Miss Hokusai

23 miss hokusai is the story of o ei daughter of one of japan s most famous artists katsushika hokusai during the edo period he created some of the most iconic images like the great wave off kanagawa and by popularizing a new line drawn style he set the groundwork for what would become the modern manga which makes him the godfather of anime and yes also tentacle erotica the movie depicts the new capital edo which would become modern day tokyo during a time of restoration and unification this led to a new found prosperity which in turn led to a prospering art scene and personal freedom the attempt to recreate the look and atmosphere of edo during its heyday and taking the viewer on a tour through the city is as much part of the plot as the characters the story itself is less like a traditional linear plot but more like a series of vignettes that channel a famous piece of art to portrait the members of the hokusai family beside the father and the older daughter the stories also centers on o ei s relationship to her younger sister onao who has been blind since birth to connect to the world o ei uses descriptions lets onao s use her other senses to experience her surroundings it s basically art explaining itself within a work of art if this doesn t sound too meta for you and you re ok to let art talk for itself this is for you everyone else be aware that there is very little of the common anime tropes in this one