The Damsel-in-Distress: Representation of Women in Contemporary Japanese Anime, and its Potential Impact on Perception of Women in Japan and in the Western World

This thesis is aiming to open a question of reprezentation of women in contemporary anime and wether they can be describred as "damsel-in-distress". The first part of this thesis will introduce anime as a type of medium and will explain expressions that are relevant for anime and the following research. In the second part the research material will be introduced, and the method of acquirement of said material, as well as the methodology used to judge the presented titles will be explained. The third part of this thesis will then provide a deeper analysis of the five presented titles and will judge them individually. Finally, it will present a summary of aquired data