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    Perché la mitologia irlandese è così diffusa nei videogiochi giapponesi?

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    1. lughnasadh on

      They didn’t mention it in the article, but I’m sure the US has a lot to do with it. The Japanese game makers want to appeal to a global audience, and Gaelic/Celtic mythology is constantly referenced in Hollywood.

    3. throwawaypsql on

      In the few months I’ve spent in Japan I’ve found a significant number of them are “hibernophiles”. Hell I even believe the former emperors wife was a fluent or close to fluent speaker of Irish.

    5. No_Landscape8846 on

      I don’t think it’s particularly “more” prevalent than most other mythologies. Japanese works draw on mythology in general because it’s cool and has a strong chuuni appeal.

    6. Professional-Pin5125 on

      A lot of it is accidental due to the prominence of Irish culture in the US and UK.

      A lot of Japanese are oblivious to any Irish Or Celtic origin to it. Look at Halloween for example. It’s viewed as an American holiday there.

    8. LexLuthorsFortyCakes on

      The Éireaboo is not restricted to one nationality.

    10. Agathe-Tyche on

      I just watched Frieren the other day ( very good anime show by the way) and I just heard some amazing Irish like music in it!

      So it’s not only videogames, it’s anime/manga too and I think it’s really interesting.

      If I dig a little big about it. Irish folklore is often about connection with nature, magic, refusal of (English/British) oppression.

      Music is also a big part of Irish culture.

      To expand your question: Japan is not the only one that take inspiration from Irish folklore, Star wars does too.

      One episode of Star Wars vision is called “Screecher’s Reach” based on it and it was my favourite!

      To summarize: Houra to the Irish influence on medias!

    12. FenrisCain on

      Isn’t this basically just fromsoft games? the only other examples I can think of are a few ff characters, where they just throw every mythology as they see fit.

    13. TheIrishBread on

      Irish myth and folklore has many parallels to Japanese myth and folklore (in themes and character archetypes etc) which makes it easy to relate back for Japanese consumers, combined with certain individuals making works involving Irish myth that got popular enough to break containment (specifically looking at Kinoko Nasu, Type-Moon and the fate franchise) and it kinda has entered JP mainstream, which means it gets even more of a spotlight.

      Irish myth while bastardised in it’s “modern form” (that’s what happens when the only people who write this shit down are Christian (900AD iirc) and having to twist it to make it canon to the bible so it doesn’t get burned as heretical material) is still an incredibly interesting topic that like most things actually Irish doesn’t get the marketing or love it deserves at home. So hon the JP lads for the work they do.

    14. 4LAc on

      Some other notable reasons would be:

      * interest in things Irish from the Japanese royal family (Empress Michiko, and Princess Mako – studied in Dublin) over the years,

      * the similarities bewteen national stories Tír na nÓg and Urashima Tarō,

      * the beloved ghost stories of naturalised Irishman Lafcadio Hearn (adopted name Koizumi Yakumo).

      I feel they were worth a mention as the article doesn’t.

    17. Conscious_Sail1959 on

      Japanese love European culture especially medieval one

    19. Malt129 on

      Japanese writers like to use mythology since their own culture is steeped in it. Irish/Scottish is just one of many. Shame the article doesn’t mention the game Folklore which is a game that centres on irish mythology rather than just including/adapting a bit of it into something larger.

    20. DariusStrada on

      Because it’s exotic to them the same way the East is to us

    21. Red_coats on

      They also like knights, castles and the idea of magic its all over their anime, its exotic and unique to them.

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