http://madeener.wordpress.com/2008/07/13/only-in-silence-the-word-magic-in-anime/ Von kartonen und deutsch bier Sun, 12 Jul 2009 03:15:53 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 http://madeener.wordpress.com/2008/07/13/only-in-silence-the-word-magic-in-anime/#comment-109 A Wizard of Earthsea Sun, 12 Jul 2009 03:15:53 +0000 http://madeener.wordpress.com/?p=107#comment-109 Love this one. Love this one.

]]> http://madeener.wordpress.com/2008/07/13/only-in-silence-the-word-magic-in-anime/#comment-45 cosmopolitan magic in Mahou Tsukai ni Taisetsu na Koto: Natsu no Sora « Claiming Ground Mon, 25 Aug 2008 14:34:31 +0000 http://madeener.wordpress.com/?p=107#comment-45 [...] Madeeners piece on magic in anime advocates the Le Guin school vision of magic as neutral, as a “facet of nature”, a means of interaction with the world. In Somedays Dreamers magic is more like a facet of a character than a tool. In episode 5 we gather that it is something learned from parents, a natural talent to be nurtured. It’s still got that neutrality - just with the emphasis on the caster rather than the world. [...] [...] Madeeners piece on magic in anime advocates the Le Guin school vision of magic as neutral, as a “facet of nature”, a means of interaction with the world. In Somedays Dreamers magic is more like a facet of a character than a tool. In episode 5 we gather that it is something learned from parents, a natural talent to be nurtured. It’s still got that neutrality – just with the emphasis on the caster rather than the world. [...]

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