Japanese Game Studies: A Guide to Studying Japanese Games

This book introduces research on computer games conducted in Japan, aimed at students and researchers of games and pop culture in Japan, and explains how to facilitate their studies and research. Japan, along with the USA and Europe, has been a world leader in computer games.There are many users and companies, and the market is significant.In terms of game content, games developed in Japan have gained popularity outside of Japan and have influenced subsequent games.For this reason, a considerable amount of research on Japanese games has been conducted. Most of the literature on Japanese games is written in Japanese, however.Therefore, it is difficult for students and researchers living outside of Japan, even if they are interested, to read the literature and to work jointly with Japanese researchers.As a result, there is a disconnection between overseas and Japanese researchers.This book is presented to help bridge that gap. In addition, by introducing Japanese game studies across mult