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We analyze the character design of the animation Catch! Teenieping from both semiotic and posthuman perspectives. Our study investigates how abstract concepts such as emotions, occupations, and desserts are visually embodied and anthropomorphized in character design for children’s media. We focused on how this visual system facilitates emotional identification and encourages expressive learning in young viewers. Through case analysis of characters like Hachuping and Owping, we explore the symbolic strategies that translate intangible values into relatable character traits. Our findings highlight the potential of emotional character design to support children’s emotional recognition and social interaction beyond passive media consumption. By integrating semiotic decoding and posthuman theory, we propose a new framework for understanding the educational and affective roles of character-driven content. This study contributes an original perspective to the field of character design by linking visual abstraction with emotional learning, and offers insights for future directions in content planning for emotionally resonant children’s media.

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Abstract
1. Introduction
1.2 Research Methodology
2. Semiotic Analysis of Heartsping
3. Heartsping's Posthuman Analysis
3.1 PostHuman
3.2 Design elements and posthuman emotional expression
4. Emotional imitation learning
4.1 Emotional empathy and semiotic interaction
5. Conclusion
5. References

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저자

• Jungyeon Park [ Master’s Course, Dept. of Multimedia, Graduate School of Digital Image and Contents Dongguk University, Seoul Korea ]
• Jeanhun Chung [ Professor, Dept. of Multimedia, Graduate School of Digital Image and Contents Dongguk University, Seoul Korea ] Corresponding Author

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• 간행물명

  International Journal of Internet, Broadcasting and Communication

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  계간

• pISSN

  2288-4920

• eISSN

  2288-4939

• 수록기간

  2009~2025

• 십진분류

  KDC 326 DDC 380