Analisis Hikikomori pada Anime Ano Hana

Abstract

Hikikomori is a culture originating from Japan the perpetrators act by locking themselves away and withdrawing from the outside world or not interacting with the outside world for certain reasons for a certain period of time. This study aims to find the phenomena and factors of hikikomori which is a culture originating from Japan which is studied in a fictional story, namely an anime entitled Anohana. The Anohana anime tells the story of a young man named Yadomi Jinta who experiences the phenomenon of hikikomori due to several factors, namely; a woman he likes dies, fails the school entrance exam, grows into a teenager and is depressed. Several things that happened in Yadomi Jinta's life at a young age caused him to decide to become a hikikomori, a Japanese culture.This study uses the semiotic teory pioneered by Charles Sanders Pierce's. The research data is presented in a table to show several scenes that are included in hikikomori and is equipped with a description of each scene presented in the table.The results of the study show that there are several scenes in the Anohana anime that are included in hikikomori which can be seen from the interactions of several characters and the dialogues that occur in these scenes. In addition to the hikomori phenomenon, factors that cause Jinta to do hikikomori are also found, namely: being abandoned by someone, failing a test, and experiencing depression. Keywords: Hikikomori, Japanese Culture, Anime.