Iyashikei

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Iyashikei (癒し系) is a genre specific to Japanese works, primarily manga and anime. It is a sub-genre of slice of life, portraying characters living out peaceful lives in calming environments, and is intended to have a healing effect on the audience.[1] The word iyashikei could mean "healing type" or just "healing" in Japanese.[2][3][4]

Origins[]

Iyashikei first emerged as a distinct subgenre in 1995, in the wake of the Great Hanshin earthquake and the Tokyo subway sarin attack. These traumatic events, combined with the economic recession, would lead to what scholar Paul Roquet calls the iyashi trend, or healing boom.[5] The trauma suffered by the Japanese public provided "the emotional context for the emergence of calm as a lucrative and marketable feeling."[5]

Examples of iyashikei works[]

References[]

  1. ^ "Iyashikei Anime". Anime-Planet. Retrieved 2020-05-05.
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  3. ^ Jump up to: a b Nozawa, Shunsuke (2016). "On Two-Dimensional Cute Girls: Virtual Idols". In Galbraith, Patrick W.; Karlin, Jason G. (eds.). Media Convergence in Japan. [United States]: Kinema Club. p. 156. ISBN 0-692-62995-5. OCLC 952520172.
  4. ^ Jump up to: a b Orsini, Lauren (27 April 2020). "8 Soothing Anime to Help You Relax in Quarantine". Forbes. Retrieved 2020-05-05.
  5. ^ Jump up to: a b Paul Roquet (2009). "Ambient Literature and the Aesthetics of Calm: Mood Regulation in Contemporary Japanese Fiction". The Journal of Japanese Studies. 35 (1): 87–111. doi:10.1353/jjs.0.0050. ISSN 1549-4721. S2CID 143601802.
  6. ^ Jump up to: a b c d e f g h i Crusch, Marley (August 17, 2021). "Anime girls can finally chill". Polygon. Vox Media. Archived from the original on August 17, 2021. Retrieved September 5, 2021.
  7. ^ Jump up to: a b c d e "Iyashikei: Let Anime's 'Healing' Genre Soothe Your Pandemic Stress". CBR. November 25, 2020.
  8. ^ "怖すぎる！ 「ぼくのなつやすみ」幻の"8月32日"を知っていますか？". ITmedia.
  9. ^ Jump up to: a b c "What is Iyashikei and Why Should You Care?". Sentai Filmworks.
  10. ^ Dennison, Kara (September 21, 2020). "The Anime Genre Dedicated to Relaxation". Otaku USA Magazine. Retrieved February 16, 2021.
  11. ^ Moore, Caitlin; Beckett, James; Silverman, Rebecca; Dupree, Nicholas; Loveridge, Lynzee (April 1, 2021). "The Spring 2021 Preview Guide: Kiyo in Kyoto: From the Maiko House". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on April 27, 2021. Retrieved September 5, 2021.
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