Fujoshi: Fantasy Play and Transgressive Intimacy among “Rotten Girls” in Contemporary Japan
@article{Galbraith2011FujoshiFP, title={Fujoshi: Fantasy Play and Transgressive Intimacy among “Rotten Girls” in Contemporary Japan}, author={P. Galbraith}, journal={Signs: Journal of Women in Culture and Society}, year={2011}, volume={37}, pages={219 - 240} }
This article is a theoretical and ethnographic inquiry into intimate communication and friendship among young women in contemporary Japan. The group I am considering consumes, produces, and reproduces mainstream manga (Japanese comics) and anime (Japanese animation), similar to the phenomenon of fan fiction and fan art in the United States and Europe, with a focus on imagining unintended romance and relationships between male characters, much like slash fiction. Fans produce works not only for… CONTINUE READING
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