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'Thinking of Spain in a flat way:' visiting Spain and Spanish cultural heritage through contemporary Japanese anime

Hernandez-Perez, Manuel

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Manuel Hernandez-Perez



Abstract

This article contextualizes the representation of Spain and Spanish culture among Japanese cultural producers, particularly through the production of Japanese commercial animation (commonly named anime). Toward that goal, it provides a historical background of Japan-Spain relations within the context of the tourism industry, as well as some examples of the diverse forms of representation within several creative industries. Subsequently, the article reviews the ways in which popular culture has been contributed to national branding. There is special attention to the Spanish case and the proliferation of such images sometimes resulting in the (mis)representation of Spain's tangible and intangible cultural heritage. Internationally-distributed anime productions will be examined as a reflection of Spanish national branding on Japanese audiences and this global industry. Three cases among contemporary anime productions have been selected due to the combination of fictional and misrepresented Spanish cultural features in their narratives.

Citation

Hernandez-Perez, M. (2017). 'Thinking of Spain in a flat way:' visiting Spain and Spanish cultural heritage through contemporary Japanese anime. Mutual Images, 3, 43-69

Journal Article Type Article
Acceptance Date Nov 22, 2017
Publication Date Dec 19, 2017
Deposit Date Dec 10, 2017
Publicly Available Date Jan 2, 2018
Print ISSN 2496-1868
Peer Reviewed Peer Reviewed
Volume 3
Pages 43-69
Keywords Spain; Japan; Japanese anime; Fictionality; Construction; Misrepresentations; National branding
Public URL https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/479360
Publisher URL http://www.mutualimages-journal.org/index.php/MI/article/view/48

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