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Evangelion’s Dark Reflection of Freud

It is not a surprise to anyone that has seen Hideaki Anno’s Neon Genesis: Evangelion that the iconic Japanese anime is a collage of several key ideas that appear within literature, such as the psychoanalysis of its cast or how it reframes religion into the story. In fact, that is part of the reason thatContinue reading “Evangelion’s Dark Reflection of Freud”

“The Unfair Comparison Between Chikamatsu and Shakespeare”

Chikamatsu Monzaemon, born in 1653, is one of the most influential theatrical authors to come out of Japan. He was so influential, in fact, that several of his plays were banned for potentially influencing people to carry out acts like those portrayed within the stories that he told, like the ones that took placeContinue reading ““The Unfair Comparison Between Chikamatsu and Shakespeare””