Revisioning the spiritual through selected archetypes in the Manga X/1999

• Main Authors: Lim, Belle Winchelle T., Mata, Karen Anne D.
• Format: text
• Language: English
• Published: Animo Repository 2005
• Subjects: Comic books, strips, etc. > Japan; Comic books, strips, etc.—Religious aspects; Japanese Studies
• Online Access: https://animorepository.dlsu.edu.ph/etd_bachelors/5005
• Institution: De La Salle University

This research illustrates that manga, as a means of conveying the Japanese culture to other countries, not only conveys popular culture but also conveys their spirituality. It shows that in this particular manga, X/1999, the writers make use of other instruments, like the tarot cards, in order to ex...