Japanese popular culture is a highly interwoven industry, showing a level of interdependence and cooperation Hollywood would be jealous of.
Local Otaku,our member Keith Goode (www.austinotaku.com) will discuss one aspect of this culture, namely Anime; providing a brief history, reviewing of some of the stylizations and niches, and showing how it fits into the grand design of Japanese popular culture.
What have been some of the most popular animes?
What's popular now?
What is Anime?
Anime is the Japanese word for Animation. In Japan, the animation industry is much more towards the forefront than it is in the United States, and shows covering virtually every genre can be found in the form of television shows. Much like any other entertainment medium, anime can range from the very silly to the very serious, and is not necessarily intended for children or any specific age group.
Please join us for this unique discussion and slideshow presentation.
A brief introduction to manga & anime, looking at history, types and an explanation of some of the more popular genres From a presentation I made in 2008
Japanese popular culture is a highly interwoven industry, showing a level of interdependence and cooperation Hollywood would be jealous of.
Local Otaku,our member Keith Goode (www.austinotaku.com) will discuss one aspect of this culture, namely Anime; providing a brief history, reviewing of some of the stylizations and niches, and showing how it fits into the grand design of Japanese popular culture.
What have been some of the most popular animes?
What's popular now?
What is Anime?
Anime is the Japanese word for Animation. In Japan, the animation industry is much more towards the forefront than it is in the United States, and shows covering virtually every genre can be found in the form of television shows. Much like any other entertainment medium, anime can range from the very silly to the very serious, and is not necessarily intended for children or any specific age group.
Please join us for this unique discussion and slideshow presentation.
A brief introduction to manga & anime, looking at history, types and an explanation of some of the more popular genres From a presentation I made in 2008
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Girl Power! How to create a female-friendly manga collection for your library...Deb Aoki
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Description of a cartoon produced by a 2nd ESO student. They have worked about TV programmes and have learnt vocabulary on the topic. Practice of the past simple, present simple and some simple passive voice.
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Anime covers a wide range of genres, including action, adventure, romance, comedy, and science fiction, among others. Some of the most popular anime series of all time include "Dragon Ball Z," "Naruto," "Death Note," "Attack on Titan," "Fullmetal Alchemist," and "Spirited Away," among many others.
One of the unique features of anime is its distinctive visual style, which often features exaggerated character designs, vibrant colors, and intricate details. Many anime series also incorporate elements of Japanese culture and history, such as traditional clothing, architecture, and customs.
Anime has also become known for its complex and well-developed characters, who often have multi-dimensional personalities and complex motivations. Many anime series explore mature themes such as love, loss, and personal growth, and can be emotionally engaging and thought-provoking.
Overall, anime has become a significant part of popular culture around the world, with many fans enjoying the unique storytelling and visual style that anime offers. Whether you are a fan of action-packed adventures or complex character-driven dramas, there is an anime series out there for everyone.
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Introduction to japanese anime
1. Introduction to Japanese Anime
By Jenine Silos
T he history of anime is notably broad, yes, and it will take hundreds of pages if I will make a chapter
about it. I could, but it will take a year or more for me to compile it. My primary focus is not to present a
chronological dissertation of anime history in its broadened sense, since it is, as I said, broad. But it is
part of my cause to present to you, the readers, a simplified presentation of the anime history. So in this
article, my cause is to give a simplified yet awakening view for us Christians about anime and its history.
Knowing the history, of course, will not make us ignorant of today’s sophistication. Furthermore, as
Christians, it is important for us to know or to trace back the roots before we jump into temptations of any
kind.
To begin with, the word “anime” is primarily based on
the original Japanese pronunciation of the American
word “animation.” It is the style of animation in Japan.
The Urban dictionary defines it stereotypically as:
The anime style is characters with proportionally
large eyes and hair styles and colors that are very
colorful and exotic. The plots range from very
immature (kiddy stuff), through teenage level, to
mature (violence, content, and thick plot).
It is also important to note that American cartoons
and Japanese animes are different. The storyline of an anime is more complex while that of a cartoon is
simpler. While cartoons are intended for kids, anime, on the other hand, is more intended for the adult
viewers. Although the creation of anime was basically due to the influence of the Western countries that
began at the start of 20th century (when Japanese filmmakers experimented with the animation
techniques that were being explored in the West) it was also inspired by the production of manga (comic)
that was already present in Japan even before the production of anime.
