Shojo Manga! Girls' Comics! A Mirror of Girls' Dreams
Shojo Manga! Girls' Comics! A Mirror of Girls' Dreams
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少女漫画!
DOI:
10.1353/mec.0.0013
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发表时间:
2010
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通讯作者:
Masami Toku
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作者:
Masami Toku
world. It may be, however, that in Japan the popularity of manga (comics) and its impact on visual popular culture and society are more signifi cant than in any other culture. In contrast to the United States, where comic books are only for children or collectors, in Japan manga infl uences all of Japanese society, from preschoolers to adults. Its infl uence appears throughout Japan in commercials on TV, in advertisements, on billboards, and even in school textbooks.1 But Japanese manga is no longer just a phenomenon of visual pop culture in Japan. At the beginning of the twenty-fi rst century the popularity of Japanese manga has spread worldwide through comic books, animation, and merchandise. But despite manga’s popularity, not many people really understand its signifi cance, its worldwide popularity, its appeal for children, and its diff erence from American comics. One of the major characteristics of manga is that it has split into boys’ (shōnen) and girls’ (shōjo) comics. Regardless of the subject depicted in the story, the main theme of boys’ manga is how the heroes become men by protecting women, family, country, or the earth from enemies. Th e theme of girls’ manga is how love triumphs by overcoming obstacles. Th ese generalizations are true to a certain extent; however, Shojo Manga! Girls’ Comics! A Mirror of Girls’ Dreams M A S A M I T O K U