Ep. 54: Japanese Mythology in Naruto

Published: June 1, 2020, 7 a.m.

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Welcome Back to class friendos! This week we take on a super special topic, Japanese Mythology and its integration into the Naruto franchise! We used quite a few sources for the Shinto Pantheon and mythological stories but the most heavily used are Mythology Podcast by Parcast and Kojiki ( a Japanese anthology of Oral tradition from ~712AD). We explored the Shinto creation story and the creation of the Japanese Pantheon. We drew some comparisons to other well know mythological stories and obviously helped to explain some of the interesting decisions Kishimoto made for the Naruto franchise.

I think this was my favorite episode we've recorded and I hope y'all like it as well! You don't even need to be a huge Naruto fan to respect the authors' attention to detail on Mythology and hey it never hurts to learn a little about what shaped Japan's ideologies and social fabric! - Professor Ethan

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