There is always something special or unique about any country in the world that becomes popular because of it. Japan is very famous of the cartoon movies that describe and show the Japanese culture and much more, which is called “Anime”. But why this kind of cartoon movies is so popular among people of different countries and culture? This essay will cover the definition of the word “Anime”, the themes of Anime, the production of Anime and finally Akihabara City that is also known as “the city of anime”. As well a primary and secondary research is also included about anime.
The word “Anime”, pronounced “Ani-may”, is related to the word Animation. Accordingly, Japanese people named their style of video cartoon animation or comic book as “Anime”
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In the anime world, there are numerous of themes. For instance, Fantasy theme. This is the most liked or you might say the most viewed theme in anime category. The reason why is because this theme can take you beyond the boundaries. It makes you live in whole another world, which is very diverse of the real world and the real life. In this category, characters will be wearing clothes that are not like regular clothes. Moreover, female clothes will be like dresses, shorts, tops, skirts and shoes or could be boots. As well as hats, rings, bags and many other accessories. However, there are very unique because there are more colorful and bright. Even sometimes, you could recognize which character it is by only his or her clothes. On the other hand, the most important and attractive thing about the fantasy theme is the actions or the fighting scenes. In those scenes, you will see a lot of unusual fights that could include magic spell and swords with different power. For example, a sword with electrical powers that can make electric shock or a sword that could generate fire of its edges, or even a light that has a form like a sharp and long sword that can slice enemies from long distances. There are other categories like comedy, slice of life, drama, history, military, supernatural, romance, horror, mystery and much more. Another reason why these kinds of cartoon movies are so popular is because it is understandable by everyone. People from all over the world can possibly watch an Anime cartoon and understand the idea or the story, even if it’s in another language, people will stay loving and enjoying it (Dizikes, 2013). Another impressive thing about anime is the story. There is always something unique in every anime story. For example, a 10 year old girl who stumble into an abandoned park which is a resort of supernatural creatures. Because of
Anime, or Japanese animation, is a style of animation most recognizable by characters with large eyes and beautifully detailed backgrounds. Once people watch anime, they will find besides spectacular animation, anime has complex characters and deep stories, many of which teach morals and values. Anime is very popular in Japan; it has also gained a following in America and is beginning to hit the mainstream.
In the United States, comics have a largely consolidated genre of superheroes that only appeals to a single demographic; white post-adolescent males (Mescallado, 2000), whereas, in manga you have appeal to essentially every possible demographic group conceivable. The storylines are incredibly widespread and create numerous themes within the context. Antonia Levi mentions how there are three dominant themes in anime that attracts the western audience: environmentalism, technoterror, and sadness. She claims that although environmentalism and technoterror are universal themes, sadness is something relatively new to the west, where the classic happy ending is most prevalent (Levi, 2013). The novelty of sadness therefore also entices foreign audiences. The world of manga and anime is so amazingly diverse, it is almost impossible to find something audiences do not
One of these appeals is the fact that there are so many themes in the
The terms anime, manga, and otaku have become common parlance in the American media, no longer explained or defined in parentheses. Anime conventions are held nearly every weekend somewhere in the U.S. chain and independent book, video, and DVD stores devote ever expanding plots of valuable floor space to products shipped in from Japan. Public and school libraries stock their shelves with anime DVDs and manga Paper backs. (69)
Today, the American industry of showing Anime has developed to a five plus hour per day airing across multiple networks and cable channels. While the early exposures where largely unchanged, as other, more mature titles where purchased for the US market the editing process began. Due to the US stigma of animation as a strictly children’s medium, shows where edited for language, content, and story. While it is debatable as to whether these changes ruined or improved the anime, it is undeniable that it gave Anime the one thing it needed most to make it in the American market: exposure.
Most genres share specific genre conventions. Stereotypical plots or certain predictable characters are expected to appear during a film of a desired genre. These are the conventions which group films into subgenres. Other than visual and audio conventions, those concerning mise-en-scene, cinematography, sound, lighting and editing, genres often also make boundaries around the type of thematic notions that are presented within films.
I interviewed M-kun whom I met through kendo (Japanese fencing). He is a fellow kendo club member from high school. We played kendo together several times and I noticed he likes anime and kendo at the same time. When I asked him whether he just liked anime if he was an otaku (nerd), he clearly said he used to be an otaku. That was why I interviewed him because I wondered whether there are any connections between anime and kendo. As I analyzed his interview, I found three interesting connections between anime and kendo. They are cool image of Japanese culture based on anime, unconscious practice of cosplay through kendo and dynamic identity change from being an otaku into a sportsman.
The Reasons Behind the Popularity of Action Films In this essay I am going to explore the conventions of action films and their popularity. People love action films, and when they go to see one there are conventions you would expect to see in the film All plots of action films are based on the same outline, Hero and villain meet, there's a disruption of order, and mission, then everything is sorted out when the villain dies and everything returns to normal. There are Stock characters that you expect to see in this genre of film, the hero, the villain and two attractive ladies. The main action is around a male hero, however, modern films have featured female heroines for example Angelina Jolie in 'Tomb Raider'. If the hero is male he is always good looking, intelligent, brave, chauvinistic, and manages to escape from life threatening situations, however the hero will always have a weakness, and if the hero is male the weakness is normally women.
What makes people fascinated and amused to watch movies? I think all kinds of movies are, in there own way, great. Practically the excitement of horror movies, and science and technology of science fiction movies, and action and enthusiasm in the action movies are some credits that makes people’s engrossment. Even so could all movies create an entertainment and make people experience their thoughts of imaginations in the real world. What are the most interesting things about these film genres, which could establish a fantasy world for their fans to escape to their imaginations and live with it? Participating in suspense, adventure, mysteries, and discovery amuse audiences every time they watch films. There is specific film genres that have most of this attraction to the audience, which make them most likely to have all secretes of attraction in it. These films genres have changed our out look and make us thinks better, because it provides us with a source of leisure; these movies are horror movies, science fiction movies, and action movies.
Some people may ask what is anime, and how is it different from cartoons. Anime is a term specified for Japanese animation. How has Anime affected history, and how does it influence today's society? Anime covers more serious topics than american cartoons. Cartoons in America are considered a form of entertainment for children. Anime in japan are for people of all ages, anyone can watch anime. Most anime shows and movies are made for children, adolescents, young adults, but there are also anime that are made for the older generation of people. Anime shows are directed for any type of viewer.
Anime is an art form as it expresses cultural phenomena about Japan and its people. Like most other countries, cartoon has existed in Japan throughout the 20th century and onward, which began with traditional drawings and comics that dealt with political, social, and historical themes. However, what separates anime from the rest is that the anime included a huge portion of Japanese culture within it. In every series that aired, they include special holidays like Natsu Matsuri—summer festival, tea ceremony, traditional clothing such as kimono, etc.
Manga and anime are a very huge part of Japanese culture. They have a long history in Japan and they have gotten increasingly popular. Even now in modern day Japan, manga and anime have become a major part of everyday life. Though accepted into many households, some people believe that manga and anime are a bad influence to the people that enjoy reading and watching them. However, manga and anime give the people of Japan a huge quantity of stories to explore and enjoy and a wide range of genres to choose from that it makes it such a favored hobby.
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