Other than the Fate series, “Record of Ragnarok”, and “Is It Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon?” What others besides these?
Other than the Fate series, “Record of Ragnarok”, and “Is It Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon?” What others besides these?
How thin do you want to stretch it? Dragonball is based on the old Chinese myth of Journey to the West. Neon Genesis Evangelion is bases on Christian myths.
“Dragonball is based on the old Chinese myth of Journey to the West”
I never made the connection between goku’s peculiarities and journey to the West, that’s interesting, thanks.
I mean this as politely as possible but you thought a man name Goku, who won martial arts tournaments through deceptive techniques, had a monkey tail, transformed into an ape, used a magic cloud as transportation, and had an extending pole as a weapon was unrelated to Journey to the West?
nope
Son Gokuu is the Japanese reading of the name Sun Wukong.
yup
NGE’s more skewed towards Rabbinic Judaism. Still Abrahamic though.
I’d say it skews towards Kabbalah, which is Jewish Mysticism. The sefirot/ tree of life even shows up End of Evangelion. But then again
spoiler?
Lilith being crucified below NERV HQ
seems like a pretty clear Jesus allegory!
Yep, got my flavours of Judaism mixed-up.
…and it’s just Anno cherry picking “cool” stuff anyway ;-)
and I kinda love him for that!
Anno has flat out said that Eva’s religious imagery was just an esthetic. If it’s based on any myth, it’s his fandom of Ultraman.
I’m aware of that, I just wanted to share where he got some of the imagery!