Abstract
The Japanese comic known as manga is on many occasions a faithful reflection of Japanese society, a country with ancient traditions and mores, which still employs the capital punishment. One of these mangas is Death Note(Ohba and Obata, 2013), which has a multitude of readings and points of view that make us question moral approaches to life and death. It is through these that reality and comics show a society through the fantastic elements that make up the work.
Highlights
The Japanese comic known as manga is on many occasions a faithful reflection of Japanese society, a country with ancient traditions and mores, which still remains the capital punishment
One of these mangas is Death Note (Ohba and Obata, 2013), which has a multitude of readings and points of view that make us question moral approaches to life and death
It is through these that reality and comics show a society through the fantastic elements that make up the work
Summary
Conocido como manga, es en múltiples ocasiones un fiel reflejo de la sociedad japonesa, un país con antiguas tradiciones y costumbres, que todavía ejerce la pena de muerte. Uno de estos mangas es Death Note (Ohba y Obata, 2013) que tiene multitud de lecturas y puntos de vista, que nos hacen cuestionarnos ciertos planteamientos morales sobre la vida y la muerte. Y es ahí donde realidad y cómic evidencian una sociedad a través de los elementos fantásticos que componen la obra. Palabras clave: Pena de muerte, Shinigami, Japón, Death Note
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