Gender bending as portrayed in two contemporary Japanese drama

• Main Authors: Acorda, Ethelda I., Afuang, Stephanie Q., Severino, Michelle M.
• Format: text
• Language: English
• Published: Animo Repository 2009
• Subjects: Japanese drama > History and criticism; Gender identity in literature
• Online Access: https://animorepository.dlsu.edu.ph/etd_bachelors/8060
• Institution: De La Salle University

Through the analysis of two Japanese contemporary dramas, a study about gender bending in the Japanese society was conducted. The proponents of the research chose to analyze the dramas Hanazakari no Kimitachi e and Princess Princess because of their gender bending associated plots. Both dramas offer...