Around the beginning of the 13th century, there were already pictures of the afterlife and animals
appearing on temple walls in Japan (most of them are similar to modern manga). At the start of 1600′s,
pictures were not drawn on temples any longer but on wood blocks, known as Edo. Subjects in Edo arts
were less religious and were often geographically erotic. Noting this, without a doubt, it gave me this
insight:
2. “The explicit presentations of manga, that would later influence the industry of anime, were already
existent in the 13th century. That’s hundreds of years before anime emerged into view!”
Now it shouldn’t be too surprising, right? There are many mangas (also known as comics) of these days
that are too vulgar and explicit and if not, there will be at least one character in her showy appearance.
I’m not saying that all mangas are full of nudities, if that’s what you’re thinking by now. But rather, this
exploitation of eroticism (or at least a hint of amorousness) on mangas is not actually new. They already
existed even before the World War I and II. They, however, advanced into something else. Manga, to a
great extent, is a factor as to how and why anime existed. In fact, most animes and live actions are
adaptations of mangas or comics.
Japanese cartoonists already experimented with different style of animation as early as 1914, but the
glorious growth of anime nonetheless began shortly after the Second World War where Kitayama Seitaro,
Oten Shimokawa, and Osamu Tezuka were pioneering as then notable Japanese animators. Among the
pioneering animators during that time, it was Osamu Tezuka who gained the most credits and was later
known as “the god of comics.”
Osamu Tezuka was best known in his work “Astro Boy (Tetsuwan Atomu)” the first robot boy with an
atomic heart who had wished to be a real boy. His works were notable and his style of animation
contributed a lot in the production of Japanese anime, such as large and rounded eyes. Tezuka’s works
did not only focus to entertain young viewers but he also conceived and initiated the creation of
Animerama. It is a series of thematically-related adult anime feature films made at his Mushi Production
studio from the late 1960′s to early 1970′s. Animerama is a trilogy consisting of three films: A Thousand &
One Nights, Cleopatra, and Belladona. The first, A Thousand & One Nights, was the first erotic animated
film conceived by Osamu Tezuka, the god of comics.
Although anime made its way, it was only in the 1980′s that anime was fully accepted in the mainstream
of Japan. Since then, more and more genres emerged into being. From slice of life, drama, mechas,
tragic, adventure, science fiction, romance, ecchi, shounen-ai, shoujo and a lot more of genres. While
most of the anime shows shifted from more superhero-oriented, fantastical plots to somewhat more
realistic space operas with increasingly complex plots and fuzzier definitions of right and wrong-in short,
anime in its broadened sense is simply complicated.
Additionally, later during the boomed experience of Japanese animation, a new medium was then
developed for anime: the OVA (Original Video Animation). These OVAs were direct-to-home-video series
or movies that catered to much smaller audiences. The OVA was also responsible for allowing the first
full-blown anime pornography.
As Japanese animation further gained more audience and acceptance throughout the world, a subculture
in Japan, who later called themselves “otaku”, began to develop around animation magazines such as
Animage or later NewType. These magazines became known in respond to the overwhelming anime
3. fandom that developed around shows such as Yamato and Gundam in the late 1970′s and early 1980′s
and during this period the mecha genres were prominent.
It all started from ancient paintings, wood block arts, artistic depiction of life, nature, and animals as early
as the 13th century. Until these, nonetheless, evolved into moving frames when different
experimentations of mangas and animation were made in the pre and post-wars era.
Even as early as 13th century, mangas on wooden blocks, known as Edo, were already existent not only
for the sake of art but it was there I believe as a medium of entertainment… a form of art and
entertainment that would gradually evolved in time.
In conclusion, the history of anime was broad in its sense and this article has not presented all of it. But
the point is, we must know that anime itself carries a lot of genres and motives that can be alarming more
than we can imagine.
As Christians, we should really consider the motives of the heart of the creators or the animators. We
should do a background check and if we are convicted to stop watching a certain anime, let’s not take it
for granted.
I have written an eBook about this matter, so if you are interested you can check it here: Anime
Fanaticism, Is It Spiritually Harmful?
All articles are written by Jenine Silos . Unless otherwise stated.
You can visit her at: http://writeforacause.org