmetal Alchemist | Hiromu Arakawa | Square Enix | ★φψε

A masterpiece that made the "give and take" philosophy I hold dear feel even more convincing. I really love the Homunculi...
Questions in the work
Asks about the "value of life" and "compensation." Through the philosophy of equivalent exchange, it explores universal themes of ethics, self-awareness, and ways of living.
Link to the article
Borrowing lines from the women in the work, it exposes the illusion of "equivalent exchange" and connects to the possibility of an exchange that creates value beyond equivalence through "consideration."

| Hiiro | Daisuke Imai | Shinchosha | φψ

It's a work filled with people who aren't very honest, lol. But it's packed with famous quotes that serve as hints for navigating life! I really like the detective's lines I quoted in the article.
Questions in the work
It questions what it means to "live" beyond just surviving, what life is, and what love is.
Link to the article
Using the detective's words from the work, I connect it to the conclusion that even when things are painful, looking back, those moments are the spice of life.

| Million-Jō Labyrinth | Takamichi | Shōnen Gahōsha | ★φε

Questions in the work
It asks, "What are common sense and normalcy?" It teaches the importance of not swallowing the world's "rules" or "systems" whole, but always questioning, thinking for oneself, and using trial and error. I love it so much.
Link to the article
It might be connected simply because it's a "labyrinth," but the connection is stronger in the realization that "maybe we could speak more freely about things in the past."

| Fire Punch | Tatsuki Fujimoto | Shueisha | ★φε

Where there is "composure," there is "culture," and "culture" creates "composure." It's a work that makes you think about the seeds of "inequality" contained within that. It teaches us the reason why we must continue to learn, think, and imagine.
Questions in the work
Within an extreme world setting, it questions the conditions that make a person a "person."
Link to the article
I reinterpret culture as being necessary not just for living, but for "living better," connecting it to the meaning of learning to support society and the future.

| BLAME! | Tsutomu Nihei | Kodansha | ★φ

Questions in the work
The beginning is so confusing that even the "question (purpose)" is absent! It's like a journey to find the question itself... As the message of "who is the 'correct human'?" gradually becomes clear, perhaps the work as a whole was a question about the boundary between identity and technology?
Link to the article
It links directly to the precariousness of this article.

| Planetes | Makoto Yukimura | Kodansha | ★φψ

A masterpiece that teaches all the questions of "what is a human," "what is the universe," and "what is love," with "connection" at its core. I introduce it as one of my starting points. There's an anime version too, and it's good! It has a different kind of excellence.
Questions in the work
It questions the essence of human existence through the daily life of space, where dreams, desires, ethics, loneliness, and finiteness intertwine.
Link to the article
From the grand and deep themes of the work, I connect it to an exploration of "what is love?"

| ERASED | Kei Sanbe | KADOKAWA | φψε

Changing the future and changing life comes from "engaging" with the outside world and others. There are many incredibly skillful expressions in the work, which is also very interesting!
Questions in the work
It asks, "Can the future be saved by changing the past?" and "How should one take responsibility for one's own choices?"
Link to the article
From the protagonist's turbulent story, I connect it to the idea that "realizations occur through contact with others and the outside world."

| Lucifer and the Biscuit Hammer | Satoshi Mizukami | Shōnen Gahōsha | ★φψε

Questions in the work
A masterpiece that makes you think about "what do people live for?" and "what is an adult?"
How to live, how to fight, and how to die? A textbook for becoming an adult.
Link to the article
I haven't talked nearly enough! I connect the life philosophy of the "master" Inachika Akitani to the idea in the article that "it's important not just to know, but to use and experience it."

| Eye of the Flame | Rensuke Oshikiri | Futabasha | ψ

Questions in the work
What do your own eyes gaze upon in this world, and how do you face the essence (or madness) lurking beneath it?
Link to the article
This author digs up human foolishness with their signature 'unpleasant developments,' but surprisingly, there are many refreshing characters in this work! I ended up remembering it as a phrase I'd wanted to use on myself for a while lol

| Witches | Daisuke Igarashi | Shogakukan | ★φψ

A work I strongly recalled when I encountered AI.
An era where technology and knowledge have highly developed. It teaches us things we must think about carefully once again, precisely because it is now.
Questions in the work
It poses the ethical question, 'Is someone being sacrificed behind the convenience?'
Link to the article
It connects to a warning about the danger of forgetting the burden on effort and the future in the shadow of the 'ease' provided by AI.

