A highly controversial topic in Japan recently is that a Japanese netizen opened a channel called "Pig Eaten after 100 Days" (100 Days Later) on a video platform. The owner of the channel brought back a piglet that was born 75 days after birth, named "Yakinkami Jun" (カルビ), and ate it after 100 days of keeping it. On the 100th day, the cover of the uploaded video was a roasted suckling pig that was roasted in red oil, and really ate it...? What is going on with this hot topic, it depends on the in-depth analysis of the editor.
▋ "Pigs Eaten in 100 Days" channel originated from a series project
In a June 7 report in ABEMA TIMES, interviews were conducted with people who run the channel. The channel owner said: "I used to want to do pet-related topics on public video networks because it was easy to accumulate subscriptions. But if it's the same as everyone else, it's too ordinary. Seeing "The Crocodile That Will Die in 100 Days", I got inspiration from it and made this project." The report also mentioned that many people had doubts about whether they would actually eat the piglets, and the channel owner said: "Whether to eat it after 100 days has not yet been decided." However, this project remains unchanged, and I hope that everyone can see the growth process of piglets and think about the issues of "food breeding" and "waste of food".
※ Food education means "food education", and the Japanese Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries defines it as "the basis of human survival and the foundation of intellectual education, moral education, and sports".
What is Crocodile That Will Die in 100 Days?
It is a four-panel comic strip depicting the 100 days before the death of a crocodile in a reciprocal narrative. The work began serialization on the social account of author Yuki Kikuchi on December 12, 2019, and ended on March 20, 2020. The author mentioned that the opportunity to create the story was related to a friend who died in an accident. I hope that everyone "the future is unpredictable, and we must cherish the limited time".
"AREA dot." also interviewed the channel owner, and the interview talked about his identity. The channel owner, now a freelance film editor, met a boss who was in an educational career. The company offers lectures on video editing and programming. The boss said that SDGs (sustainable development goals) are now popular in Japan, hoping to reduce food waste in Japan, and believes that the project, although it will be criticized, is educational. It is also mentioned that there are commercial proposals for commercialization, but there is no desire to make money from this, so there is no special progress at present.
▋From 2021/5/25, the daily record upload, the love for piglets is getting deeper and deeper...
The channel began uploading on May 25, recording the first time the piglet "Yakiniku Jun" (カルビ) arrived at home. The title of the first episode is "The First Time I Came Home, the 75-Day Mini Pig Is So Cute... [The First Day]", which records the daily life of the piglet every day, as well as the cute appearance.
It's like the first time you pee, the first time you run to the couch, the first time you go to the hospital. There are also piggy dolls that have been bought, and the jealous look of the roast meat jun, which are all memories of daily life with pets. As the day goes by, the audience also falls deeper and deeper, has feelings for the piglet, and it is difficult to accept the fact that it will face death after the 100th day.
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Day 100: Roast Pork Jun turned into roast suckling pig...
In the 100th day of the film, the cover is a suckling pig on a grill with a red notice. Seeing this picture, many viewers were heartbroken. As of 21:00 on September 3, more than 2.3 million views and more than 30,000 messages have been accumulated. In addition to the Japanese, there are also English, Russian, Chinese and other Chinese, and the film has received a worldwide response.
▋What does the Japanese public think about this? Won't there be any suspicions about animal cruelty?
What does the Japanese public think about this? From the perspective of Public Social Platforms in Japan, many people say that they feel that the 100th day is really eaten, although "food education" is very important, but it feels that it is done to create a topic, and it feels very pitiful and sad.
Some people also said that they chased every episode from the beginning, and thus saw the 100th day. I feel that every ordinary day actually relies on some life and hard work to survive. Accepted the "life" and "memory", thank you for every day of life, and teach the children to "eat and nurture".
Among them, there are also people who think that this is insulting the creature of pigs, and that they are abusing animals.
So, is this kind of behavior considered animal cruelty? According to the Japanese Law on the Protection of Animals, the code states that "it is forbidden to kill or injure animals 'cruelly'" (みだりに殺したり害つけることを禁止してる). The point is to "brutally" kill animals, so it is not illegal to kill for food. It is illegal to eat animals only, which must be killed and dissolved in slaughterhouses, and if it is not carried out through specialized operators. So in the film of the first hundred days, you can see the piglet being taken somewhere before taking it home to enjoy.
▋So, did the piglet really get eaten?
In the film on the first hundredth day, a roast pig can be seen lying on the grill, and the owner in the film also folds his hands to worship the piglet's home, and it seems that he has really eaten it. But many people notice that at the end of the film, there is a very short text of about 0.5 seconds in the lower right corner. 文字寫「この物語はフィクションです", meaning that the story is fictional. Therefore, many people speculate that the piglet "Roast Meat King" has not been eaten and may still be alive. However, some people say that this is the channel owner to avoid responsibility, put it up. In fact, whether the piglet is eaten or not, it also leaves a lot of room for people's imagination.
When everyone thought that the film of the first hundred days was the end, on September 2, there was a new film with the title "Pigs Eaten after 100 Days [Days Without Pigs]". There are many piglets in the film, and the editing is like piglets' memories of his life. In the last scene of the film, there is also a short text, which reads "あなたが食べている豚 meat もカルビも同じ命です", which means that the pork you eat is life like the roast meat jun. It can be felt that the channel owner wants to convey that all life is the same, and there is no difference.
After reading the introduction of the whole event, do you know more about this popular topic in Japan? Whether the piglet is eaten or not, the reflection brought to us by the film is also real. We feel that the piglet is very pitiful because we bring in the feelings, but the pork we eat every day is actually the same life as the piglet. When eating any food, with a grateful heart and not wasting food, it is also a very important part of education.
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