ANIME AND THE CREATIVE WRITING PERFORMANCE OF SELECTED

SHS STUDENTS OF LAGUNA STATE POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY

(LSPU) SANTA CRUZ

A Research Paper Presented to the

Faculty of the College of Teacher Education Senior High School

LAGUNA STATE POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY

Santa Cruz, Main Campus, Main Campus

Santa Cruz, Laguna, Laguna

In Partial Fulfilment of the Requirements

For Senior High School for the strand of

HUMANITIES AND SOCIAL SCIENCES

ISLA, ALTHEA

GRECALDA, RASHLEE YVE

SABINO, MENARD

TUICO, JEANNIE
 NOVEMBER 2022

CHAPTER 1

THE PROBLEM AND ITS BACKGROUND

Introduction

Anime is a Japanese film and television animation and its aim is to entertain

children and adults. It can be watched, dubbed or subtitled. Students like to watch

anime especially in their free are loads of genres to watch, movie’s or by episodes.

Anime is found from many advertisements, the time variety of production categories

of anime even made it harder to conceptualize, requiring us to think and also

understand. Crawford is able to account for the disparities between anime genres and

to analyze Japan’s culture and history. Due to its distinctive storytelling and

aesthetics, anime is becoming tremendously popular across the globe in many

different ways. Another level of description, cartoons becoming notably more popular

than American animated series like anime could be viewed as an act of defiance

against an especially when it comes to things related to pop culture, as US-dominated.

Creative Writing is a form of writing that involves creativity, and its written

form the imagination of a writer, and therefore, their ideas and thoughts are

expressed. Creativity and writing skill are the key factor elements of creative writing.

Writing prose, poems, and drama which emerge from the creative imagination of an

individual are some forms of creative writing. Good writing can help the writer to
connect with the reader through proper communication, and it clearly expresses the

thoughts, ideas and opinions of the author.

In the Philippines there are additional choices including local networks that

broadcast the titles with Tagalog subtitles. And dubbed Tagalog anime The word

"anime" has made it into the prevalent teenage slang in the Philippines that can also

be used to describe someone's personality, look and general appearance. It has

certainly carved out a space for itself in Filipino youth culture and general awareness.

We Would like us researchers to see what anime helps to the students' creative

writing performance.

Background of the Study

Japanese animation refers to ‘anime’ that is a style of animation originated in

its state. Anime has a far longer history in which they modernized in the early 20th

century. The oldest example of Japanese animation is Namakura Gatana that means

Blunt Sword in 1917. In the first decades of the 20th century, animation from these

times shows artists trying to incorporate traditional stories and motifs in a new

modern form. The artwork styles of anime are unique and can be easily separated

from that of cartoon. The characters and the environment in an anime are described in

depth and tend to have detailed background stories. Japanese animation has all kinds

of genres to suit all ages and references including action, adventures, comedy, drama,

fantasy, mystery, romance, science-fiction, sitcoms, sports, and many more.

Anime have become more popular worldwide, especially in Western countries

during 1990’s with the export of animated films and videos from Japan.
 Many of today’s school children, youth or teens were exposed to the media.

They begin watching television and are open to variety of program content in it,

including anime.

Anime brings significance, which is important in socializing because anime

help people to interact with other, especially when two people are in the same

fandom. But people not just in socializing anime brings importance but as well as in

education. Considering that anime give ideas to the students then gives new

knowledge.

In watching anime, at some point it is for entertainment only, but other see it a

learning tool, to learn new things, new languages and also new ideas. In watching

anime with different genres, you will enjoy it and the knowledge you get from the

anime, you can apply it in daily lives and also in school.

According to Angelo State University (Freshman College Signature Course)

“This is an interdisciplinary study and appreciation of contemporary Japanese

animation, Anime. Students will analyze and discuss the stories presented, write

about the messages contained in the stories, and coordinate a public presentation of

Anime. Students will also learn basic skills needed to be successful in college such as

using blackboard, the library, and the writing center.

A creative writing article stated, “creative writing can be considered any

original composition writing that is in no way guilty of plagiarism.” There are various

benefits to the act of creative acting. For example, it can develop emotional skills.

