The past influences the present—the literature and art of the past influence the media we create and consume today. Today, anime is a popular media format and several aspects of anime can be linked back to kabuki and bunraku theater. Bunraku and kabuki are two styles of theater that originated in Japan, both of which areContinue reading “Japanese Theater Relating to Modern Anime”
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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 Influence of Kabuki Theater on Film and Anime
The art of Kabuki in Japanese theater made its way to America in the mid-1900’s, with 1960 bringing the first “authentic” (all-male, professional) performance to New York. It became a tool to reconcile Americans with Japanese culture following the war. “Kabuki was not simply introduced to America; it was promoted as part of a larger,Continue reading “The Influence of Kabuki Theater on Film and Anime”
Sprockets and Springes 