Imaginations of Christianity in Japanese Anime
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An explanation for why Japanese anime and manga tend to insert Christian images without religious meaning, especially when few Japanese people consider themselves Christians.
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0:00 Introduction
0:17 Examples
1:28 The example of Christmas
2:34 History of Japanese Christianity
4:04 History of Christian images in popular culture
5:47 Conclusion
Bibliography
Aranda, Oscar García. “Representations of Europe in Japanese Anime: An Overview of Case Studies and Theoretical Frameworks.” Mutual Images Journal, no. 8 (2020): 47–84.
Barkman, Adam. “Anime, Manga and Christianity: A Comprehensive Analysis.” Journal for the Study of Religions and Ideologies 9, no. 27 (2010): 25–45.
Bryce, Mio. “White Wings and Black Wings: Ambiguous Dichotomy in Manga and Anime.” The International Journal of Diversity in Organisations, Communities and Nations 7, no. 6 (2008): 295–302.
Danesin, Maxime. “The European Middle Ages through the Prism of Contemporary Japanese Literature: A Study of Vinland Saga, Spice & Wolf and l’Éclipse.” Mutual Images Journal, no. 1 (August 30, 2016): 95–122. https://doi.org/10.32926/2016.1.DAN.e....
Keller, Alaina. “Mother of God, Mother of Christianity: The Development of the Marian Tradition in Early Modern Japan,” 2019, 32.
Staden, Cobus van. “The Golden Glow of the Alps: Capitalism, Globalization and Anime’s Dreams of Europe.” In Genre in Asian Film and Television: New Approaches, edited by Felicia Chan, Angelina Karpovich, and Xin Zhang, 178–93. London: Palgrave Macmillan UK, 2011. https://doi.org/10.1057/9780230301900_12.
Script, image attribution and bibliography:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Q...
https://twitter.com/Thixotrofic
0:00 Introduction
0:17 Examples
1:28 The example of Christmas
2:34 History of Japanese Christianity
4:04 History of Christian images in popular culture
5:47 Conclusion
Bibliography
Aranda, Oscar García. “Representations of Europe in Japanese Anime: An Overview of Case Studies and Theoretical Frameworks.” Mutual Images Journal, no. 8 (2020): 47–84.
Barkman, Adam. “Anime, Manga and Christianity: A Comprehensive Analysis.” Journal for the Study of Religions and Ideologies 9, no. 27 (2010): 25–45.
Bryce, Mio. “White Wings and Black Wings: Ambiguous Dichotomy in Manga and Anime.” The International Journal of Diversity in Organisations, Communities and Nations 7, no. 6 (2008): 295–302.
Danesin, Maxime. “The European Middle Ages through the Prism of Contemporary Japanese Literature: A Study of Vinland Saga, Spice & Wolf and l’Éclipse.” Mutual Images Journal, no. 1 (August 30, 2016): 95–122. https://doi.org/10.32926/2016.1.DAN.e....
Keller, Alaina. “Mother of God, Mother of Christianity: The Development of the Marian Tradition in Early Modern Japan,” 2019, 32.
Staden, Cobus van. “The Golden Glow of the Alps: Capitalism, Globalization and Anime’s Dreams of Europe.” In Genre in Asian Film and Television: New Approaches, edited by Felicia Chan, Angelina Karpovich, and Xin Zhang, 178–93. London: Palgrave Macmillan UK, 2011. https://doi.org/10.1057/9780230301900_12.
Script, image attribution and bibliography:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Q...