Miyazaki and the Hero's Journey
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This book explores anime auteur Hayao Miyazaki''s films through the lens of the monomyth of the Heroic Quest Cycle. According to Joseph Campbell and other mythology researchers, the Quest is for boys and men, with women acting as either the Hero''s mother or the Prize at the end of the journey. Miyazaki nearly exclusively portrays girls and young women as heroes, arguing that we must reassess Campbell''s archetype.
The text begins with a brief history of animation and anime, followed by Miyazaki''s background and rise to prominence. The following chapters look at each of Miyazaki''s films from the perspective of the Heroic Quest Cycle, with the last section outlining where Miyazaki and other animators can lead the archetype of the Hero in the future.
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