Impact Of Sports Anime On Real Sporting Behaviour: An Indian Perspective

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Nikhil Sonmali, Nayana Nimkar, Amritashish Bagchi

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Anime is commonly referred to as Japanese animation or animation produced in Japan. There are various genres through which anime caters to its audience, and one of them is sports. Hence, there are multiple motivations for audiences to seek out this genre. The purpose of this research paper was to study these motivations in the Indian anime community to watch sport-related anime shows and to observe how well the anime shows adopt the actual sporting behaviours from the audience’s point of view. A Google survey form containing a self-constructed questionnaire was circulated amongst the online community in which 150 participants were shortlisted through a purposive sampling technique where their responses were recorded to understand the Indian perspective on sports anime. About 67% of the participants responded that they feel sports anime has educated them about the respective sports and has adopted actual sporting behaviour in their shows. It was observed that the anime as a medium has been able to educate the technicalities of the sport to its audience successfully, and it has proved to be a valuable addition to the watchers’ life. Also, the impact of Japanese culture on the sports genre of anime is visible. It’s evident that sports anime has showcased to its audience real-life scenarios of sports. The Indian audience appreciates the platform well, and there can be an increase in demand for more sport-related anime shows.

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