No One Understands Butterflies

Talking about the butterfly symbolism in Ping Pong: The Animation. My submission to Pause & Select's #novid challenge :    • Video   0:00 Intro 0:58 Context 1:42 Looking at the Literature 6:05 The Dream of the Butterfly 7:53 Smile's Struggle 10:43 Smile's Kindness 14:12 PERSONA REFERENCE? 14:47 Smile's Hero 16:37 The Final Match 19:00 Outro Videos Cited: Ping Pong is a Perfect Coming of Age Story by Steak Bentley (   • Ping Pong is a Perfect Coming of Age Story  ) How Ping Pong The Animation Teaches Us To Fly by Aleczandxr (   • How Ping Pong The Animation Teaches Us To Fly  ) Ping Pong the Animation - Symbolism Analysis by SlothSaysStuff (   • Ping Pong the Animation - Symbolism Analysis  ) Sources: Zen in the Art of Ping Pong The Animation (https://planetbanatt.net/articles/pin...) Daoism Explained: From the Dream of the Butterfly to the Fishnet Allegory Zhuangzi's "Dream of the Butterfly": A Daoist Interpretation Yea I know the title is cheesy haha Discord:   / discord   MAL: https://myanimelist.net/profile/jingo123 Ko-fi: https://ko-fi.com/jingo123 #pingpongtheanimation #anime