This paper examines diachronic changes in the pronoun use and phonetic performance of protagonists in shōnen anime, a genre of animated work that is aimed predominately at adolescent boys. Utilising nearly forty years of shōnen anime, this study constructs a diachronic analysis of first-person pronoun usage, the primary pragmatic index of gender performance in Japanese, as well as average pitch and pitch range, which are frequently cited as salient phonetic markers of gender performance but are understudied in this area with regard to language in media. By analysing the way that changes in masculinity structures are reflected in performance of fictional protagonists, this paper demonstrates the necessity for further research on language use, particularly by protagonists, in fictional media, as well as on the way that dominant language ideologies are reproduced and consumed in the popular culture market.

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英雄的声音：通过日本少年主角的演讲主导的男性意识形态

本文研究了少年动漫中主角的代词使用和语音表现的历时变化，这是一种主要针对青春期男孩的动画作品。本研究利用近 40 年的少年动漫，构建了对第一人称代词使用的历时分析，这是日语性别表现的主要语用指标，以及平均音高和音高范围，这些经常被引用为性别的显着语音标记表现，但在媒体语言方面在这方面的研究不足。通过分析男性气质结构变化反映在虚构主角的表现中的方式，本文论证了进一步研究语言使用的必要性，尤其是主角在虚构媒体中的使用，