Osamu & Carl

[jeffbert]

I knew that Tezuka borrowed from Western literature, and it may be sheer coincidence, but as I was reading a text for my Myth & Culture class, I saw where Carl Jung recalled a dream about a beautiful white bird that could transform into little girl. Not only that, but he stated a restriction: "'Only in the first hours of the of the night, can I transform myself into a human being'" (Jung, 482). I immediately thought of Princess Odette and Robotland, since someone else had just mentioned them in another thread.

Source:
Jung, Carl G. "Confrontation with the unconscious." Rpt. in Eisenberg, Diane U., et al. eds. Transformations of Myth Through Time: an Anthology of Readings. New York: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, 1990.

[Strange Wings]

I think Tezuka liked to mix up some literatures for his episodes . In Robotland, not only Princess Odette got an appearance, but also Prince Siegfried who eventually got eaten by Devil King's dragon.
This is taken from the 'Niebelungen- Lied' obviously, though in the literature Prince Siegfried killed the dragon and went for a swim in his blood which eventually made him invulnerable. Except for one part of his body: his armpit, that got covered by a fig leaf during his bath in the dragon's blood. That was his fate.

Princess Odette and Prince Siegfried are a beautiful pair. I wonder about how the authors
of the original literatures would think about a marriage between those two .

[jeffbert]

Hagan, who was entrusted by S's wife with guarding his one vulnerable spot, stabbed him instead. I had thought the spot was on his back, though. As far as Prince Sigfreid goes, I only know that the dubb called him that. I think that is one of the first season's episodes, though, & will view it again while paying attention to the Japanse audio.

[DrFrag]

Originally posted by Louis'74@Apr 25 2004, 06:28 PM
This is taken from the 'Niebelungen- Lied' obviously, though in the literature Prince Siegfried killed the dragon and went for a swim in his blood which eventually made him invulnerable. Except for one part of his body: his armpit, that got covered by a fig leaf during his bath in the dragon's blood. That was his fate.

Reminds me of Achilles. His mother dipped him in some special water when he was a baby that made him invulnerable. Except his heel where his mother's hand was holding him didn't get wet. Ultimately he was killed by an arrow striking him there - his Achilles' Heel.

And I think the movie LadyHawk has a similar theme to story of Princess Odette.

[Loüßëãr]

Originally posted by DrFrag@Apr 27 2004, 03:02 AM
And I think the movie LadyHawk has a similar theme to story of Princess Odette.

If you mean the movie with Michele Phieffer & Mathew "Ferris, Your my hero" Broderick, thats where the 2 lovers are cursed to be human by day while the other is animal by night exept for the few breif moments at dawn.....Is that the one???

[DrFrag]

Yeah. It's weird seeing Ferris, er, Mathew Broderick in other roles.