| Blade of the Immortal | Hiroaki Samura | Kodansha | ψε

Whether solving logical problems or walking through life... I introduce Ayame Burando from this work as an example that blind faith and obsession are dangerous. As a work, I definitely want you to see the coolness of the battle scenes, too! ...though, yeah lol
Questions in the work
It questions the meaning of revenge and the dangers of human obsession and blind faith.
Link to the article
Using the madness and blind faith of the doctor who reached the secret of the blood in the story as an example, it connects to the importance of doubting oneself and forgiving what one does not know (the margins).

| Yugami-kun ni wa Tomodachi ga Inai | Jun Sakura | Shogakukan | φψε

A story about Yugami-kun, a high school student who has a firm set of values. He is the character I remembered first when I thought about a values-discovery workshop! A work I wish I had read when I was in high school.
Questions in the work
It asks, 'What are values?' in life, and 'What is resource management for living true to oneself?'
Link to the article
It connects to the idea that by clarifying one's values based on the protagonist's words in the work, one can finally cherish oneself and others.

| LIAR GAME | Shinobu Kaitani | Shueisha | φε

'Doubting' is the very first step to knowing something. This is a work that teaches that. When doing self-analysis, first doubt everything—do I even have the ability to analyze myself? It starts from questioning that.
Questions in the work
It confronts us with essential questions about human relationships: 'What does it mean to believe?' and 'Isn't doubting the very act of trying to know?'
Link to the article
It is cited as an auxiliary line showing the danger of simply 'believing' in AI analysis or one's self-image. The author equates 'doubting = the stance of trying to know' as the core of self-analysis.

| Land | Kazumi Yamashita | Kodansha | ★φψ

Deep insight into human habits... A masterpiece that makes you think about 'what is human,' 'what is society,' and 'what is death.' The 'curse' that occurs by 'naming' people, phenomena, or types.
Questions in the work
It questions the essence of humanity and the state of society... 'What is happiness?' and 'What is an ideal society like?'
Link to the article
It connects to an examination of the dangers of fixing oneself and others through type-labeling via personality tests in modern society.

| ONE PIECE | Eiichiro Oda | Shueisha | ★ψε

A masterpiece everyone knows! Each character has a depth comparable to the protagonist of a story... it's phenomenal. It's fitting for an article on the theme of personas, or rather... how many personas does the author have lol
Questions in the work
There are too many questions to narrow down, but it holds fundamental human questions such as 'freedom, friendship, dreams, justice, and the relationship between the individual and the world.' The theme of 'how should people live?' is always lurking.
Link to the article
It connects to the idea that 'life resides within relationships' based on Dr. Hiriluk's famous quote.

▼Anime

｜PSYCHO-PASS Season 1｜★φψε

Questions in the work
Asks, "What is justice?" and "What does it mean to live like a human in a quantified and managed society?"
Link to the article
Connects the words of Shogo Makishima in the work to the question, "What does the information we are giving to AI now lead to?"

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｜Sagrada Reset｜★φψε

Questions in the work
A story of madmen who bet their own existence for what they believed in. They resist questions without correct answers and overturn even the premises. Asks, "What is happiness? Is it living by accepting the past?"
Link to the article
The creator's experience (past) resides in the work. Connects to the possibility of the work as a place where people who are lost or impatient can notice (be saved).

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｜Moribito: Guardian of the Spirit｜ψε

The female bodyguard Balsa is just too cool... I really want you to watch it! I used it as a bluff of mine in the article, though lol

Questions in the work
Asks, "What is life?" and "How do we understand and live together with others (other worlds and different cultures)?" How do we face heterogeneous beings? A theme that still applies to the current era.
Link to the article
Borrows lines from the female bodyguard in the work to connect to the idea that if you don't have money, there are ways to live and enjoy life accordingly.

｜Durarara!!｜★ψε

Questions in the work
Asks, "Where is the boundary between the ordinary and the extraordinary?" and "Is the reality you are seeing really everything?"
Link to the article
Superimposes the chain of encounters that happened on note with the story of this work.

