Navigating psychosocial challenges
An analysis of Ariel's self-development in Sayonara no asa ni yakusoku no hana wo kazarou by Mari Okada
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.33633/jr.v7i1.11585Keywords:
Anime, Erik Erikson’s psychosocial theory, Maquia, narrative filmAbstract
This research aimed to explain the narrative structures and stages of self-development of Ariel from the anime Sayonara no Asa ni Yakusoku no Hana wo Kazarou. The researcher used a psychological approach to analyze the problems that arise. Narrative theory was used to analyze the narrative aspects of the anime, while psychosocial theory was employed to examine the self-development stages of the character Ariel. This research is a literature study. The analysis explained that there are narrative elements, such as story and plot, narrative connections with space, narrative connections with time, and limitations of story information. The researcher discovered that Ariel successfully navigated the eight stages of self-development based on Erikson’s theory. The analysis concluded that Ariel reached the integrity stage of self-development because he successfully went through all stages with positive results and reached the integration stage of psychosocial and overcame all his obstacles.References
Adi, I. R. (2011). Fiksi Populer: Teori & Metode Kajian. Pustaka Pelajar.
Ahmadi, A. (2015). Psikologi Sastra. In Repository UNESA (Nomor Maret). Unesa University Press.
Brenner, R. E. (2007). Understanding Manga and Anime. In Understanding Manga and Anime. Libraries Unlimited. https://doi.org/10.5040/9798216029595
Damono, S. D. (1984). Sosiologi Sastra : Sebuah pengantar ringkas / Sapardi Djoko Damono. Pusat Pembinaan dan Pengembangan Bahasa.
Kersey, K. W. (2022). Chapter 6 Impermanence, Futurity, and Loss in Twelfth-Century Japan. In Destroyed—Disappeared—Lost—Never Were (hal. 87–99). Penn State University Press. https://doi.org/10.1515/9780271093758-009
Macwilliams, M. W. (2014). Japanese VISUAL CULTURE: Explorations in: The World of Manga and Anime. In Japanese Visual Culture: Explorations in the World of Manga and Anime (reprint). Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781315703152
Maree, J. G. (2022). The psychosocial development theory of Erik Erikson: critical overview. In The Influence of Theorists and Pioneers on Early Childhood Education (1 ed., hal. 15–30). Routledge.
Ningrum, D. C. (2021). Analisis Nilai Moral Dalam Anime Sayonara no Asa ini Yakusoku no Hana wo Kazarou . Universitas Darma Persada.
Noor, R. (2009). Pengantar Pengkajian Sastra. Pengantar Pengkajian Sastra, 138.
Noviana, F. (2018). Adaptasi cerpen Chuumon no Ooi Ryouri Ten karya Miyazawa Kenji menjadi anime Karya Shibuichi Setsuko. Japanese Research on Linguistics, Literature, and Culture, 1(1), 1–15. https://doi.org/10.33633/jr.v1i1.2131
Nugroho, P. A., & Hendrastomo, G. (2017). Anime Sebagai Budaya Populer (Studi Pada Komunitas Anime di Yogyakarta). Jurnal Pendidikan Sosiologi, 6(3), 1–15. https://journal.student.uny. ac.id/ojs/index.php/societas/article/viewFile/9099/8770
Okada, M. (2018). Sayonara no Asa ni Yakusoku no Hana wo Kazarou. P.A.Works.
Prasadana, C. (2019). Analisis Kepribadian Tokoh Utama Maquia dalam Anime Sayonara no Asa ni Yakusoku no Hana wo Kazarou Karya Mari Okada (Kajian Psikologi Sastra). Universitas Brawijaya.
Richter, D. H. (2017). A companion to: Literary theory. In Companion to Literary Theory (Vol. 1). Wiley Blackwall. https://doi.org/10.1002/9781118958933
Saifudin, A., Risagarniwa, Y. Y., Citraresmana, E., & Sidiq, I. I. (2024). From pictures to words: A linguistic approach to comic strip humor. International Journal of Society, Culture & Language, 12(1), 396-411. https://doi.org/10.22034/ijscl.2024.2019157.3321
Santrock, J. W. (2012). Life-Span Development: Perkembangan Masa Hidup (1 ed., Vol. 1). Erlangga.
Sugiyono. (2015). Metode Penelitian Kualitatif, Kuantitatif, dan R&D. Alfabeta.
Wijaya, M. J., Puspitasari, D., & Suryadi, Y. (2023). Western power relations against the East in the Code Geass anime series. Japanese Research on Linguistics, Literature, and Culture, 5(2), 96–109. https://doi.org/10.33633/jr.v5i2.7550
Downloads
Additional Files
Published
How to Cite
Issue
Section
License
Copyright (c) 2025 Ulfa Mutiara Isnayani, Ken Widyatwati, Muhammad Suryadi

This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License.
Authors of Japanese Research on Linguistics, Literature, and Culture's journal must agree to the following terms:
- Authors retain copyright and grant the journal the right of first publication with the work simultaneously licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License that allows others to share the work with an acknowledgment of the work's authorship and initial publication in this journal.
- Authors are able to enter into separate, additional contractual arrangements for the non-exclusive distribution of the journal's published version of the work (e.g., post it to an institutional repository or publish it in a book), with an acknowledgment of its initial publication in this journal.
- Authors are permitted and encouraged to post their work online (e.g., in institutional repositories or on their website) before and during the submission process, as it can lead to productive exchanges, as well as earlier and greater citation of published work (See The Effect of Open Access).