The Appeal of Anime and Manga (Japanese Comics) Translation in Human and Social Advancement in Indonesia to be Ready to Deal with the Era of Industry 5.0 Using Participatory Action Research Based Methodology Dr.Hj.Eli Ningsih, M.Hum
PASIM National University, Bandung, Indonesia
Abstract
The study will give an alternative perspective on education process inquiry focused on how we can maximize the existence of fiction in the form of Anime and Manga (Japanese comic) translation to achieve an educational goal, that is to enhance children^s understanding about the real world through building up the connections between deep and surface knowledge. The concept of understanding is not only about simplicity but also about greater complexity. The methodology of this research project is Participatory Action Research. There are seven principles applied in this study : 1) to explore and share children passion and wonder about the real world- 2) to make fiction in every type and form to make them understand the real world- 3) to read and write fiction to match the inquiry about the real world- 4) to equip instruction with short texts for reading and writing- 5) to show the real inquiry process to the real world by modelling, thinking, demonstrating, and practicing- 6) to give the liberty for children to choose, to read, to research the topics and interest of reading and writing fiction material-7) to serve as long-term building blocks of time for children to explore their thoughts and questions. Based on the research findings, the strategies applied has succeed in improving the children understanding about the real world. For further application, these strategies are aimed to enhance the effectiveness of small reading group widely. Thus, the results of this research are expected to give a great contribution to accelerate the advancement of human and social capital in Indonesia.
Keywords: Japanese Anime, Manga, translation, fiction, real world
