Repository: Interview Protocol for 'I Choose You! ' Understanding the Familial Transmission of Pokémon

Over the past 30 years, Pokémon has captured the hearts and minds of the world, developing a strong fanbase. As these fans grew up, their fandom became an important part of their identity. Now, as adults, many of these fans have begun passing their fandom down to their children. In this chapter, we explore how families bond and share their love for the Pokémon franchise. We conducted semi-structured interviews with 12 parents across the United States to better understand how they used Pokémon as a medium for bonding with their children. Three themes were identified in how established fans introduce their fandom to their children, which include 1) engagement in fandom culture, 2) family bonding over media, and 3) using Pokémon educationally. Overall, the findings suggest that Pokémon served as a medium for parents to bond with their children.

三十年来，宝可梦（Pokémon）风靡全球，构建了规模庞大且忠诚度极高的粉丝社群。随着这群粉丝成长为成年人，这份粉丝情怀已然成为他们自我身份认同的重要组成部分。如今，不少已为人父母的资深粉丝，开始将这份热爱传递给自己的子女。在本研究章节中，我们旨在探究家庭如何通过共享对宝可梦系列IP的热爱来建立情感联结。为此，我们对美国境内的12名家长开展了半结构化访谈，以深入探析他们如何借助宝可梦作为媒介，与子女建立情感联结。研究最终归纳出资深粉丝向子女传递自身粉丝文化的三大核心路径：1）深度融入粉丝文化圈层，2）依托媒介载体强化家庭情感联结，3）借助宝可梦开展教育性实践。整体而言，本研究结果证实，宝可梦确为家长与子女建立情感联结的有效媒介。