Abstract

This paper is a semiotic study of Hayao Miyazaki’s anime Ponyo on the Cliff by the Sea. The purpose of thi s study is t o reveal the Japanese views on sea in the anime. This anime was selected because it is considered to represents the modern Japanese narrative related to the sea, and regarding that anime as a popular literary work is generally more acceptable at various age levels of audience than classical literary works. The results of semiotic reading on this anime are five Japanese views on sea, which are 1) sea as a source of life; 2) sea as a source of prosperity; 3) sea as a source of strength or energy; 4) sea as a source of beliefs; and 5) sea as a source of beauty.

Highlights

  • Greenberg stated that animation can be defined as a “text” bearing distinctive representational traits vis a vis cinema

  • This paper discusses the Japanese views on sea, which data taken from Hayao Miyazaki’s anime Ponyo on the Cliff by the Sea [2]

  • This paper focused on Japanese views on sea in Miyazaki’s anime Ponyo on the Cliff by the Sea, regarding that anime as a popular literary work is generally more acceptable at various age levels of audience than classical literary works

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Introduction

Greenberg stated that animation can be defined as a “text” bearing distinctive representational traits vis a vis cinema. He said that the basic meaning of animation is its ability to convey concepts, rather than objects [1]. Products such as anime, films, novels and other literary works can represent the culture of a nation. As a director whose works have become icons of Studio Ghibli, Miyazaki is considered to have an extraordinary contribution to contemporary pop culture by the international film community [3]

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