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- 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
- 10 Characters in the Media Mix
- 11 Character Acting in Anime
- Part VI Genres
- Part VII Forms of Production
- Part VIII Forms of Distribution
- Part IX Forms of Use
- Further Reading
- Index
- Cambridge Companions to Literature
11 - Character Acting in Anime
from Part V - Characters
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
- 10 Characters in the Media Mix
- 11 Character Acting in Anime
- Part VI Genres
- Part VII Forms of Production
- Part VIII Forms of Distribution
- Part IX Forms of Use
- Further Reading
- Index
- Cambridge Companions to Literature
Summary
When attention is paid to the ways characters perform and are performed in anime narratives, it becomes apparent that there are certain regularly utilized approaches to the character acting widespread in anime’s animation. Two of the most prominent modes of performance have been called embodied acting and figurative acting. Each uses distinct techniques to act out a specific character’s personality and, in the process, imply different notions of selfhood. This chapter examines the specific utilization of embodied and figurative acting in Yūri!!! on Ice and how these interrelated modes of performance dovetail with the narrative. Through its balancing of embodied and figurative modes of performance, the anime moves between an individualized self whose interior is expressed externally and an open acknowledgment of the interrelation of external others in the performance of self and gender.
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- The Cambridge Companion to Manga and Anime , pp. 146 - 158Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2024