Abstract :
Animated series whose visual packaging and characters contradict the age restrictions that
are carried and contain lots of violence, such as the animated series Tokyo Revengers. This study
aims to find out how visual violence in the animated series Tokyo Revengers is constructed. This
study uses a qualitative interpretative approach. The stages of the analysis are as follows: the
animation is watched directly from the Netflix Platform and then 5 episodes are selected that
feature a lot of violence. Then each scene is analyzed from a visual point of view (color, line,
shape, lighting) using the framing model from Gamson and Modigliani.
The results of the research and data analysis show that the visual violence in the animated
series Tokyo Revengers is constructed like an animated series for children. The use of bright colors
in the visuals and the shape of the characters are made like innocent school children with bright
colors. However, the visual creation is contrary to the story presented which often displays
violence in a frontal manner without any censorship. The results of construction analysis based
on salient elements such as exemplars and roots show that forms of violence are described so
clearly without censorship such as bloody faces, stabbings and murders. The conclusion of this
study is that the author wants to create animations with images and colors that are identical to
children's to make it look different from adult animation in general.