The Power of Religion in Anime: Hayao Miyazaki's Methods of Persuasion in My Neighbor Totoro
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2014
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Haverford College. Department of Religion
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Anime, or "cartoon" in Japanese, although considered as a product made solely for children's entertainment, has influenced people from different ages and has become an essential industry in Japan. In this thesis, I will focus on an animated film called My Neighbor Totoro, a work by internationally famous director Hayao Miyazaki. Although this film has been widely studied by animation lovers, the social impact and the religious elements of the film have not been fully explored and appreciated. This thesis will explore how the director Miyazaki persuades his audience to accept his idea on a new relationship between humanity and nature.
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Yuxin Jiang was a Bryn Mawr College student.