1. El Continuo Ficcionalidad-Realidad.
El concepto central de Kuroda rechaza la dicotomía tradicional entre ficción y realidad. En su lugar, propone un espectro único y fluido donde ambos dominios se interpenetran, argumentando que la línea que los separa es permeable y está mediada por la conciencia.
- Gemini: makoto kuroda proposes the idea of a fictionality-actuality continuum by arguing that fiction and reality aren’t two separate, opposing domains but are part of a single, fluid spectrum within a universal field of consciousness.
- At the core of this framework lies the concept of a “fictionality-reality continuum”. This hypothesis posits that fiction and reality are not separate ontological categories but rather two ends of a single, continuous spectrum.
- This argument completely dissolves the conventional binary that distinguishes a tangible, “actual” world from an “unreal” world of fiction.
2. La Ficción como Interfaz Ética.
Según Kuroda, la ficción no es un escape de la ética, sino un espacio crucial para explorarla con mayor seriedad que en la vida real. Permite examinar paradojas complejas como "la piedad en la depravación" o "la razón en la locura", desafiando las normas morales convencionales.
- Fictionality as ethical interface: kuroda’s argument: fiction is a space to pursue ethical truths more earnestly than in real life, exploring paradoxes like “reason in madness” or “piety in depravity” (fantasy as antifantasy concluded).
- Fiction as an ethical interface: fiction is not a realm free from ethics but a space where fundamental ethical truths are explored at the boundary of reality and imagination.
- Rather, it is at the interface between fiction and reality that the truth of fundamental ethics must be explored. That is why fictional subjects should not be bound by the constrained ethics of the real world.
3. Antifantasía e Implicaciones Cosmológicas.
El proyecto "antifantasía" de Kuroda sugiere que la ficción puede trascender los géneros tradicionales al incorporar investigaciones metafísicas en su estructura. Desde esta perspectiva, la creación de ficción es una función cosmológica fundamental a través de la cual la conciencia evoluciona y se refleja a sí misma.
- - antifantasy and kuroda’s vision: kuroda’s antifantasy posits that fiction, especially in manga and games, can transcend traditional fantasy by embedding metaphysical inquiries into its structure, aligning with a cosmic purpose.
- This aligns with kuroda’s view of fiction as a cosmological reflection of consciousness, reshaping ethical archetypes through collaborative creativity.
- Cosmological function of fictionality: in this model, the creation of fiction is not a mere human activity but a fundamental cosmological function. It is an essential process by which consciousness explores possibilities, evolves, and reflects upon itself.
4. El Rol de la Subcultura Japonesa.
Kuroda utiliza las subculturas japonesas (otaku, geek, nerd) como ejemplos prácticos de sus teorías. El compromiso apasionado con la ficción en estos grupos no es un mero escapismo, sino un acto co-creativo que explora temas tabú y contribuye con nuevas experiencias (qualia) a la conciencia colectiva.
- The analysis will draw on kuroda’s arguments about fiction as an interface for ethical exploration, the japanese mindset’s psychological and cultural dynamics, and the cosmological model’s emphasis on qualia and collective consciousness, particularly in geek/nerd subcultures.
- Kuroda’s framework: in fantasy as antifantasy concluded and game study articles, kuroda views fiction as an interface for ethical exploration, where perverse themes (e.g., ryona, yaoi) probe fundamental truths.
- This quantum feedback loop is an existential imperative. The individual, through their active and passionate engagement with fiction, such as the otaku fixation kuroda champions , is not merely understanding a story but is participating in a co-creative process that gives their own struggle meaning.