السياسة العالمية
Volume 6, Numéro 2, Pages 1038-1050
2022-12-31

Between Mythology And Anime: Greco-roman And Japanese Mythological Elements In Fullmetal Alchemist Brotherhood.

Authors : Cheraifia Djihed .

Abstract

Mythology is a powerful cultural component that was able to shape many societies in both ancient and modern times. One of pop-culture products that may host different mythological elements is Anime, or Japanese animation. Though it is Japanese, anime incorporates from both western and Japanese mythologies. This paper intends to examine a well-known anime entitled Fullmetal Alchemist Brotherhood to extract the various mythological references that construct its conceptual basis and frames its plot and symbols. This research uses of Myth Criticism while aiming at exposing the conceptual basis of the chosen anime and its link with western and Japanese mythology.

Keywords

Japanese Mythology ; Western mythology ; Anime ; Japan ; Myth criticism