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Tjong-Ayong, M.D. (2015)

Fantastically Familiar 鋼の錬金術師 : Fantasy tropes, themes and conventions in Hagane no Renkinjutsushi

Bachelor thesis | Japanstudies (BA)
This thesis argues that the anime Fullmetal Alchemist Brotherhood and the manga Fullmetal Alchemist -- boths mediums usually not associated with the Fantasy genre-- share many of its tropes with the Western genre of Fantasy, and that this helps to explain this anime and manga's tremendous popularity among Western audiences not necessarily drawn to the two Japanese mediums as such. The argumentation is built around an inventory of such tropes; with an in-depth look at eleven of these.
manga
anime
Fantasy
novel
popularity
tropes
themes
conventions
Author
Tjong-Ayong, M.D.
Faculty
Faculty of Humanities
Specialisation
Japanstudies
Supervisors
Smits, I.B.
ECTS Credits
10
Language
en