Shojo Manga: Girl Power!
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[Lectures]
- "Sukeban Deka"
- Who's in Charge?
- Good Girl, Bad Girl
- "Sailor Moon"
- Feminine Powers
- Friends and Enemies
- Boys: the Mystery
- "Fushigi Yûgi"
- Imagination: Fight or Flight?
Sukeban deka
- Artist: Wada Shinji
- Serialized in Hana to yume from 1976-1982
- TV series 1985
- Asamiya Saki v. Mizuchi Remi
- Who's in charge?
- How are they alike and different?
- Representation of femininity?
"Sailor Moon"
- Creator: Takeuchi Naoko
- Manga: Initial concept in 1991, serialized in Nakayoshi from
1992-1993
- TV: First series 1992-1993, four more series followed
- Sales of goods in the $ billions
- Overseas: Hong Kong, Taiwan, Korea, France, Italy, Spain, USA
"Sailor Moon"
- Feminine Powers
- Source of powers?
- Nature of the Transformation(s)?
- Friends and Enemies
- Archetypes? Why?
- Teamwork: Necessary? Patterns?
- Character of villains? Why are they bad?
- Boys: the Mystery
- Center or off center?
- Relations between boys?
Fushigi Yûgi
- Watase Yû
- Other works include Shishunki Miman Okotowari, Zoku
edition, Ayashi no Ceres
- Manga: 1992-1996
- Animation: 45+ episodes for Tv and 2 OVA
- Popularized in the US through fan subs rather than official
channels
Mystery Dance
- Feminine Powers
- Why do you think Miaka is the heroine?
- Transformations?
- Friends and Enemies
- Good girls, bad girls?
- Boys: what do they want?
- A Woman's World
- In terms of actors?
- In terms of values?
- Imagination: Fight or Flight?