by “Depressing Anime” is an anime that makes you depressed when you watch it. Many people tend to avoid them because of their bad endings, but surprisingly, there are many hidden masterpieces and die-hard fans. This time, we will introduce some popular masterpieces among these depressing anime. Why not sometimes watch works that depict the darkness of the heart and society and deepen your outlook on life? Part 3. (Text by Ju Sho)Ju-Sho )
“Plastic Surgery Water” (2020)
Yeji has had a complex time with her appearance since she was a child, and she currently works as a makeup artist for a popular celebrity. She accidentally appears on a TV program and is met with malicious comments, which makes her desperate. Meanwhile, Yeji receives plastic surgery water that can be used to change the way you look by dipping your face in it. Yeji immediately tries it out, but… [Highlights] This is a horror anime from Korea that became a hot topic in Japan immediately after its release.
As is typical of Korean entertainment, it takes a sharp look at the social problem of plastic surgery, although it is somewhat exaggerated. It depicts the protagonist’s tragedy, who becomes obsessed with the charm of plastic surgery water, which can quickly and dynamically change one’s appearance. He pays or uses too much, melting his skin and turning it into a skeleton.
The character Ji-hoon, whom the protagonist secretly admires, is scary. He looks like a handsome man, but he is initially a woman who is complex about her appearance. He is so obsessed with beauty that he has a strange fetish for dissolving beautiful women using plastic surgery water and absorbing it into his skin. In the end, the protagonist becomes the skin of Ji Hoon’s thigh, which is a lousy ending. The work is based on a perspective unique to Korea, a country famous for plastic surgery, but cosmetic surgery has become much more prevalent in Japan than it was a long time ago. Everyone has worried about their appearance at some point.
This work has universal appeal in realistically depicting the scary side of obsessing over one’s complexes. Highlights: This is a horror anime from Korea that became a hot topic in Japan immediately after its release. As is typical of Korean entertainment, it is a work that takes a sharp and sharp look at the social problem of “plastic surgery,” even though it is a bit exaggerated. It depicts the tragedy of the protagonist, who is obsessed with the charm of “plastic surgery water,” which can quickly and dynamically change one’s appearance, and ends up paying a lot of money and using it too much, dissolving his skin and turning it into a skeleton.
The character Ji-hoon, whom the protagonist secretly admires, is scary. He looks like a handsome man, but he is initially a woman who is complex about her appearance. He is so obsessed with beauty that he has a somewhat incomprehensible fetish of “using plastic surgery water to dissolve beautiful women and absorb them into his skin.”
In the end, the protagonist becomes the skin of Ji-hoon’s thigh, which is a lousy ending. This work is based on a perspective unique to Korea, a plastic surgery powerhouse, but cosmetic surgery has become much more prevalent in Japan than it was a long time ago. Everyone has probably had concerns about their appearance at least once. This film has universal appeal in realistically depicting the horror of being obsessed with overcoming one’s complexes.
