![]() Analyses revealed a four-component solution that mirrors attachment theory’s markers, supporting the premise that manga attachment mirrors interpersonal attachment. Participants (N = 279) answered a questionnaire identifying a set of 24 manga attachment markers. The study predicted that (a) attachment theory’s common behavioral markers (i.e., proximity maintenance, safe haven, secure base, and separation distress) map onto manga readership and that (b) avid readers display stronger attachment behaviors towards manga than moderate and occasional readers. Second, it compares manga attachment markers between avid, moderate, and occasional readers in order to find differences in the strength of the attachment. First, it seeks to conceptualize attachment to manga (Japanese comics) by extrapolating attachment theory’s behavioral markers to manga readership. Manga, comics, attachment, fan studies, Japanese popular culture, attachment theory Abstract ![]()
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