This article analyzes the representation of writers' images in Bungo Stray Dogs, highlighting connections to literary texts and biographical prototypes.
The article describes principles of the representation of the writers’ images in works of art, by the example of the anime Bungo Stray Dogs, and the viability of using these images. In the course of a greater work the analysis of more than ten images, presented in the manga, was made with the identification of links between a biographical prototype and a character, a writer’s literary text and a character’s ability. Based on the analyzed material, a classification of images was presented in depend on adaptation types of the original source, as well as devices used by the mangaka to create writers’ images and abilities were highlighted.
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