Growing Up Manga Style: Mythological Reception in Yoshikazu Yasuhiko’s Arion Manga

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Abstract

This paper focuses on the Greek mythological elements as well as the coming-of-age narrative included in the mid-1980s Japanese manga (comics) and anime
(animation) アリオン [Arion] by Yoshikazu Yasuhiko.1 First, I shall explain how
this manga fits into the category of youth literature. Next, the manga artist’s
employment of Greek mythology will be reviewed and analysed.
Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationOur Mythical Hope
Subtitle of host publicationThe Ancient Myths as Medicine for the Hardships of Life in Children’s and Young Adults’ Culture
Editors Katarzyna Marciniak
Place of Publication Warszawa
PublisherUniversity of Warsaw Press
Pages555-575
Number of pages21
ISBN (Electronic)9788323552888
ISBN (Print) 9788323552802
DOIs
StatePublished - 2021

Publication series

NameOur Mythical Childhood

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