Reflection of the problem of social exclusion in japanese cultural industries

Authors

  • Viktar A. Karpievich Belarusian State Technological University, 13а Sviardlova Street, Minsk 220006, Belarus

Keywords:

hikikomori, social exclusion, light novel, manga, transmedia storytelling, anime, hero, rebirth
Supporting Agencies
The author expresses his gratitude to A. V. Karpievich for consulting while writing this article.

Abstract

The hikikomori phenomenon has become a global socio-psychological problem. Social alienation and loneliness has become the subject of research in various fields of science. This is especially true for modern Japan. It is shown that the study of the production of modern Japanese authors in the field of literature and anime allows you to better understand the depth of the problem. The most popular light novels are analysed, the main motive of which depicts the rebirth of a young hikikomori man into a hero in another world or transfer to a computer game. An attempt is made to analyse the influence of Japanese literature on the minds of young people.

Author Biography

  • Viktar A. Karpievich, Belarusian State Technological University, 13а Sviardlova Street, Minsk 220006, Belarus

    PhD (history), docent; associate professor at the department of hilosophy and law, faculty of organic substances technology

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Published

2023-11-14

Issue

No. 2 (2023): Human in the Socio-Cultural Dimension

Section

World and National Culture

How to Cite

[1]
Karpievich, V.A. 2023. Reflection of the problem of social exclusion in japanese cultural industries. Human in the Socio-Cultural Dimension. 2 (Nov. 2023), 19–25.