// Disciplines
Fan Studies
6 topics
- The Meaning of Super Chat and How Emotions Are Delivered
What Does the Act of Sending a Super Chat Aim to Deliver?
Super Chat is a feature where viewers pay money during a live stream to make their comments stand out. What is this act 'trying to deliver'?…
- Fujoshi Culture
What Meaning Has Fujoshi Culture Held for Women?
Fujoshi culture has functioned for women far beyond a mere 'hobby'—as a space for self-expression, a device to expand emotional vocabulary, …
- VTuber
Is a Comment a Conversation, or Something Else?
In VTuber streams, the 'comments' viewers send appear like dialogue with the streamer, but they may actually be one-way messages, self-expre…
- Fujoshi Culture
Why Can the Pain in Fiction Sometimes Feel Good?
Why can the pain in fiction — parting, betrayal, death, loneliness, unrequited love — sometimes feel 'comforting'? This question explores th…
- VTuber
What Do You Lose When Your Favorite VTuber Graduates?
When your favorite VTuber 'graduates,' what exactly do you lose? The 'death' of a character, the end of a relationship, the loss of communit…
- Fujoshi Culture
What Happens When You Deeply Empathize with Another's Creation?
When we deeply empathize with another's creation (novels, manga, secondary works, etc.), what is happening inside us? Identification with ch…