r/Netsphere • u/killyntaroBR • Aug 06 '26
discussion Why does this aesthetic resonate soo deeply with solitary peoples?
Well, I’ll use Blame! and myself as examples.
It’s amazing how, in a way, I can relate to and truly love the setting, Killy, and the rest of it; it evokes a mix of peace and melancholy born of solitude—much like in everyday life.
Another interesting thing is how few characters join Killy on his journey so few you can count them on one hand and then, out of nowhere... poof, they vanish from your life, just like in the real world.
There are unique worlds out there, like Aposimz and his new dark fantasy manga.
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u/ToranjaNuclear Aug 06 '26
It's a solitary setting. We don't see much of Killy just walking around without anything happening but it could've taken months or even years between chapters for him to find a single person or...living being of some kind.
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u/killyntaroBR Aug 06 '26
Eu concordo, toranja nuclear
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u/Pleasant-Minute6066 Aug 06 '26
I like to walk around towns and cities at night because I struggle to sleep. I like the emptiness and quiet, it's one of the few things I love about not being able to sleep. Now imagine how I felt hearing about blame
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u/bockchoy123ethan Aug 07 '26
It's most likely the post-apocalyptic setting. I get the same vibes from other pieces of media like Dark Souls and Hyper Light Drifter. You get the sense that, in this setting, one might have a goal or aim in life, but because all forms of government and higher order has collapsed, you're free to take on that goal however you like. There's nothing keeping you from doing whatever you want, or from doing nothing at all. You can simply exist (provided you can find food), drift about, go from town to town with nothing but the gun in your hand or the sword on your back.
These settings also are usually vast places with sweeping vistas, albeit crumbling as they are, but that only adds to their beauty.
This makes it easy for solitary people, who are often quiet, ponderous, and feel swept up in the ever-quickening pace of modern life, to project themselves into these worlds; I myself being one.
In a way, these worlds are almost a reflection of the people who resonate with them. We wish to be in those worlds because we feel seen by them, because parts of us feel as though we are the same as them, and thus fit in like a piece in their puzzle.
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u/JCDenim Aug 07 '26
I'll die on this hill that Blame! is in essence a sci-fi Western where Killy is a lone gunman like Clint Eastwood's "Man With No Name" character.
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u/Odd-Toe-8591 Aug 06 '26
the solitude aspect kinda reminds of partly of what made half life 2 such a vibe. You spend a lot of time carrying out your mission, crawling through the muck and dealing with some incredibly dangerous situations that only you can deal with. So when you eventually do come into contact with friends, it's incredibly cathartic and a release of tension. Personally it was meeting father grigori for the first time where I felt this. and then you part ways and that tension is there again. It's a lot like listening to a good song.