College of New Jersey Japanese Club

Posted by Crispin Freeman on Apr 10, 2014 in Blog

On Wednesday, April 16th at 8:30pm, I’ll be presenting my Anime Mythology Panel entitled Giant Robots and Superheroes at the College of New Jersey’s Japanese Club!

I’m looking forward to speaking to the students at TCNJ!

The event is free for TCNJ students; $5 for non-TCNJ students

Tickets are available at the door starting at 7:30pm

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In my Giant Robots and Superheroes presentation I explore why Americans tend to write about Superheroes while the Japanese tend to write about Giant Robots. By looking at the mythological roots of these two archetypal heroes, I explain how the religious traditions of each culture percolate up into their animated storytelling and create different heroes East and West. I also catalogue the spiritual evolution of the Giant Robot from his manifestation in anime in the 60′s up until the present.

Below is a trailer for my Anime Mythology presentations! Enjoy!