Weeks 5 and 6
Princess Mononoke

1) What is the ‘shojo’ and how does it often function in anime?

2) According to Lent (2000) what place does animation occupy in Asian societies? How different is this across Asia (i.e. comparing Japan and China)?

3)Is anime a high or low cultural genre/media, according to Napier (2005)? What are some of its subgenres?

4)Does Anime confront social issues? Gender roles in Princess Mononoke.