An Analysis of Taiwan and Japan Girl’s Comic Books

• Main Authors: Mei-hui Li, 李美慧
• Other Authors: Chin-Hsien Wu
• Format: Others
• Language: zh-TW
• Published: 2006
• Online Access: http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/22659809202953486282

碩士 === 國立臺南大學 === 科技發展與傳播研究所 === 94 === Purposes of the study are to analyze different kinds of girl’s comic of Japan and Taiwan through five aspects as below, the characteristics of main axle of the story, role’s special characteristics, interaction between roles, the view of value and particular elements; at the same time, to compare with both of them through roles made, the meaning of story and love. The samples of girl’s comic of Japan were selected from the charts of publishers and chain comic stores; those of Taiwan were selected from Best Comic Award. The way of analysis is Textual Analysis and total quantities of samples are 18 sets. There were 3 main researches in the study as below. 1. The most axle of story of Japan is love. Role characteristics don’t exist particular classification rules and the most percentages of role interaction are love; besides, the view of value communicates with the view of love and philosophy. Every text owns its special elements. 2. The most axle of story of Taiwan is love. The main roles of male and female own their character trait; most of roles interaction are love, and the other hand, the view of value focuses on the view of love and philosophy communication. Some texts don’t own their special elements. 3. There are similar supposition of characteristics and family background between male’s main role and female’s of Taiwan and Japan. To use love as the axle of story, both of them are love and communicate similar view of value. Different classifications own their particular story background; the view of love and philosophy are alike between both of them. The love style of Japan focuses on infatuated love and companionate love, but the most of Taiwan focus are only companionate love. The view of sexual description on girl’s comic of Japan is bolder than those of Taiwan. The view of sexual description was showed few on girl’s comic of Taiwan.