Jovian Media

Having separated from the Earth Sphere more than a century ago, the Anti-Earth Cooperative Federation of the Jovian Sphere has developed it's own style of pop culture. heavily nationalist authoritarian with strict adherence to gender roles and the knowledge that you can't beat Gekiganger 3. As such 'Super Robot' media is not super prevalent in the Earth Sphere, as the very best the genre can ever be is already made. Instead, Jovian media focuses around other genres, often paying homage or reference to the holy work. The approach to media is that it should guide the youth toward being productive members of society, and reinforce cultural beliefs.

Most Jovian Media has not left the Jupiter Sphere, but some few examples have been found in the Jupiter Energy Fleet and in ZAFT, but they are for the moment carefully managed.

While many genres of music have resurged or developed, styles representing 2100s pop, enka, ballads and rock are prominent. The idea of a promiscuous star or starlet is not one found in Jovian celebrity- instead songs are often about finding the right partner, or directed toward their partner or spouse and illustrative of the love they could have.

A surprising holdover in the Jupiter Sphere is the art of Kabuki, that continues to require strictly male performers. There is no such equivalent for female performers. Instead, female performers often get TV host or interviewer roles as daytime TV is considered mainly for housewives, and at the evening men need a cute girl to lift their spirits as they unwind.

The mystery genre is near extinct in Jovian media, and the few that exist are ridiculously easy to solve- the culprit is almost always an Earthling Infiltrator, here to destabilise Jovian society. In general, Jovians prefer straightforward stories, where there is only one true read. Media literacy as a concept is seemingly unknown, and would likely be frowned upon.

Examples of Jovian Media include:

• Heteroic Angel Noa Abe