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Resepsi Pembaca pada Situs Daring terhadap Novel Ningen Shikkaku Karya Dazai Osamu

NAWA: Journal of Japanese Studies · Vol. 2 No. 2 (2025) · pp. 66–79

DOI
10.69908/nawa.v2i2.45596
ISSN
3062-6544, 3062-6773
Published
2025-09-07
Publisher
Departemen Sastra Jepang, Fakultas Ilmu Budaya, Universitas Hasanuddin
Language
en
License
creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0

Abstract

This article examines online reader reception of Dazai Osamu’s novel Ningen Shikkaku using Hans Robert Jauss’s literary reception theory. The study focuses on readers’ responses to the novel’s intrinsic elements such as theme, character, plot, setting, and language style as reflected in reviews posted on Amazon, Goodreads, and LibraryThing. This qualitative research employs content analysis and data interpretation based on Jauss’s concepts of horizon of expectations, aesthetic distance, historical reception, and aesthetic experience. The findings reveal that readers respond to Yozo’s narrative affectively and reflectively, interpreting it both as a portrayal of individual alienation in postwar Japanese society and as an expression of existential struggle that transcends cultural boundaries. The novel’s fragmented plot, brutally honest yet poetic language, and historical Japanese setting emerge as key elements shaping reader perception. This study affirms that literary reception is not determined solely by the text, but also by the interaction between the act of reading, cultural background, and the aesthetic expectations of contemporary readers. As such, the research contributes to the broader discourse on modern Japanese literature from the perspective of global readership.

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Fithyani AnwarHasanuddin University3
Ifah IfahHasanuddin University1
Yusra AfisahHasanuddin University1
Nursidah NursidahHasanuddin University1
Reanitha ReanithaHasanuddin University1
Khairil AnwarHasanuddin University1
Siti Ismi NursipaAffiliation unknown1
Intan Risvy HafizhahAffiliation unknown1
Nurfitri NurfitriAffiliation unknown1
M. Rafif Ramadhan TaufiqAffiliation unknown1

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Metadata source: OAI-PMH (metadata jurnal) https://journal.unhas.ac.id/index.php/nawa/oai, first harvested 2 Nov 2026, last seen 8 Nov 2026.
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