I think part of Tsuritama’s magic too is that it chooses to approach the subject with a light hand. Unlike, say, [C], Tsuritama doesn’t really attempt to wax philosophical on the nature of fishing, conservation, man vs. nature, etc. – it just shows us how it’s done, and lets the viewer draw any metaphors or parallels that they wish.

I think what really helps too is the brightness of the palette that I think really helps to communicate what the characters feel, instead of the actual reality of it. The colours of the ocean, the sky, the fish – all are in some sense “hyper-real” – helping to communicate, I think, the sort of emotions running through a person when they actually do hook a fish: everything suddenly comes into sharp, crystal clear focus.