Top Indian Mythology References in Anime
Top Indian Mythology References in Anime
The powers in Naruto ultimately derive from the Chakra, originally obtained via Otsutsuki’s consumption of the fruits of the God Tree. The spiritual force of the Chakra is controlled by the Eight Gates, which prevent users from overdoing it during combat.
1. Beserk
Beserk is one of the longest anime in anime history. This anime is older and current running manga than naruto and one peace. This manga is running since 1980 and currently is running its anime adaptation was on 1 July 2016. In anime and manga, a lot of Hindu mythological hints and references are found. Like in this series one evil creature is named RAKSHAS. This name is taken from Hindu mythology. And in this anime, they directly show Hindu temples and Culture. Also in chapter 137 named Kushan Empire, you found many Indian references.
2. Dragon Ball.
You definitely know about the dragon ball series even if you are not a fan of this series. Because Dragon Ball is one of the Top Media franchise series in the world. they publish 6 anime series related to Dragon ball till now. from these 3 are canon and the remaining three are non-canon (Means nonofficial) Noncanon not related to the story. Now we see original means canon series. In that, we see that Akira Toriyama (Director) portrayed Hindu mythology in anime. we see Hindu mythology in Dragon ball as well as Dragon Ball Super But now the real Point is where is referenced.
- Director confirms that in the Dragon ball series san Goku’s character is taken from Hindu mythology (Lord Hanuman)
- King Yamaha character
- Goku spirit bomb
3. Naruto.
we might share that in this anime series you see lots of Hindu references. Breathing exercises, mantras, etc are often recommended for transmuting subtle energy through the chakras. Indra is a Hindu deity who is known as the lord of heaven. The ‘Devtas’ led by Indra and the hell-dwelling ‘Asuras’ have faced each other in battle several times for the dominion of heaven. Similarly, the brother’s Asura and Indra are always on opposite sides.
The figure that appears behind the character ‘Chiriku’ strongly resemblances Goddess Durga who is said to possess many arms, each bearing a weapon. The spirit also sits atop a lotus, this is the way Goddess Lakshmi is usually depicted.
- Indra and asura this character is named as Hindu god Indra and his rival called asura
- chakra is taken from Hinduism and Buddhism