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Oct
When society is oppressed, they find a way to resist it, may it be a violent way or an artistic way. Euro guro genre and the subsequent movement, ero guro nansensu, comes under the latter category. The genre was limited, perused by only a set percentage of people. However, it soon transformed into a social movement as a response to the suffocating cultural complexities of the times. It provided a way for people to express their dissatisfaction with the state of affairs with provocative means. Ero guro nansensu is an artistic rebellion, holding a mirror for society’s anxieties, hidden desires…