Explaining Doraemon ’s perduring popularity
Structural analysis, specious technology and mother’s indulgent affection
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12953263 |
|---|---|
| Authors | R Marshall (0000-0001-9010-8557, Western Washington University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2018 |
| Volume | 31 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 79-98 |
| Publication date | 2018-10-04 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Contemporary Japan (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1869-2729 • E-ISSN: 1869-2737 |
| Publisher | Taylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/18692729.2018.1522075 |
| OpenAlex | W2895228295 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 25 |
Structural analysis of the Japanese anime Doraemon reveals the source of the unimaginable popularity of this children’s cartoon in the paradigmatic structure ‘Doraemon’s gadgets : Nobita’s problems :: Doraemon : Nobita.’ The paradigmatic structure’s minor contradiction shows us that neither Nobita’s childish childhood problems nor the hyper-technology of the future Doraemon pulls from its pouch, as funny as they can be made to seem, matter in this world; but the major contradiction, that the practices of affectionate indulgence of Japanese mothering both do and do not build children’s characters to succeed in the outside world, presents a relationship that Japanese children and their parents can never rehearse enough. In this long-running myth, the role of Mother is played by Doraemon
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