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Religion in Pictures
The Use of Manga and Anime in
Japanese New Religions
Manga in Japan
37.8Share (%)
9075361436Manga
30767163792All publications
MagazinesBooksTotalSales Volume (million
units)
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shūkyō manga
(according to Yamanaka Hiroshi)
• Manga, which are produced by religious
groups as a publicity medium (senden baitai)
• Manga dealing with the topic of the world of
ghosts and occultism (shinrei okaruto manga)
• Manga using a religiously connotated
language
• Manga referring to themes like mythology,
spiritual and religious questions etc.
(shūkyōteki tekisuto [religious texts])
Hi no tori (published in 12 volumes
1954-1989)
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shūkyō manga of the shinshūkyō
• Manga dealing with the life of the kyōso
• Manga presenting religious content in a
daily context
Life of the Foundress of Tenrikyō
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Baribarikun in the Seikyō Shinbun
of Sōka Gakkai
Aum Shinrikyō: A “Manga religion”?
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Uchū senkan Yamato
Cosmo Cleaner D
(kosumo kurīnā D)