일본 SF만화·애니메이션 속 휴머노이드의 속성 고찰

Abstract

This paper revisits traditional Japanese cultural theory, which finds the reason why Japan is leading in the field of robot development for replacing human labor and convenience in life, especially as artificial intelligence is becoming a major part of real life, from the unique sense of Japanese people towards objects. And considering the influence of Japanese robot animation on the development of such technology, it has examined the character of robots or humanoids appearing in SF comics and animations that have been published or broadcasted in recent years and have gained great popularity, especially borrowing the concept of Buddhism. These works provide a clue to the perception of Japanese people about the self-problem of humans and humanity in a scene where the ‘robotization’ of humans and the ‘humanization’ of robots coexist. The robots and humanoids appearing in the works of this text are drawn as beings who want to share the pain and sorrow of my close or distant neighbors in a world where they coexist with humans while suffering, which can be read as a Bodhisattva’s Bodhisattva practice, which is emphasized in Buddhist philosophy. When approached as revealing once again that it is an era when we need to question the ‘humanity’ that we have lost or forgotten, it will be meaningful to us who face the reality that we have to coexist with new others.