A study of 1980's characters in China: considered chiefly in cultural influence and commercial use

2016 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 26580063
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Challenging Exploratory Research
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Research Field: Chinese literature
• Research Institution: Hokkaido University
• Principal Investigator: KABE Yuichiro 北海道大学, 文学研究科, 専門研究員 (30553044)
• Project Period (FY): 2014-04-01 – 2017-03-31
• Keywords: キャラクター

Outline of Final Research Achievements

This study investigates characters widely known by Chinese people such as “Black Cat Detective (Heimao jingzhang)”, “Sanmao” and “Calabash Brothers (Hulu Xiongdi)” and analyzes their diffusion and transformation within youth culture. The materials analyzed in this study include various examples of juvenile literature, magazines for children, comics (Lianhuanhua), and character goods. This research was disseminated through several reports at domestic and foreign symposiums and in several papers. I also exchanged views with many researchers in different academic fields to reinforce the foundation of this research and further develop this theme.

Free Research Field

中国文学