Prosumsi Fan Laki-laki Anime Yuri: Studi Fenomenologi Fan Laki-laki Genre Yuri Indonesia

Rizki Maulana Anindita, Budi Irawanto, M.A., Ph.D.

2024 | Tesis | S2 Ilmu Komunikasi

Penelitian ini bertujuan menganalisis praktik prosumsi anime yuri ke dalam medium lain enam orang fan yuri laki-laki Indonesia. Genre yuri yang menceritakan lesbianisme sedang mengalami lonjakan jumlah produksi anime serta mendapatkan visibilitas yang lebih baik dalam medium manga. Persoalannya adalah penelitian genre yuri sangat terbatas, sementara Indonesia masih kurang menerima homoseksualitas secara umum dan media. Teori yang digunakan dalam penelitian ini meliputi partisipasi Jenkins, partisipasi yuri otaku Maser, prosumsi Ritzer & Jurgenson, database consumption Azuma, serta seksualitas otaku Saito. Penelitian ini menggunakan metode fenomenologi dan paradigma interpretif. Penelitian menemukan bahwa konsumsi terus-menerus membangun definisi genre serta pemahaman partisipan terhadap narasi cerita. Pengalaman dan pemahaman pribadi kerap masuk dalam hasil prosumsi para partisipan. Pengalaman terhadap lingkungan fisik maupun media menentukan pilihan dan posisi politik dalam menanggapi isu yang dibawa narasi oleh cerita yuri di dunia nyata. Para partisipan memandang yuri sebagai afeksi emosional antarperempuan sehingga dapat menjauhi seksualisasi dan fetisisasi lesbian. Penelitian selanjutnya dapat dilakukan perempuan kepada perempuan dengan metodologi lain.   

This research analyzes the prosumption experiences of six Indonesian male yuri fans. Yuri, a manga/anime genre that covers stories of lesbianism, has been growing in recent years in anime production and manga visibility. The very same reason why it’s less accepted in Indonesia compared to other genres. At the other hand, the number of researches on yuri topics are limited. This research uses several theories such as Jenkins’s participation, Maser’s specific yuri otaku participation, Ritzer’s & Jurgenson’s prosumption, Azuma’s database consumption, and Saito’s otaku sexuality. This research conducted in phenomenology method with interpretive as its paradigm. This research finds that excessive and continuous consumption assists the participants not only in defining the genre but also in understanding its narratives. Certain messages or experiences are usually introduced in their prosumption works. Real-life along with media experiences the participants have determines their political stances on real-life issues yuri series introduces. In conclusion, participants perceive yuri based on affection and emotional relationship between females while avoiding sexualization and fetishization of lesbians in their works. For the next research, researcher advise to have female researcher to research on female prosumers.           

Kata Kunci : Genre yuri, anime dan manga, kajian audiens, prosumsi.