Ecocriticism of Poaching in Doraemon: Nobita no Kyouryuu Anime Movie

¹ Japanese Program, Linguistic Departement, Faculty of Cultural Studies, Diponegoro University.
² Japanese Program, Linguistic Departement, Faculty of Cultural Studies, Diponegoro University

Abstract

This study will examine the forms of environmental criticism in the Japanese animated movie Doraemon: Nobita no Kyouryuu by using an ecocriticism approach. This study was conducted because several parts of the story in the animated movie show the practice of poaching and cruel behavior towards animals. The research method used is the sociology of literature which using the literature study method to collect the data, and the results of data analysis will be presented with a qualitative descriptive method. The results of this study indicate that there are three forms of violations of the wildlife protection policy by the Japanese Ministry of Environment in related to the practice of hunting wild animals which are being criticized. These violations include violations of the a.) prohibition against the use of harmful tools, equipment and methods; b.) prohibition of mass slaughter and capturing; and c.) hunting licenses and hunting registrations. In addition, there are another forms of animal abuse that follow the activities of poaching in this movie.