Buddhist Views of Humanity in Contemporary Japanese Subcultures: Focusing on a Comic, Commercial Film, and Television Drama

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  • 現代日本のサブカルチャーにおける仏教的人間観について―漫画、コマーシャルフィルム テレビドラマの登場人物における仏教思想―

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This study examines Buddhist views of humanity in contemporary Japanese subcultures,using the comic “Machida-kun no Sekai (Mr. Machida’s World),” a commercial film “Naa-chan Series,” and television drama “Kahogo no Kahoko (Overprotective Kahoko).” The analysis demonstrates the maitrī (compassion) of Bhuddhism as a common trait between Hajime Machida in “Machida-kun no Sekai” and Naa-chan who is the protagonist of the “Naa-chan Series.” In addition, Kahoko’s way of life in “Kahogo no Kahoko” resembles a Bodhisattva such as Sadāparibhūta in The Lotus Sūtra.

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