European Literary Classics are often perverted and twisted in Japanese media, simply because they've used them so many times its the only way to not outright copy someone.
I mean, just look at what SMT has done to basically every mythology or religion in existence.
I'm not saying its a cool thing to do, but I'm far less offended by it when its in an "equal opportunity" manner as Japan is about these things.
European Literary Classics are often perverted and twisted in Japanese media, simply because they've used them so many times its the only way to not outright copy someone.
I mean, just look at what SMT has done to basically every mythology or religion in existence.
I'm not saying its a cool thing to do, but I'm far less offended by it when its in an "equal opportunity" manner as Japan is about these things.