Japanese Anime/Manga Unit 5: Hybridized new genres

Nichijoukei moe

- Absence of male characters - Emphasis on moe elements - "Reject the male teen protagonist of the sekaikei genre in favor of female-centered shows" - Appeal could be sexual or like an owner watching a pet play

Nichijoukei

- Celebrates the ordinary Japanese life - Shift focus from outward-looking perspective to focus on inner, everyday aspects - Characters experience slowed down version of time - The everyday itself becomes unnaturally perfect - ex. K-On!, Azumanga Daioh

4 western plots

- Classical - vengeance - transitional - professional

Internationalizing strategy

- Revenge > money -- doing things for money is very frowned upon - Ronin -- wandering samurai - Roads -- country roads take me home

Three types of post-1995 fiction

- Sekaikei - Sabaibukei - Nichijoukei

Sabaibukei

- Survival theme => death game - early to mid 2000's - Widening gap between rich and poor - Corrupt or immoral authorities - Encounter the "Other" with max risk - ex. Death Note

Sekaikei

- world-oriented theme = apocalyptic crisis or unknown distant threat in the background - Late 90's to early 2000's; follows Eva - Young, male heroes that don't do much - Female "girlfriends" are some kind of super-weapon -> beautiful fighting girl - ex. Saikano, Voices of a Distant Star

Yonkoma

4-panel manga

Professional western

Group saves the town for money (there is an exchange)

Transitional western

Hero is in society and does good but can't save its soul/make them come along

Classical western

Hero rides into town in jeopardy -> saves the town -> has to leave

Vengeance western

Same as classical but the hero has something against the baddies

Steampunk

Sci-fi subgenre featuring retro-futuristic technology; Victorian Era Aesthetic of transparency

Hypermediacy

advantages fragmented text readings

Antimodern

deep skepticism about teleology of progress ex. Howl's Moving Castle

Remediation

extending the meaning of text

Glocalization

made with local landmarks to give a suggestion of setting while also shifting little bits to make it more global ex. The Not-McDonald's (WcDonald's) sign above the Not-New York Subway tunnel on Mars from Cowboy Bebop

Mukokiseki

translates to "stateless"; raceless, cultureless, virtual version of Japan (ex. Speed Racer) for Western audiences; "Resistance to conformity of Japanese society" (AACI 111)

Immediacy

unified text readings