Proceedings of the 9th International Conference on Business, Economics, Social Sciences & Humanities – Humanities and Social Sciences Track (ICOBEST-HSS 2026)

9th International Conference on Business, Economics, Social Sciences & Humanities – Humanities and Social Sciences Track (ICOBEST-HSS 2026)

📍Bandung, Indonesia🗓️ 4 June 2026
<Previous Article In Volume
Next Article In Volume>

Action Figure Bardion: A Study of Character Design, Product, and Ergonomics in the Context of Indonesian Tokusatsu

Authors
Satria Indra Praja Persada1, *
1Universitas Komputer Indonesia, Bandung, Indonesia
*Corresponding author. Email: satria.indrapraja@email.unikom.ac.id
Corresponding Author
Satria Indra Praja Persada
Available Online 6 August 2026.
DOI
10.2991/978-2-38476-607-9_5How to use a DOI?
Keywords
Bardion; Action Figure; Character Design; Product Design; Tokusatsu; Product Ergonomics; Visual; Culture
Abstract

Bardion Action Figure is a local action figure produced in limited quantities by Dolanankeren and is the first physical representation of a local tokusatsu character integrated with a local technology product called Bardi. This study aims to analyze the Bardion action figure specifically from various perspectives ranging from design including character design, product design, and ergonomic considerations that exist in the design process. By using various design analysis approaches that include visual elements, design principles, ergonomic studies, and visual cultural contexts such as tokusatsu, this study will reveal how the design decisions in the Bardion figure not only function aesthetically, but can also reflect the identity of the local hero, technological adaptation, and product positioning strategies in the collector market. The analysis will show that Bardion successfully integrates design elements that exist in classic tokusatsu characters such as iconic silhouettes and armor details with the products it represents, making it an important case study in the development of Indonesian action figure design.

Copyright
© 2026 The Author(s)
Open Access
Open Access This chapter is licensed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/), which permits any noncommercial use, sharing, adaptation, distribution and reproduction in any medium or format, as long as you give appropriate credit to the original author(s) and the source, provide a link to the Creative Commons license and indicate if changes were made.

Download article (PDF)

<Previous Article In Volume
Next Article In Volume>
Volume Title
Proceedings of the 9th International Conference on Business, Economics, Social Sciences & Humanities – Humanities and Social Sciences Track (ICOBEST-HSS 2026)
Series
Advances in Social Science, Education and Humanities Research
Publication Date
6 August 2026
ISBN
978-2-38476-607-9
ISSN
2352-5398
DOI
10.2991/978-2-38476-607-9_5How to use a DOI?
Copyright
© 2026 The Author(s)
Open Access
Open Access This chapter is licensed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/), which permits any noncommercial use, sharing, adaptation, distribution and reproduction in any medium or format, as long as you give appropriate credit to the original author(s) and the source, provide a link to the Creative Commons license and indicate if changes were made.

Cite this article

risenwbib
TY  - CONF
AU  - Satria Indra Praja Persada
PY  - 2026
DA  - 2026/08/06
TI  - Action Figure Bardion: A Study of Character Design, Product, and Ergonomics in the Context of Indonesian Tokusatsu
BT  - Proceedings of the 9th International Conference on Business, Economics, Social Sciences & Humanities – Humanities and Social Sciences Track (ICOBEST-HSS 2026)
PB  - Atlantis Press
SP  - 45
EP  - 57
SN  - 2352-5398
UR  - https://doi.org/10.2991/978-2-38476-607-9_5
DO  - 10.2991/978-2-38476-607-9_5
ID  - Persada2026
ER  -