INTRODUCTION
The samurai is a class of highly skilled warriors, constantly developed in Japan after Taika reform of 646 CE. The reforms included land redistribution and heavy new taxes, meant to support and elaborate Chinese-style empire. Samurai is usually assigned in Japanese as bush or buke, were the military nobility of medieval and early-modern Japan.
HISTORY
The samurai is a class of highly expertise warriors, deliberately developed in Japan after the Taika reforms of 646 CE. The reforms included land redistribution and heavy new taxes, meant to hold an elaborate Chinese-style empire. Therefore, many small farmers had to sell their land and work as resident farmers. Meantime, a few huge landholders amassed power and wealth, creating …show more content…
Eji Yoshikawa is one of the most well-known Japanese historical novelist. His retellings of well-known works, including Taiko, Musashi and Heike Tale are well-known among readers for their epic narratives and rich realism in depicting samurai and warrior culture. The samurai have also turned up often in Japanese comics which is known as manga and animation.
In the last twenty years, samurai have become more popular in America. Through variety medium, producers and writers have been capitalising on the notion that Americans admire the samurai lifestyle. Afro Samurai which is the animated series has become the most famous in American popular culture because of its blend of hack-and-slash animation and gritty urban music.
Afro Samurai was initially a doujinshi or a manga series which was then made into an animated series by Studio Gonzo which was created by Takashi Okazaki. Afro Samurai was adopted into a whole feature animated film and also became titles on gaming consoles like the Playstation and Xbox. Not only has the samurai culture been taken into animation and video games, it is also able to be seen in comic
The samurai is a class of highly skilled warriors, constantly developed in Japan after Taika reform of 646 CE. The reforms included land redistribution and heavy new taxes, meant to support and elaborate Chinese-style empire. Samurai is usually assigned in Japanese as bush or buke, were the military nobility of medieval and early-modern Japan.
HISTORY
The samurai is a class of highly expertise warriors, deliberately developed in Japan after the Taika reforms of 646 CE. The reforms included land redistribution and heavy new taxes, meant to hold an elaborate Chinese-style empire. Therefore, many small farmers had to sell their land and work as resident farmers. Meantime, a few huge landholders amassed power and wealth, creating …show more content…
Eji Yoshikawa is one of the most well-known Japanese historical novelist. His retellings of well-known works, including Taiko, Musashi and Heike Tale are well-known among readers for their epic narratives and rich realism in depicting samurai and warrior culture. The samurai have also turned up often in Japanese comics which is known as manga and animation.
In the last twenty years, samurai have become more popular in America. Through variety medium, producers and writers have been capitalising on the notion that Americans admire the samurai lifestyle. Afro Samurai which is the animated series has become the most famous in American popular culture because of its blend of hack-and-slash animation and gritty urban music.
Afro Samurai was initially a doujinshi or a manga series which was then made into an animated series by Studio Gonzo which was created by Takashi Okazaki. Afro Samurai was adopted into a whole feature animated film and also became titles on gaming consoles like the Playstation and Xbox. Not only has the samurai culture been taken into animation and video games, it is also able to be seen in comic