“A jornada do herói”: Uma análise sobre a representação da figura de Miyamoto Musashi, o maior samurai do Japão, a partir do mangá Vagabond.

Abstract

This paper seeks to analyze the possibilities of adopting manga in the teaching of History, specifically using the work Vagabond to understand Japanese history during the Edo period. Additionally, it aims to explore the mythological language structure of the monomyth or Hero’s Journey, in the terms of Joseph Campbell, by analyzing how it appears in Vagabond and in the Miyamoto Musashi series directed by Uchida. This structure is present as a way to recover the values and connotations of the samurai’s representation in contemporary mass culture. The paper concludes by affirming the importance of creating new teaching methodologies and the advantages of using manga and comics in education for a more efficient, playful, and dynamic learning experience.