Influencia, transmisión y evolución de las creencias japonesas en el manga, anime y videojuegos
- CATALÁN DOMINGO, JAIME
- Javier Bustamante Donas Director
Defence university: Universidad Complutense de Madrid
Fecha de defensa: 06 May 2022
- Julia Mendoza Tuñón Chair
- José María Prieto Zamora Secretary
- Raquel Bouso García Committee member
- Eloy Portillo Aldana Committee member
- José Barrientos Rastrojo Committee member
Type: Thesis
Abstract
This thesis answers the question of how much and in what way Japanese beliefs influence manga, anime and video games, three of the most important expressions of popular culture in Japan today. To this end, an exhaustive analysis is made of the available objects of study, i.e. the different manga, anime and video games whose plot or theme revolves around the influence of beliefs present in Japan.This demonstrates the influence of these beliefs on Japanese popular culture, and the fact that these Japanese beliefs use these entertainment media as a new vehicle for their transmission, dissemination and evolution. This is made possible by the great adaptability of these beliefs in Japan and the freedom given to the creators and their industry to vary or distort them at will...