「醜萌」的解構—審美新體驗

Abstract

「醜萌」語源來自日本，是綜合「ブサかわ」和「キモかわ」兩字的語詞，意指外觀使人感到醜陋或噁心，但卻能使人感受到可愛感覺的意思，通常用於角色設計的特徵描述。因為是日本俗語，雖然並沒有學術上的明確定義，卻成為一個角色設計領域常見的新興用語。本研究之內容旨在探討「醜萌」的創作方法，文獻探討「醜」與「萌」的定義，與其關聯性，並藉由與業界專家訪談，研究角色設計如何產生「醜萌」的意象，整理出具體的創作手法，最後應用在創作作品《來自克蘇魯》。轉換原作之恐怖印象，訴求「醜萌」的角色設計。

The term ｢ugly cute｣ is from Japan, it`s the mixed word of ｢busakawa｣ and ｢kimokawa｣ meaning someone looks strange, but is endearing and sweet. It`s a sub-culture word in Japan and one specific style in character design. This research is exploring how to create character in｢ugly cute｣ style. Based on literature study, I try to define ｢ugly｣ and ｢cute｣ and make the relevant comparison between them. I interview several professional artist to know how they describe and create ｢ugly cute｣ character. By applying creation method obtained from this study, I convert existed horrible impression on《call of cthulhu》and make a ｢ugly cute｣ creation.