Modern Anxieties and Traditional Influence in Horror Anime
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 19145139 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Anik Sarkar (0000-0003-3712-4528, Department of English, Salesian College Siliguri, Siliguri 734004, India, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2023 |
| Volume | 12 |
| Issue | 5 |
| Pages | 118-118 |
| Publication date | 2023-10-13 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Humanities (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 2076-0787 • E-ISSN: 2076-0787 |
| Publisher | Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (PUBLISHER • CH) |
| DOI | 10.3390/h12050118 |
| OpenAlex | W4387616427 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 11 |
Japan has a longstanding tradition of horror narratives that feature a variety of macabre embodiments. They draw upon ancient folklore, thereby providing a unique perspective on spirits specific to Japanese culture. The influence of these countless supernatural beings from Japanese mythology and folklore has molded many incarnations seen in popular culture, which have been commonly deemed “strange” and “weird”. This study seeks to demystify the ambiguity and “strangeness” surrounding three Japanese anime series, Another, Yamishibai, and Mononoke. It attempts to analyze how each of these anime employs folklore and traditional art-styles to portray a modern society plagued with sociocultural complications
Aesthetics · Anime · Art · Folklore · Literature · Mythology · Narrative · Sociocultural evolution · Sociology · Anthropology · Comics and Graphic Narratives · Digital Games and Media · History · Japanese History and Culture · Philosophy
| Citations per year | 1 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2026 - 2026 (1) |
| Highly cited | No |