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WhitepaperLoading... The Journal of the Canadian Game Studies Association31 Aug 2022

The Kingdom's Shōnen Heart: Transcultural Character Design and the JRPG

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Game Design
JRPG
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76 Loading… The Journal of the Canadian Game Studies Association The Kingdom's Shōnen Heart: Transcultural Character Taken by themselves, neither Disney nor Square Enix appears particularly successful at transcultural expression, although both are certainly marketing juggernauts in transmedia franchise operations (Smoodin, 1994; Consalvo, 2013).

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