Here is the fourth and final installment of my discussion on the Monomyth and anime. In this section, I’ll discuss the third group of phases, known collectively as the “Return.” If you missed any of the previous discussion, feel free to catch up on...
Here is part 3 of my discussion on the Hero’s Journey in anime, specifically how the anime “Bleach” plugs into the symbolism of Joseph Campbell’s monomyth and thereby taps into archetypes and ideas that appeal to our collective unconscious. If...
Here’s the second part of my discussion on the symbolism of anime and how it appeals to the subconscious and plugs in well to the monomyth (the Hero’s Journey). You can read Part 1 here. Symbols have been a part of humanity since we as a species learned...
I’m 37 years old; much too old, some would say, to be watching anime (“cartoons” as some call them). This is an opinion that I’ve heard quite often, but I’m as inclined to agree with it as I would be to the idea that someone who reads...