Nihon shōkōgun
Paris syndrome (パリ症候群, Pari shōkōgun) is a transient psychological disorder encountered by some people during a stay in Paris. Analogous to the Stendhal syndrome, this condition is said to affect Japanese tourists in particular, who, distraught by the gap between reality and their idealized vision of the city, find themselves disillusioned and destabilized by the cultural gap between the real France and the image people have of it abroad, particularly in Japan
I experienced similar problems when I arrived in Japan at night, after a tiring and idealized trip. It was only much later that I re-interrogated the feelings of unease, oppression and suffocation I had experienced on discovering a foreign universe, steeped in tradition but cold, hyper codified, dystopian, "Blade Runner"-like (which fueled this series color scheme), far removed from the idyllic image I'd fantasized about before my departure.
I experienced similar problems when I arrived in Japan at night, after a tiring and idealized trip. It was only much later that I re-interrogated the feelings of unease, oppression and suffocation I had experienced on discovering a foreign universe, steeped in tradition but cold, hyper codified, dystopian, "Blade Runner"-like (which fueled this series color scheme), far removed from the idyllic image I'd fantasized about before my departure.
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Le syndrome de Paris (パリ症候群, Pari shōkōgun) est un trouble psychologique transitoire rencontré par certaines personnes lors d'un séjour à Paris. Analogue au syndrome de Stendhal, cette affection toucherait plus particulièrement les touristes japonais qui, désemparés par l’écart entre la réalité et leur vision idéalisée de la ville, se retrouvent désillusionnés et déstabilisés par le fossé culturel entre la France réelle et l'image qu'on s'en fait à l'étranger, notamment au Japon
J’ai ressenti des troubles analogues en arrivant au Japon, de nuit, après un voyage fatigant et idéalisé. Je n’ai ré-interrogé que bien plus tard les sentiments de malaise, d'oppression, d'étouffement que j’ai ressentis à la découverte d’un univers étranger, pétri de traditions mais froid, hyper codifié, dystopique, à la « Blade Runner » (qui va inspirer mon univers coloré), bien loin de l’image idyllique que j’avais fantasmée avant mon départ.
