Empirical Study on Genderization of Nationalism by Using TV Animation Data Base

2016 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 26360056
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Section: 一般
• Research Field: Gender
• Research Institution: Konan Women's University
• Principal Investigator: MASUDA Nozomi 甲南女子大学, 文学部, 准教授 (80449553)
• Project Period (FY): 2014-04-01 – 2017-03-31
• Keywords: テレビアニメ / ジェンダー / ナショナルイメージ / マンガ / 少女向け / 少年向け

Outline of Final Research Achievements

The objective of this study is to elucidate the tendencies of the national images described by TV animation films based on the database of TV animation works that were broadcasted in Japan during the period from 1963 to 2010. This time, the countries those works are set in, and the racial features of the aesthetics of the main characters were compared and analyzed by three categories of works “for young girls”, “for young boys” and “for adults”. As a result, while the animation works “for boys” were set in Japan and male characters were dark-haired, representing the national image of Japan, the animations works “for girls” and female characters were not bound by a racially-based national image, and representing diversified national images.

Free Research Field

総合人文社会、メディア文化論、ポピュラー文化研究