It makes sense that in such a storyline, like stories featuring shinigami, you might come across inclusion of the Seven Deadly Sins (a.k.a.
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Both series deal with the concepts of souls, taboos, and consequences of breaking said taboos.
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Wikipediaįirst, this question begs the question of “ Are the Seven Deadly Sins often used in anime?” Full Metal Alchemist and Soul Eater are provided as examples. Along with plot, character, setting, and style, theme is considered one of the components of fiction. An example of this would be whether one should live a seemingly better life, at the price of giving up parts of one's humanity, which is a theme in Aldous Huxley’s Brave New World. Themes often explore historically common or cross-culturally recognizable ideas, such as ethical questions, and are usually implied rather than stated explicitly. It may differ from the thesis-the text's or author's implied worldview.Ī story may have several themes. An example of this would be the theme loneliness in John Steinbeck's Of Mice and Men, wherein many of the characters seem to be lonely. A theme may be exemplified by the actions, utterances, or thoughts of a character in a novel. Typical examples of themes of this type are conflict between the individual and society coming of age humans in conflict with technology nostalgia and the dangers of unchecked ambition. The most common contemporary understanding of theme is an idea or point that is central to a story, which can often be summed in a single word (e.g. To me, the works just use the seven deadly sins because they are universally recognizable.
I don't think stories that use the seven deadly sins are more prevalant in Anime, its just that we are talking about eastern entertainment using western themes, which naturally calls more attention to itself.Īs far as there being any significant message in the theme of the seven deadly sins. From my English composition class - its easier to write a story around a theme.