As I have written in another tanabata post, this is a very typical Japanese story, with the conflict between feelings and duty.
As I have written in another tanabata post, this is a very typical Japanese story, with the conflict between feelings and duty.
I think this story definitely reveals a lot about Japanese culture--the idea of gaman and society first, the emphasis on working hard and acquiring skills, etc. It becomes a very interesting story after having lived here for a few years.
If you find that interesting, there was an anime series about Japanese classics aoi bungaku - probably easier to digest then thick books :D
Talking of this and tanabata...
I generally like a lot of the fairy tale stuff in Japan, yokai and all that. So many!
Last week I finally got a copy of night on the galactic railroad, in Japanese. I know about a dozen animes that were influenced by that (not least my beloved bungaku shoujo) so I wanted to read it.
I now just have to find the courage to read it. There are a few furigana but still... a bit like work ^^
Night on the Galactic Railroad? I don't know it. I really like the fairytale lore here and the yokai as well but I don't have much time for reading, unfortunately.
I'm interested to look into your recommendations, though. Thanks!
It is not a yokai story, it is children story by Miyazawa Kenji.
https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E9%8A%80%E6%B2%B3%E9%89%84%E9%81%93%E3%81%AE%E5%A4%9C
Thanks for the link! I'll check it out.