A happy anime makes us blue

There are some long running TV programs and I suppose each program has reasons why they survive. Generally, they are high quality and of family viewing. Sazae san has a 35 year history.(its original comic was released 1943!). Here is a good introduction. We can see Sazae san's calm happy life. No accidents and no violence and we see their life go through each season's transition with a smile. The interesting point is the setting, the background of the story is always of the present. It has not changed in 35 years. Mom wears Kimono and live in Japanese style room and nobody use's a PC at home and I suppose nobody use a cell too. But it is okay. this is Sazae san style. Nobody complains and actually for Japanese this unchanging life would be comfortable to live and so Sazae san can still create good ratings, every week.

On the other hand, some people have Sazae san syndrome. Sazae san has been shown at 6:30 PM every Sunday night for such a long time. For Japanese, Sazae san is a symbol of the end of weekend. So some people get blue when they listen to the ending theme of Sazae san.

Comments

[Durf]

I for one am depressed all wek if I lose to Sazae at jan-ken-pon at the end of the episode.

[robert]

it's the uncluttered simplicity I think. Too much time chasing things which have no meaning to give us a miniscule amount of time for things which we truly love.As much as there is to admire in Sazae san's world. Please don't adopt this lifestyle, or we will be without your magazine. :(