Developing Manga-Style Tsunami Information Materials Based on the March 11, 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake

Ma. Mylene Martinez-Villegas; Lucille Rose Del Monte; Renato U. Solidum, Jr.; John Paul Fallarme; Monique Realis; Melcario Pagtalunan; Eumelia Belo

doi:10.20965/jdr.2015.p0145

Special Issue on Enhancement of Earthquake and Volcano Monitoring and Effective Utilization of Disaster Mitigation Information in the Philippines

Developing Manga-Style Tsunami Information Materials Based on the March 11, 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake

Ma. Mylene Martinez-Villegas, Lucille Rose Del Monte, Renato U. Solidum, Jr., John Paul Fallarme, Monique Realis, Melcario Pagtalunan, Eumelia Belo

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Ma. Mylene Martinez-Villegas
Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology – Department of Science and Technology (PHIVOLCS–DOST)
Lucille Rose Del Monte
Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology – Department of Science and Technology (PHIVOLCS–DOST)
Renato U. Solidum, Jr.
Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology – Department of Science and Technology (PHIVOLCS–DOST)
John Paul Fallarme
Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology – Department of Science and Technology (PHIVOLCS–DOST)
Monique Realis
Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology – Department of Science and Technology (PHIVOLCS–DOST)
Melcario Pagtalunan
Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology – Department of Science and Technology (PHIVOLCS–DOST)
Eumelia Belo
Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology – Department of Science and Technology (PHIVOLCS–DOST)

Keywords: comics, manga, tsunami survivors

JOURNAL OPEN ACCESS

2015 Volume 10 Issue 1 Pages 145-149

DOI https://doi.org/10.20965/jdr.2015.p0145

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Abstract

People in other countries may benefit from learning about survivors’ experiences of the March 11, 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake and Tsunami. The Philippines has a similar tectonic setting to Japan. The experiences of Filipinos living in Japan during the event were documented in face-to-face interviews conducted three months after the event; data from these interviews were compiled and reviewed. From among the survivors’ experiences, four stories were selected for depiction in manga-style comics, which are popular among young people. Using storyboarding, each of the featured stories was carefully illustrated to present important details that readers could easily understand and relate to.

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