Living the Sengoku period with the anime Dororo
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The past has been a source of inspiration for the arts in Japan since ancient times. From the literary genre of gunki monogatari in the Heian period (794-1185/1192), through the ukiyo-e woodblocks of the Edo period (1603-1868) and on to the jidaigeki cinema of the 20th century, it is now mainly historical anime that continues to enrich this artistic tradition. It is especially recurrent to take inspiration from the Sengoku period (1467/1477-1603) or «era of the warring states», characterized by the absence of centralized power. While adaptations of this period tend to revolve around specific historical figures, at the opposite extreme we have the anime Dororo, developed by studio MAPPA in 2019, an updated adaptation of the series of the same name written and illustrated by Tezuka Osamu, also known as the God of Manga. We believe that the relevance of the original work, together with the technical and artistic quality of this animated version, make it the ideal case of study with which to bring to the classroom not only the Japanese Middle Ages, but also the interest in other cultures such as the Japanese one.
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