Creative narrates the information in such a way that a reader can get emotional while
reading it. Learning creative writing guides and encourages the creative process of a

writer and supports writing developments in all its components. Creative writing can

be effectively learned and taught using the various tools of digital technology. Digital

learning technology provides a wide range of delivery methods to strengthen the

skills of learners, thereby improving their creative practices.

Watching anime helps in Creative writing performance.

Theoretical Framework

In this research, theories will be significant as the basis and help to support the

variables.

According to (Barthes,1975) Initially, the issue of extending or restricting a

category. Secondly, 'normativism', or the situation where membership of the genre is

generally accepted by creators and consumers. Thirdly, monolithic definitions where

the text can be categorized within a single genre. Finally, a definition referred to as

“biologism'', where genres evolve and change. These factors were worthy of further

consideration in planning the methodology for the study. It was also necessary to

acknowledge that films may be categorized within more than one genre. The situation

may also arise where the influence of other genres is seen in the individual film text.

The concept of ‘intertextuality’, where one text influences another 84 is also a

particular characteristic of film categorization by genre. In the context of anime as a

filmic form, it is characterized by many sub-genres. As stated by Berndt (2018) posits

that anime can be used and examined much more broadly, opening up this art form to

society at large and not just fans.

 These statements are used to identify what genre fits watchers to watch and

the factors of genres on Creators and Consumers of the movie or series. Influenced

genres based on true story or a Non-Fiction and Fiction. Anyone can be attached or

intrigue to watch anime so that they can develop their creative writing skills.

Currently, in Japan, anime has developed as a favorite type of entertainment

for both young and old people (Ellis, 2015). According to (Mak, Coniam & Chan,

2008; Yeh, 2017). In addition, creative writing activities may work “as a self-

empowering tool to achieve particular social positioning and hence self-esteem”.

Conceptual Framework

Statement of the Problem

The study was conducted to determine how Anime and the Creative Writing

Skills (Writing Skills) of Laguna State Polytechnic University(LSPU) Specially, the

study aimed to provide answers to the following questions:

1. What is the extent of watching anime in terms of:

1.1 Genre;

1.2 Frequency of consumption;

1.3 Reason; 1.4 Dubbed or subtitled;

1.5 Influence;

2. Is there a significant relationship between watching anime in creative writing

performance?

3.Perceived Writing skills

3.1 Content

3.2 Organization

3.3 Grammar

3.4 Vocabulary

3.5 Mechanics

Rubrics:

Characters

Organization

Plot
 Content

Hypothesis

Based on the questions raised earlier, the hypothesis provided directions of the study

that: There is no significant relationship between watching anime in creative writing

performance of the senior high school students of LSPU Santa Cruz, Laguna

Significance of the study

The result of the study will provide information and data that will be

significant to the following:

Students

The study will help students to know how watching anime affects their

creative writing performance in school and how it will contribute to the development

of their performance in creative writing.

Teacher

This study will give educators an insight into whether anime can become a

tool in enhancing the performance of the students in creative writing.

Such information may serve as basis for the improvement of teaching strategies in

creative writing.

School Administrator

The result of this study may help school administrators to analyze whether

watching anime can be applied to help elevate the performance of the student in

creative writing.

Future Researcher

This study will also be beneficial to other researchers who may take interest in

research about watching anime and creative writing performance of the student.

Scope and Limitation

This study focuses on the performance of selected SHS students of LSPU in

terms of creative writing of anime. The data collection will be conducted to the

selected SHS students of LSPU Sta. Cruz who will represent the population. This

study will not cover other topics that are not consider as creative writings and the

other students which do not fall as part of the study are not within the scope of this

research. The study would be done through the utilization of questionnaire to the

students a survey reference.

Definition of Terms
 The following terms used in the study are defined operationally

Genre. What students Preferred to watch series and films of all kinds with the

distinct style of Japanese animation.

Frequency of consumption. How much time they spend watching anime and how

long do they prefer to watch in everyday basis.

Reason. what intrigue them to watch anime on a daily basis.

Dubbed. Means the title has been stripped of its original audio and given recorded

dialogue. It its recorded in a variety of native language for international fans.

Subtitled. A series or film of anime that has been given subtitles in a viewer’s native

language.

Influence. Have an effect on the character, development or behavior and what

important effect.

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