Event Website
https://www.mythsoc.org/oms/oms-2023.htm
Start Date
8-5-2023 6:30 PM
End Date
8-5-2023 7:20 PM
Description
This paper will explore the influence of Hell in Anime and Manga. The discussion will begin with Go Nagai’s Devilman then lead into other examples of anime/manga with the same theme. The focus will be on the titular character, Akira Fudo, his transformation, and the villains throughout the story. Then a larger discussion on Kentaro Miura’s Berserk and his interpretation of hell will be taken into account. From Griffith’s transformation to Femto, to the iconography of the monsters Guts battles. Then another popular anime franchise will be discussed: Hell Girl and its impact on modern media. The story of revenge and having a young Hell Girl by the name of Ai Enma, enact your revenge fantasies through the use of hellish imagery to torment the victim. Once that part wraps up, the discussion will then lead to Junji Ito’s works, his usage of hell within his art, manga, and much more.
Included in
Children's and Young Adult Literature Commons, Comparative Literature Commons, Digital Humanities Commons, European Languages and Societies Commons, Literature in English, Anglophone outside British Isles and North America Commons, Literature in English, British Isles Commons, Literature in English, North America, Ethnic and Cultural Minority Commons, Medieval Studies Commons, Modern Languages Commons, Modern Literature Commons, Other English Language and Literature Commons
Hell in Anime and Manga, From Go Nagai’s Devilman, Kentaro Miura’s Berserk, Hell Girl Project’s Hell Girl, the Works of Junji Ito and Everything in Between
This paper will explore the influence of Hell in Anime and Manga. The discussion will begin with Go Nagai’s Devilman then lead into other examples of anime/manga with the same theme. The focus will be on the titular character, Akira Fudo, his transformation, and the villains throughout the story. Then a larger discussion on Kentaro Miura’s Berserk and his interpretation of hell will be taken into account. From Griffith’s transformation to Femto, to the iconography of the monsters Guts battles. Then another popular anime franchise will be discussed: Hell Girl and its impact on modern media. The story of revenge and having a young Hell Girl by the name of Ai Enma, enact your revenge fantasies through the use of hellish imagery to torment the victim. Once that part wraps up, the discussion will then lead to Junji Ito’s works, his usage of hell within his art, manga, and much more.
Comments
SESSION VII
6:30 PM—7:20 Eastern
5:30 PM—6:20 Central
4:30 PM—5:20 Mountain
3:30 PM—4:20 Pacific
10:30 PM—11:20 GMT