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This thesis argues that a distinct emergent subgenre, “anime fan-oriented works,” targets North American anime fan audiences through culturally and geographically specific narrative strategies. Using two web series, it analyzes how these works redirect anime media flows by engaging dual media literacies and differentiating their global cultural development.","The Fan-Oriented Work: Anime Fan Culture as Narrative in North American Media  \nVictoria Berndt  \nA Thesis  \nin  \nThe Mel Hoppenheim School of Cinema  \nPresented in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements For the Degree of Master of Arts (Film Studies) at Concordia University  \nMontreal, Quebec, Canada  \nJanuary 2021  \n©Victoria Berndt, 2021  \nCONCORDIA UNIVERSITY  \nSchool of Graduate Studies  \nThis is to certify that this thesis prepared  \nBy: Victoria Berndt  \nEntitled: The Fan-Oriented Work: Anime Fan Culture as Narrative in North  \nAmerican Media  \nand submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of  \nMasters of Arts (Film Studies)  \ncomplies with the regulations of the University and meets the accepted standards with respect to originality and quality.  \nSigned by the final Examining Committee:  \n  Chair  \n  Examiner  \nDr. Sandra Annett  \n  Examiner  \nDr. Joshua Neves  \n  Supervisor Dr. Marc Steinberg  \nApproved by:    \nDr. Marc Steinberg, Graduate Program Director  \n  2021  \nAnnie Gérin, Dean of Faculty  \nABSTRACT  \nThe Fan-Oriented Work: Anime Fan Culture as Narrative in North  \nAmerican Media  \nVictoria Berndt  \nJapanese animation, popularly referred to as ‘anime’, has recently experienced a shift in North American consumer contexts from its initial scarcity in overseas markets to its overwhelming presence online and in physical spaces. With streaming services such as Crunchyroll (an anime-specific streaming service) and Netflix’s selection of anime increasing its availability outside of Japan over the past decade, North American viewers are now able to interact with anime through heavily connected digital landscapes (Annett 6) . As a result of this globalized viewership, an emergent subgenre of anime has formed, which I term “anime fanoriented works.” In such works, North American anime fans become the target audience of North American-created material catering to anime fan cultures and experiences. Removed from the distribution cycle of anime content that originates from Japan, anime fan-oriented works divert the media flow (Leonard 299) by specifically addressing the North American anime fan through their own contexts. Using two web series as case studies: Anime Crimes Division (RocketJump, Crunchyroll, 2017-) and Neo Yokio (Netflix, Production I.G., Studio Deen, 2017-2018), I investigate the variety of approaches that the anime fan-oriented work can utilize in order to appeal to the dual media literacies of both the anime fan and North American, paying attention to the geographic, cultural, and narrative implications that help separate the anime fan-oriented work as a unique development in global media cultures.  \nAcknowledgements  \nThe biggest thanks must first go to my supervisor, Marc Steinberg, whose incredible kindness and dedication helped me to discover boldness and pursue my ideas throughout this thesis, as well as encourage me to engage in multiple academic opportunities I would never have thought possible. His wonderful attitude towards scholarship and his own contributions to Film Studies have inspired me greatly, and I am so grateful for his guidance, leadership, and feedback.  \nI would like to thank others at the Mel Hoppenheim School of Cinema for their inspiring instruction and the experiences they were kind enough to provide over the course of my Masters program; Haidee Wasson, Masha Salazkina, Matthew Hays, Donato Totaro, Luca Caminati, and Beenash Jafri. From the Film Studies program at Wilfrid Laurier University, thank you Jing Jing Chang and Sandra Annett for the continued support and the fostering of the ideas which later became this thesis. I could not have put words to this concept without the many meetings we had.  \nI would like to express deepest gratitude to Dr. Akiko Sugawa-Shimada for graciously accepting to supervise my research study at Yokohama National University over the summer of 2019, and for facilitating attendance at conferences and cultural events alike o","cbCaidbnuzBpYsHB","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaidbnuzBpYsHB","pdf",2222630,1,86,"English","en",105,"# Abstract\n# Introduction\n## Globalized anime viewership and online availability\n## Emergence of anime fan-oriented works\n# Case Studies\n## Anime Crimes Division\n## Neo Yokio\n# Analysis\n## Media literacies and audience targeting\n## Geographic and cultural narrative implications\n# Acknowledgements","[{\"question\":\"What does the thesis mean by “anime fan-oriented works”?\",\"answer\":\"It refers to North American-created material that targets North American anime fans by addressing anime fan culture and experiences in the fans’ own contexts.\"},{\"question\":\"Which two web series are used as case studies?\",\"answer\":\"Anime Crimes Division and Neo Yokio.\"},{\"question\":\"How does the thesis connect anime fan-oriented works to global media culture?\",\"answer\":\"It explains that removing these works from the original Japan-to-viewer distribution cycle diverts media flow by using narrative and cultural implications that reflect the North American setting.\"}]","The Fan-Oriented Work - 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