How are bakemono different from ayakashi? Get more from anime & film when you understand the cultural background. Learn basics of Japanese mythology in this primer with examples from anime & film.
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What’s the difference between bakemono and ayakashi? What are those little creatures that show up in your favorite anime? Get the most from your anime and Asian cinema experience when you understand the cultural background! Learn the basics of Japanese mythology in this folklore primer, and see examples in action with video clips from anime and film.
How are bakemono different from ayakashi? Get more from anime & film when you understand the cultural background! Learn basics of Japanese mythology in this primer with examples from anime & film.
Description:
What’s the difference between bakemono and ayakashi? What are those little creatures that show up in your favorite anime? Get the most from your anime and Asian cinema experience when you understand the cultural background! Learn the basics of Japanese mythology in this folklore primer, and see examples in action with video clips from anime and film.
Take a guided tour with author Laura through Norse mythology & the historical Viking era, how we've interpreted them differently down the centuries, & how we borrow from it in today's pop culture.
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The Vikings are having a moment in modern pop culture, what with Thor: Ragnarok, Neil Gaiman's book, and more. But much of what we see in modern interpretations is far departed from the original mythos. Join the author of The Songweaver's Vow for an overview of the historical Viking era, what we really know -- and don't know -- of Norse mythology, and how these ancient stories are still being told today.
The Phantom Thief: An Illustrated History of an Archetype and Trope
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How did Edgar Allen Poe influence Sailor Moon? What do Norse gods, Joan d'Arc, & Lupin III have in common? Who was the real Moriarty? Follow the antiheroic kaitou through anime, film, & literature.
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How did Edgar Allen Poe influence Sailor Moon? What do Norse gods, Joan of Arc, and Lupin III have in common? Who was the real-life Moriarty? Learn the origin of the kaitou, Japan’s archetypical thief, and follow this truly international antihero’s development through history with examples from anime, manga, film and literature.
How are bakemono different from ayakashi? Get more from anime and film when you understand the cultural background! Learn basics of Japanese mythology in this primer with examples from anime and film.
Description:
What’s the difference between bakemono and ayakashi? What are those little creatures that show up in your favorite anime? Get the most from your anime and Asian cinema experience when you understand the cultural background! Learn the basics of Japanese mythology in this folklore primer, and see examples in action with video clips from anime and film.
How are bakemono different from ayakashi? Get more from anime and film when you understand the cultural background! Learn basics of Japanese mythology in this primer with examples from anime and film.
Description:
What’s the difference between bakemono and ayakashi? What are those little creatures that show up in your favorite anime? Get the most from your anime and Asian cinema experience when you understand the cultural background! Learn the basics of Japanese mythology in this folklore primer, and see examples in action with video clips from anime and film.
How did Edgar Allen Poe influence Sailor Moon? What do Norse gods, Joan d'Arc, and Lupin III have in common? Who was the real Moriarty? Follow the antiheroic kaitou through anime, film and literature.
Description:
How did Edgar Allen Poe influence Sailor Moon? What do Norse gods, Joan of Arc, and Lupin III have in common? Who was the real-life Moriarty? Learn the origin of the kaitou, Japan’s archetypical thief, and follow this truly international antihero’s development through history with examples from anime, manga, film and literature.