| Title |
Explicit nudity in Western adult animation segment: Case study |
| Authors |
Mitkus, Tomas ; Semėnas, Rokas ; Poliakova, Elžbieta |
| ISBN |
9789893533130 |
| Full Text |
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| Is Part of |
CONFIA 2024: 11th International Conference on Illustration & Animation - Instituto Politécnico do Cávado e do Ave, Barcelos, Portugal, July 4 - 5, 2024.. Barcelos : Instituto Politécnico do Cávado e do Ave, 2024. p. 29-39.. ISBN 9789893533130 |
| Keywords [eng] |
adult animation ; explicit nudity ; TV, erotica ; self-censorship ; aesthetics |
| Abstract [eng] |
In this article, the authors investigate how often Western mainstream animation content creators employ explicit nudity (in sexual and non-sexual nature) in their storytelling. The authors identified 65 animated TV series that were produced in the Western cultural sphere and labelled as “adult animation”. Findings revealed that only one-third of all titles employ explicit nudity for storytelling purposes, while nine-tenths of the analysed TV series portray graphic violence and use obscene language. The results also suggest that there is an animated nudity hierarchy - the most common spectacle involving nudity is female bare breasts, while the least common nudity is male genitalia. The results of the study strongly suggest that in Western animation industries, there is a strong self-censorship phenomenon that treats explicit nudity as immoral and indecent imagery. |
| Published |
Barcelos : Instituto Politécnico do Cávado e do Ave, 2024 |
| Type |
Conference paper |
| Language |
English |
| Publication date |
2024 |
