Book contents
- The Cambridge Companion to Manga and Anime
- The Cambridge Companion to Manga and Anime
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Figures
- Contributors
- Acknowledgments
- Notes on Japanese Names, Terms, and Titles
- Chronology
- Introduction
- Part I Claimed Origins and Overlooked Traditions
- Part II Drawing and Movement
- Part III Sound
- Part IV Narrative
- Part V Characters
- Part VI Genres
- Part VII Forms of Production
- Part VIII Forms of Distribution
- Part IX Forms of Use
- 18 Manga Readerships, Imaginative Agency, and the “Erotic Barrier”
- 19 Anime Fandom in Japan and Beyond
- Further Reading
- Index
- Cambridge Companions to Literature
19 - Anime Fandom in Japan and Beyond
from Part IX - Forms of Use
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 07 November 2024
- The Cambridge Companion to Manga and Anime
- The Cambridge Companion to Manga and Anime
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Figures
- Contributors
- Acknowledgments
- Notes on Japanese Names, Terms, and Titles
- Chronology
- Introduction
- Part I Claimed Origins and Overlooked Traditions
- Part II Drawing and Movement
- Part III Sound
- Part IV Narrative
- Part V Characters
- Part VI Genres
- Part VII Forms of Production
- Part VIII Forms of Distribution
- Part IX Forms of Use
- 18 Manga Readerships, Imaginative Agency, and the “Erotic Barrier”
- 19 Anime Fandom in Japan and Beyond
- Further Reading
- Index
- Cambridge Companions to Literature
Summary
This chapter explores how anime fan audiences have evolved since the 1950s regarding the development of physical venues and digital platforms. Fan audiences as “produser” (Bruns, 2008) consume, produce, and use anime and its related content through their various activities such as producing derivative works (dojinshi fanzines, music videos, and even games), performing cosplay, engaging in contents tourism, and so on. Fans’ deep commitment was incited by anime booms that happened in the 1960s, 1970s, and 1980s. The 1970s saw the beginning of the Comic Market, where fans can communicate with one another by selling and purchasing fanzines and performing cosplay, although the issue of copyright infringement has remained unsolved. Moreover, since the late 1990s, the internet and social media have facilitated the dissemination of anime and other contents produced through media mix (i.e., multimedia franchises) on an international scope. They also serve as platforms for fans to interact with each other domestically and globally.
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- The Cambridge Companion to Manga and Anime , pp. 256 - 266Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2024