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The 7 Shapes â Reflected in the Stories We Love
Not only in the magical world of Esperia, but right here on our beautiful planet Earth, we can also find echoes of the 7 Shapesâhidden in plain sight.
While we may not possess the magical powers of the Espers, we carry within us a human equivalent of their StarDust:
our incredible brain.
What if we looked at the world around us with greater awareness?
What if the stories we read, the movies we watch, the anime, manga, and books we cherishâŠ
were more than just entertainment?
Each post below explores the presence of wisdom, balance, willpower, empathy, and moreâthrough the lens of popular culture.
Letâs rediscover what inspires us, one tale at a time.
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Beach Boys: How can reconnecting to nature and calm help us think about our mistakes and how to overcome them?
Beach Boys is a Japanese drama that was broadcast in 1997. I watched it from France after discovering the drama GTO, which features the same lead actor. It also stars Ryoko Hirosue in one of her first roles. Recently, she made headlines after an incident involving a nurse in a hospital, for which she was
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Show me how to live: how do we forget that our own existence influences the behavior of others?
“Show Me How to Live” is a song by the supergroup Audioslave, released in 2003. This piece tells the classic tale of Frankensteinâs monster. As with all poetry or song lyrics, interpretations are as varied as the minds reflecting upon them. In Frankenstein, after bringing the creature to life, Dr. Victor Frankenstein flees, abandoning the
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Pay It Forward: Can this simple concept be adapted to truly work in real life?
Pay It Forward is a 2000 American romantic drama film directed by Mimi Leder, based on a novel by Catherine Ryan Hyde. I was recommended this movie by a friend, as its story shared certain similarities with the goal of One Daily Tale: making the world a better place. The story follows Trevor, a seventh-grade
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My Boss My Hero: a cute and funny story about the role of education throughout a lifetime and the influence of the place we live in
My Boss My Hero is a Japanese television drama broadcast in 2006, adapted from a South Korean film of the same name. It follows Makio, a 27-year-old yakuza gangster, who must return to high school and graduate in order to succeed his father as the next head of the gang. What begins as a comedic
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Does the sad story of Secret of Mana reveal the tragic outcome for the younger generations and the state of our planet?
Secret of Mana, originally released in Japan as Seiken Densetsu 2, is a 1993 action role-playing game developed and published by Square for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System. It is the sequel to Final Fantasy Adventure (Mystic Quest) released on Gameboy. The game allows three players to play simultaneously, following the journey of a boy,
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Dogma: can a controversial movie be a wake-up call by raising questions about blindly following religions?
Dogma is a 1999 American fantasy comedy film written and directed by Kevin Smith. The filmâs irreverent treatment of Catholicism and the Catholic Church triggered considerable controversy, even escalating to the point of death threats against Smith. A satire of the Catholic religion, the plot could easily be extended to encompass any of the major
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Serial Experiments Lain: Should we be frightened, sad, or optimistic about a world so close to the WIRED?
Serial Experiments Lain is a Japanese anime television series created and co-produced by Yasuyuki Ueda, written by Chiaki J. Konaka, and directed by RyĆ«tarĆ Nakamura. It was first broadcast in Japan in 1998. The show features surreal and avant-garde imagery and explores philosophical topics such as reality, identity, and communication. Its content is highly experimental,
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Can âLâHymne de nos campagnesâ Still Awaken Us in the Age of AGI and Environmental Collapse?
Are we listening to messages, or just playing the music? I first heard about Tryo when I was in engineering school back in France. While at that time I was not quite self-aware on many aspects, I found it deeply ironic that many of my fellow students admired this band promoting environmental consciousness, even though