Philosophy Through The Lens Of Anime Manga

Download or read book Philosophy through the Lens of Anime & Manga written by Jay Scribes and published by . This book was released on with total page 161 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Have you ever wondered how the principles of Tao are intricately woven into the narrative of 'One Piece'? What Stoic philosophy lies beneath the surface of the anime 'Vinland Saga'? Are you ready to explore the profound philosophical questions that Pokémon teaches us? And why are 'Dragon Ball' and 'Naruto' considered philosophical masterpieces? This book serves as a guide for everyone who wants to explore philosophy through the lens of their most beloved anime and manga series. It delves into different well-known philosophical schools by providing examples from famous shows and summarizing the core principles of the respective philosophies with the given examples. You'll discover philosophy in a unique way and gain new recommendations for great shows. Embark on a journey to explore your favorite shows through a philosophical lens, gaining insights into the unique worlds of philosophical and spiritual movements

Download or read book Anime, Philosophy and Religion written by Kaz Hayashi and published by Vernon Press. This book was released on 2023-10-17 with total page 364 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Anime is exploding on the worldwide stage! Anime has been a staple in Japan for decades, strongly connected to manga. So why has anime become a worldwide sensation? A cursory explanation is the explosion of online streaming services specializing in anime, like Funimation and Crunchyroll. Even more general streaming services like Netflix and Amazon have gotten in on the game. Anime is exotic to Western eyes and culture. That is one of the reasons anime has gained worldwide popularity. This strange aesthetic draws the audience in only to find it is deeper and more sophisticated than its surface appearance. Japan is an honor and shame culture. Anime provides a platform to discuss “universal” problems facing human beings. It does so in an amazing variety of ways and subgenres, and often with a sense of humor. The themes, characters, stories, plotlines, and development are often complex. This makes anime a deep well of philosophical, metaphysical, and religious ideas for analysis. International scholars are represented in this book. There is a diversity of perspectives on a diversity of anime, themes, content, and analysis. It hopes to delve deeper into the complex world of anime and demonstrate why it deserves the respect of scholars and the public alike.

Download or read book Japanese Horror Culture written by Fernando Gabriel Pagnoni Berns and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2021-11-17 with total page 243 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Contemporary Japanese horror is deeply rooted in the folklore of its culture, with fairy tales-like ghost stories embedded deeply into the social, cultural, and religious fabric. Ever since the emergence of the J-horror phenomenon in the late 1990s with the opening and critical success of films such as Hideo Nakata’s The Ring (Ringu, 1998) or Takashi Miike’s Audition (Ôdishon, 1999), Japanese horror has been a staple of both film studies and Western culture. Scholars and fans alike throughout the world have been keen to observe and analyze the popularity and roots of the phenomenon that took the horror scene by storm, producing a corpus of cultural artefacts that still resonate today. Further, Japanese horror is symptomatic of its social and cultural context, celebrating the fantastic through female ghosts, mutated lizards, posthuman bodies, and other figures. Encompassing a range of genres and media including cinema, manga, video games, and anime, this book investigates and analyzes Japanese horror in relation with trauma studies (including the figure of Godzilla), the non-human (via grotesque bodies), and hybridity with Western narratives (including the linkages with Hollywood), thus illuminating overlooked aspects of this cultural phenomenon.

Download or read book CLAMP in Context written by Dani Cavallaro and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2012-01-09 with total page 206 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Since its debut manga RG Veda, CLAMP has steadily asserted itself as one of the most widely renowned teams of manga artists, leaving a durable imprint in every established genre while also devising novel formulas along the way. Endowed not only with stylistic distinctiveness but also comprehensive cultural structure, CLAMP's output is distinguished by unique worldbuilding flair and visual vitality. Exploring a selection of CLAMP manga as well as anime it inspired, this volume examines CLAMP's broader philosophical underpinnings, its dedication to the invention of elaborate narrative constructs, its legendary passion for multilayered universes, and its symbolic interpretation of human identity. Throughout, the work highlights the team's incremental creation of a graphic constellation of unparalleled appeal.

Download or read book Transported to Another World written by Stephen Reysen and published by Stephen Reysen. This book was released on 2021-04-19 with total page 457 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Anime/manga (Japanese animation and comics) have been increasing in popularity worldwide for decades. But despite being a global phenomenon, there’s been surprisingly little psychological research formally studying its devoted fanbase. In this book we aim to do just that with an overview of nearly a decade of research by fan psychologists. Otaku and cosplayers, genre preferences, hentai, parasocial connections, motivation, personality, fanship and fandom, stigma, and well-being – this book looks at all of these topics through a psychological lens. Many of these findings are being presented for the first time, without the jargon and messy statistical analyses, but in plain language so it’s accessible to all readers – fans and curious observers alike!

Download or read book Japanese Environmental Philosophy written by J. Baird Callicott and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2017-05-01 with total page 337 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Japanese Environmental Philosophy is an anthology that responds to the environmental problems of the 21st century by drawing from Japanese philosophical traditions to investigate our relationships with other humans, nonhuman animals, and the environment. It contains chapters from fifteen top scholars from Japan, the United States, and Europe. The essays cover a broad range of Japanese thought, including Zen Buddhism, Shintoism, the Kyoto School, Japanese art and aesthetics, and traditional Japanese culture.

Download or read book Love Roma written by Minoru Toyoda and published by . This book was released on 2007 with total page 185 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Hoshino and Negishi fell in love at first sight and their love has grown ever since. They've learned to trust each other, be friends, and show affection, but now, with graduation approaching, they may have to learn the hardest lesson of all--how to say goodbye.