[serial experiments lain]
this is incredible

Ueda: "I'm going to make an ultra-Japanese series that Americans will hate"

Americans: "Love this. It's really deep and thoughtful"

Ueda: "fuck"

I feel bad for laughing

The Price is Right Losing Horn - Gaming Sound Effect...

Amazing

If it makes you feel better, Ueda, I didn't get or like Serial Experiment Lain

either this dude underestimated american fans ability to 'get it' or he overestimated how 'distinctly japanese' a thing could be.

or, due to the fact it was the mid 90s, he underestimated the way the internet and its themes and messages actually transcend cultural barriers to be a culture of its own

there's a certain energy to the statement of like

maybe a little cultural nationalism going on there?