Imej Karakter Animasi Jepun (Anime) dalam Kalangan Remaja di Selangor

Authors

  • Roslina Mamat Universiti Putra Malaysia, 43400 UPM Serdang, Selangor Darul Ehsan, Malaysia
  • Roswati Abdul Rashid Universiti Putra Malaysia, 43400 UPM Serdang, Selangor Darul Ehsan, Malaysia
  • Normaliza Abd Rahim Universiti Putra Malaysia, 43400 UPM Serdang, Selangor Darul Ehsan, Malaysia
  • Hazlina Abdul Halim Universiti Putra Malaysia, 43400 UPM Serdang, Selangor Darul Ehsan, Malaysia

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.11113/sh.v67n1.123

Keywords:

Anime, identity, teenagers, character, popular culture, industry

Abstract

Japanese animation or anime started to gain interest among teenagers and adults since 1990s. Now the popularity increases parallel with the new technologies. This paper looks into the outcome of conversatsion among the students at two secondary schools in Selangor, Malaysia. The students were chosen based on the questionnaire. 34 students were selected based on their answers from the questionaire. Based on the interview session, they were fanatic fans of animation and manga. The results of the study revealed that they were five main characteristics in anime characters that the liked; bravery, hardworking, sense of humour, appreciative in relationship as well as individual speciality.

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Published

2013-02-15

Issue

Vol. 67 No. 1 (2014): March 2014

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Articles

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How to Cite

Imej Karakter Animasi Jepun (Anime) dalam Kalangan Remaja di Selangor. (2013). Sains Humanika, 67(1). https://doi.org/10.11113/sh.v67n1.123