Williams, James
(2014)
Plastic Narratives: Kaiyodo and the Evolution of Database Consumption.
Master's Thesis, University of Pittsburgh.
(Unpublished)
Abstract
This thesis looks at Azuma Hiroki’s Database Consumption Model, laid out in the 2001 book Otaku: Japan’s Database Animals, to examine the role of non-narrative goods in the otaku marketplace. While Otaku focuses on narrative goods such as video games and anime, we can better understand post-modern consumption patterns in the otaku subculture by also looking at the non-narrative goods which comprise a large percentage of the otaku marketplace. First, we will briefly review the Database Consumption model and compare and contrast it with other theoretical work on post-modern consumption. Second, we will compare the history of toy company Kaiyodo with Azuma’s three Eras of post-war narrative consumption. Third, we will examine the role of Database Consumption in Kaiyodo’s “Revoltech” toy line.
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| Item Type: |
University of Pittsburgh ETD
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| Status: |
Unpublished |
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| Date: |
22 May 2014 |
| Date Type: |
Publication |
| Defense Date: |
8 April 2014 |
| Approval Date: |
22 May 2014 |
| Submission Date: |
14 May 2014 |
| Access Restriction: |
No restriction; Release the ETD for access worldwide immediately. |
| Number of Pages: |
61 |
| Institution: |
University of Pittsburgh |
| Schools and Programs: |
Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences > East Asian Studies |
| Degree: |
MA - Master of Arts |
| Thesis Type: |
Master's Thesis |
| Refereed: |
Yes |
| Uncontrolled Keywords: |
kaiyodo, hiroki azuma, database consumption, Hegel |
| Date Deposited: |
22 May 2014 17:49 |
| Last Modified: |
15 Nov 2016 14:19 |
| URI: |
http://d-scholarship.pitt.edu/id/eprint/21447 |
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