Comparative Analysis on the Animation Works of Journey to the West from China, Japan and Korea

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By analyzing animation works of Journey to the West from China, Japan and Korea, this study tries to conduct in-depth analysis on how cultural differences play a moderating role in the spread of the original literature into the neighboring countries. Under the strong influence of Chinese traditional culture, Chinese version seems more tradition-oriented in regard to the description of people, social landscape, background music and story line. Human relations are depicted in a very strict hierarchical structure. Conflict-solving is mostly based on "power wins all". On the contrary, Japanese version adopts the idea of bold innovation, unique description of people, fresh expression, modern philosophy of egalitarian principles, and a more peaceful way of conflict-solving. However, Korean version is positioned in the middle of cultural dimension of the three countries. So tradition and innovation coexist to influence the process of revising the original literature repetitively and thus appease the traditional hierarchical system, and harmonize the conflicts to an extent.

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