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The Fairy Tale and Anime: Traditional Themes, Images, and Symbols at Play on Screen

2013; Wayne State University Press; Volume: 27; Issue: 2 Linguagem: Inglês

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Yoshiko Okuyama,

Japanese History and Culture

In Chapter 3 Cavallaro analyzes the voyage theme in Kino's Journey, The Story of Saiunkoku, Tokyo's Godfathers, and Someday's Dreamers, and in Chapter 4 she tackles a wide range of creative elements devised for the traditional fairy tale (e.g., costumes, decorations, and the visual representations of cuteness), which are reproduced in Paradise Kiss, La Corda d'Oro (both Primo Passo and Secondo Passo), Nodame Cantabile, Earl and Fairy, and Honey and Clover. Featuring Basilisk, Ergo Proxy, and Wolf's Rain, the final chapter, which I enjoyed most, discusses the theme of dystopias around which these anime stories are centered. Besides the aforementioned features of the book that may have greater appeal to a highly specialized readership, in some instances Cavallaro does invite the general audience as well.