The current research has four main aspects: 1. Understand Shotaro Ishinomori's concept of justice and peace in his main written works from the 1970s (namely: Gorenger, Kamen Rider, and Kikaider); 2. Understand how Ishinomori's concepts were translated into television shows (as “tokusatsu”); 3. Understand how tokusatsu fans understand these concepts and allegories from Ishinomori-based shows; 4. How tokusatsu fans relate with peace and justice in their own lives - based on the writing works of manga artist Tanba Niwa.
This research project follows and analytical and empirical methodologies. The analytical works seek to understand concepts of peace and justice in the original works of Ishinomoru Shotaro and their television adaptation. The empirical work comprises semi-structural interviews with adult tokusatsu fans from Japan and abroad.