｜The Morose Mononokean｜ψε

Questions in the work
Asks, "How should humans and heterogeneous beings exist together?" It makes us look at those who have been oppressed and ignored, whom we hadn't noticed until now.
Link to the article
From the perspective that existence cannot be shown unless recognized, ghosts and yokai might be similar beings to AI. Connects to the somewhat ephemeral, symbiotic relationship between humans and AI.

| Planetes | ★φψε

A masterpiece that teaches all the questions of 'What is a human?', 'What is the universe?', and 'What is love?' with 'connection' as its core. I introduce this as one of my starting points. There is also a manga version, which is more philosophical! Both have their own unique merits.

Questions in the work
Questions the essence of human existence through the daily life of space where dreams, desires, ethics, loneliness, and finitude intertwine.
Link to the article
Connects the grand and deep themes of the work to an exploration of 'What is love?'

▼ Drama

| Otoko Meshi | Produced in 2016 | TV Tokyo | ψε

A work that pushes you forward, saying 'Just try it first!' The 'manly food' also looks delicious! It makes you want to cook!! A drama based on original source material.
Questions in the work
A perfect fusion of gourmet elements and human drama. Heartwarming questions about human relationships and how to interact with society.
Link to the article
Connects the character's manly lines to 'Don't give up or make assumptions before you try.'

| Suteki na Sen TAXI | Produced in 2014 | Fuji TV | ψε

The theme is choices, but it shows that life doesn't change at the branching points where you can make choices lol. It teaches a somewhat ironic reality. It's laid-back, but actually quite deep... I like it.
Questions in the work
Warmly and comically asks: What is choice in life?
Link to the article
Connects the drama's content to the idea that life doesn't change at the branching points where you can make choices.

| Yami no Bansosha | Produced in 2014 | WOWOW | ★ψε

Questions in the work
Questions the soul of the creator hidden within a work of art and the dignity of the human endeavor to decipher it! A must-see for manga lovers, right?
Link to the article
Connects to a reflection on whether my own articles are only looking at myself and losing something, or if I am settling for being just a small hero of my own making.

▼ Movie

| The Legend of 1900 | Produced in 1999 | Italy/USA | ★φψ

A masterpiece among masterpieces that I deeply empathized with and was influenced by. I can't choose from infinite options... I cannot provide an 'answer' to infinite 'questions'... Is it affirming my article?
Questions in the work
A masterpiece that questions freedom and confinement, loneliness and human relationships, the value of art, and choice and destiny. It makes you think about 'How should people live?' and 'What are talent and freedom?'
Link to the article
Borrows the protagonist's words from the work to connect to why faceless questions cannot provide an 'answer'.

| her | Produced in 2013 | USA | φψ

Looking at this now that AI has evolved, I can understand its depth. It is a work that brilliantly depicts the relationship between AI and humans in a way that is both fascinating and poignant. It is amazing that this was released in 2013...
Questions in the work
It asks, "What is love?" and "What is the relationship between humans and AI?"
Link to the article
Based on lines from the work, it sentimentally connects to an exploration of the changing relationship between humans and AI.

| Christopher Robin | Produced in 2018 | USA | φψε

Questions in the work
Is "waste" really a waste? This question is very important. Furthermore, it contains the difficult question, "How do you balance the reality of adulthood with the heart of a child?" Highly recommended!
Link to the article
I reflect a little on the commonalities between Pooh's way of being and my own article, and in fact, I am shifting responsibility by bringing up this movie. What a guy, a faceless question.

| Paycheck | Produced in 2003 | USA | φε

A suspense film themed around the future and possibilities (hope). It is interesting as a hint for solving mysteries and ways of thinking. The insight into the future is deep, and it also linked to my interpretation of "Pandora's Box."
Questions in the work
It asks about human free will and the meaning of time and memory.
Link to the article
It connects the device that sees into the future in Paycheck to my interpretation of Pandora's Box.

| The Big Short | Produced in 2015 | USA | φ

Do you really "know" the words you are so familiar with? What is an aggregate? This is a work that teaches you that. It also leads to an understanding of the despair and loneliness of knowing something only you know and being unable to share it.
Questions in the work
Based on a true story about the 2008 global financial crisis, it asks about the dangers of collective assumptions and intellectual stagnation.
Link to the article
The subprime mortgage problem depicted in this work is also caused by the "continuation pressure" of human consciousness. It connects to the inertia of collective human thinking.

▼ Picture books (Under construction)

| Tsugi no Hi Kerori: Itsudatte Ashita wa Ii Hi (The Next Day Kerori: Tomorrow is Always a Good Day) | Yumiko Takeuchi