Anime Outline What is Anime Common Misconceptions History

Outline • • What is Anime? Common Misconceptions History of Anime Character Design Genres

What is Anime? • Put simply, anime is animation from Japan. • Anime is

Common Misconceptions • Anime is for kids • Anime = violent / pornographic /

Early 1900 s • At the start of the 20 th century, Japanese filmmakers

1980 s Rise of Sci-fi superhero & “Mecha” genre coincided with the commercial success

1990 s • Neon Genesis Evangelion- revived anime TV industry • Pokemon series •

An example of exaggeration… • Clip from “Get Backers”

Sources • http: //wikipedia. org • http: //anime-source. com • www. awn. com/mag/issue 1.

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Outline • • What is Anime? Common Misconceptions History of Anime Character Design Genres Basis on Manga Influences in Western Animation

What is Anime? • Put simply, anime is animation from Japan. • Anime is a medium, not a genre. Saying “I like anime” is akin to saying “I like movies. ” It includes the same genres as every other medium: drama, romance, comedy, sports, action, horror, sci-fi, fantasy, erotica and so on. • So basically, Anime could be seen as Japan’s “Hollywood. ”

Common Misconceptions • Anime is for kids • Anime = violent / pornographic / big eyes / big breasts / big robots

(Brief) History of Anime

Early 1900 s • At the start of the 20 th century, Japanese filmmakers experimented with the animation techniques that were being explored in other countries, especially in the U. S. (Disney). • By the 1930 s, animation became an alternative format of storytelling compared to the underdeveloped live-action industry in Japan. Two reasons: – Unlike America, the live-action industry in Japan remained a small market and suffered from budgeting, location, and casting restrictions. – The lack of Western-looking actors, in addition, made it next to impossible to shoot films set in Europe, America, or fantasy worlds that do not naturally involve Japan. The varied use of animation allowed artists to create any characters and settings.

Early 1900’s 1907

1970 s World Masterpiece Theatre

1980 s Rise of Sci-fi superhero & “Mecha” genre coincided with the commercial success of Star Wars

1980 s Hayao Miyazaki & Ghibli Studio

1990 s • Neon Genesis Evangelion- revived anime TV industry • Pokemon series • Dragon Ball series • Sailormoon Extremely popular and heavily commercialized throughout the world

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