Harry Potter and the Magic School Christmas [Mizumaru Kawahara's CINEMONOLOGUE Vol.14]

Magical World Localization

Hogwarts also has Halloween and Valentine's Day, but it feels the same way. The world of Harry Potter incorporates all kinds of fun motifs, whether it's celebrating saints, ancient Celtic festivals, or celebrating the winter solstice. Although it doesn't go into much depth, the way the classic events are celebrated makes Hogwarts feel much more familiar. It is not a high fantasy depicting a completely different world, but a magical world that is an extension of this world.

The ghosts that live in (possess?) the castle and the moving portraits are also seen as motifs to liven up the atmosphere rather than being considered deeply. After all, ghosts are celebrating Christmas too. The gloomy Christmas song hummed by the ghosts as they drift through the hallways is also quite nice.

There are so many things I can say about the appeal of the world of Harry Potter, but one of the big attractions is that it's a mysterious magical world, but it's localized in a way that makes it familiar. . In a magical world that is interpreted in an easy-to-understand way, it depicts the teenage years that everyone has experienced or aspired to. I think that's what makes it so appealing.

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Illustrations and text: Mizumaru Kawahara

Born in 1991. Illustrator. In addition to illustrations and covers for magazines and books, there are also illustration columns for movies and books. New movie reviews are currently being serialized in "SPUR" (Shueisha).

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