Historical figures in “Fate/Grand Order”: adapting Anastasia Romanova
Historical events and figures tend to escape people’s memory as time goes by. In some cases, they are replaced by popular culture adaptations, e.g., video games, fiction, films, etc. Such adaptations may be beneficial to historical memory, preserving their historical models for posterity. Sometimes,...
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ftdoajarticles:oai:doaj.org/article:9ce072f535b841308a6979c57b84d42a 2024-09-15T18:30:04+00:00 Historical figures in “Fate/Grand Order”: adapting Anastasia Romanova Evan Marchel Yosugandi Hendra Kaprisma 2023-12-01T00:00:00Z https://doi.org/10.22363/2312-9220-2023-28-4-712-723 https://doaj.org/article/9ce072f535b841308a6979c57b84d42a EN RU eng rus Peoples’ Friendship University of Russia (RUDN University) https://journals.rudn.ru/literary-criticism/article/viewFile/38093/23167 https://doaj.org/toc/2312-9220 https://doaj.org/toc/2312-9247 2312-9220 2312-9247 doi:10.22363/2312-9220-2023-28-4-712-723 https://doaj.org/article/9ce072f535b841308a6979c57b84d42a RUDN Journal of Studies in Literature and Journalism, Vol 28, Iss 4, Pp 712-723 (2023) game image russia history adaptation character Literature (General) PN1-6790 article 2023 ftdoajarticles https://doi.org/10.22363/2312-9220-2023-28-4-712-723 2024-08-05T17:49:50Z Historical events and figures tend to escape people’s memory as time goes by. In some cases, they are replaced by popular culture adaptations, e.g., video games, fiction, films, etc. Such adaptations may be beneficial to historical memory, preserving their historical models for posterity. Sometimes, adaptation become part of fictional history. “Fate/Grand Order” is a game released by Type-Moon in 2015 (Japan). Its fictional universe makes an active use of various characters of folklore and history, e.g., Joan of Arc, King Arthur, etc. The aim of the study is to examine the adaptation of Anastasia Romanova in the game “Fate/Grand Order”. The adaptation analysis scheme proposed by Linda Hutcheon, as well as the comparative method to cross-reference dialogs, illustrations, skills, craft essence in the game with photographs and biography of the real Anastasia Romanova were used. It is proved that Anastasia the Duchess of the Permafrost Empire from “Fate/Grand Order” is indeed an adaptation of the real Anastasia Romanova, the fourth daughter of the last Russian Emperor Nicolas II, although somewhat modified to match the traditional imagery of the Japanese popular culture. Article in Journal/Newspaper permafrost Directory of Open Access Journals: DOAJ Articles RUDN Journal of Studies in Literature and Journalism 28 4 712 723 |
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Historical events and figures tend to escape people’s memory as time goes by. In some cases, they are replaced by popular culture adaptations, e.g., video games, fiction, films, etc. Such adaptations may be beneficial to historical memory, preserving their historical models for posterity. Sometimes, adaptation become part of fictional history. “Fate/Grand Order” is a game released by Type-Moon in 2015 (Japan). Its fictional universe makes an active use of various characters of folklore and history, e.g., Joan of Arc, King Arthur, etc. The aim of the study is to examine the adaptation of Anastasia Romanova in the game “Fate/Grand Order”. The adaptation analysis scheme proposed by Linda Hutcheon, as well as the comparative method to cross-reference dialogs, illustrations, skills, craft essence in the game with photographs and biography of the real Anastasia Romanova were used. It is proved that Anastasia the Duchess of the Permafrost Empire from “Fate/Grand Order” is indeed an adaptation of the real Anastasia Romanova, the fourth daughter of the last Russian Emperor Nicolas II, although somewhat modified to match the traditional imagery of the Japanese popular culture. |
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