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I understand that I may select some access restrictions as part of the online submission of this thesis. I retain all ownership rights to the copyright of the thesis. I also retain the right to use in future works (such as articles or books) all or part of this thesis.  \nYun Sub Lee April 15, 2012  \nThe Light Novel: ANew Medium of the Otaku Culture  \nby  \nYun Sub Lee  \nDr. Julia Bullock  \nAdviser  \nDepartment of Russian and East Asian Languages and Cultures  \nDr. Julia Bullock  \nAdviser  \nDr. Mark Ravina  \nCommittee Member  \nDr. Yumiko Nishi  \nCommittee Member  \n2012  \nThe Light Novel: ANew Medium of the Otaku Culture  \nBy  \nYun Sub Lee  \nDr. Julia Bullock  \nAdviser  \nDepartment of Russian and East Asian Languages and Cultures  \nAn abstract of  \na thesis submitted to the Faculty of Emory College of Arts and Sciences of Emory University in partial fulfillment of the requirements of the degree of Bachelor of Arts with Honors  \nDepartment of Russian and East Asian Languages and Cultures  \n2012  \nAbstract  \nThe Light Novel: ANew Medium of the Otaku Culture By Yun Sub Lee  \nThe light novel culture is a re-discovered medium in the otaku culture. Despite the declining publishing market, it has gradually increased its sales in the last decade, drawing attentions of the academic scholars as well. In chapter one, I discuss about the main consumers ofthe light novel, the otaku, and about the third generation otaku more in details at the end. The shifting environments around the generations of otaku changed their psychological status and consumption style. In chapter two, I introduce the light novel and its characteristics in details. The light novel is known for its manga-like illustrations and narration, and due to these, it has been frequently re-adapted into anime, manga, game, and other goods ofthe otaku culture. In chapter three, I draw the relationship between the light novel and the third generation otaku in order to analyze the essence of the light novel culture. In addition, I question the position of the light novel within the text culture of Japan, employing the cultural theories of modernity and postmodern.  \nThe Light Novel: ANew Medium of the Otaku Culture  \nBy  \nYun Sub Lee  \nDr. Julia Bullock  \nAdviser  \nDepartment of Russian and East Asian Languages and Cultures  \nA thesis submitted to the Faculty of Emory College of Arts and Sciences of Emory University in partial fulfillment of the requirements of the degree of Bachelor of Arts with Honors  \nDepartment of Russian and East Asian Languages and Cultures  \n2012  \nAcknowledgements  \nI would like to show my greatest appreciation to Dr. Bullock. Without her guidance this year, this thesis would not have come to be complete. I would also like to thank Dr. Nishi and Dr. Ravina for giving helpful suggestions at the defense. Finally, I would like to thank my wife Clara Ye and my family in Korea for the emotional support they have provided me.  \nTable of Contents  \nIntroduction……………………………………………………………………………………1  \nChapter 1: The Otaku Culture…………………………………………………………………7  \nChapter 2: The Light Novel Culture………………………………………………………….20  \nChapter 3: The Narrative Consumption and The Reproductions…………………………….41  \nConclusion……………………………………………………………………………………69  \nReference List………………………………………………………………………………...71  \nList of Tables  \nTables  \n1. This Light Novel is Amazing Rankings from 2009 to 2011………………………...34  \n2. The Popular Narrative Structure of Light Novel…………………………………….56  \n1  \nIntroduction  \nThe light novel is a fairly new form of medium in contemporary Japanese society. Combining texts and anime-like pictures, the light novel is ","cbCaio31oES3j7qx","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaio31oES3j7qx","pdf",586543,81,"English","# Introduction\n## Chapter 1: The Otaku Culture\n## Chapter 2: The Light Novel Culture\n## Chapter 3: The Narrative Consumption and The Reproductions\n# Conclusion\n# Reference List","[{\"question\":\"What medium is the thesis centered on?\",\"answer\":\"The thesis focuses on the light novel as a medium within Japanese otaku culture.\"},{\"question\":\"How does the thesis describe light novels?\",\"answer\":\"It describes light novels as combining text with anime- or manga-like illustrations and narration, often adapted into other otaku goods.\"},{\"question\":\"Which framework does the thesis use to position light novels in Japanese culture?\",\"answer\":\"It uses cultural theories of modernity and postmodern to question the position of light novels within Japan’s text culture.\"}]","The Light Novel: ANew Medium of the Otaku Culture | PDF",28]