A Pig, the State, and War: Porco Rosso (Kurenai No Buta) (2014)
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#12Peak rank
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Oct 29, 2026First seen
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- 123
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- 29
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- simonebrunozzi
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- Oct 29, 2026
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- journal.animationstudies.org
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Trending history
A Pig, the State, and War: Porco Rosso (Kurenai No Buta) (2014) was first seen on Hacker News · Front page on Oct 29, 2026. Since then it has appeared in 59 checks on 2 different days. Its best position was #12 of 30, reached on Oct 30, 04:22 UTC. It dropped off the list after Oct 30, 13:22 UTC.
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One of the great things about the movie is how children are portrayed. When the sea plane pirates take a bunch of kids hostage at the beginning of the movie, you don’t see any parents panicking. The kids are relaxed. The pirates clearly understand the social contract where they can’t split up the kids from their…
An aside, my 8yo son used Porco Rosso as the subject of a school speech about a favourite film. I was surprised how few of the themes were lost on him, especially those of war, comradeship, and the other side of every coin. Not to mention those points that only a child discovering the world can savour, that I'd…
As seen from Italy, Porco Rosso is... interesting. Someone looked at a lot of pictures, and then re-invented them in a way that is totally alien.
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Is A Pig, the State, and War: Porco Rosso (Kurenai No Buta) (2014) trending on Hacker News right now?
Not at the moment. It was last on the list on Oct 30, 13:22 UTC, after 2 days of trending.
What is the highest rank A Pig, the State, and War: Porco Rosso (Kurenai No Buta) (2014) reached?
#12 on Hacker News · Front page, on Oct 30, 04:22 UTC. Trendoday checks this list every 15 minutes.
How long has A Pig, the State, and War: Porco Rosso (Kurenai No Buta) (2014) been trending?
It was first seen on Oct 29, 2026 and has been on the list on 2 days (59 checks) since.
How much discussion did it get on Hacker News?
123 points and 29 comments; submitted by simonebrunozzi on Oct 29, 2026.