ANIME

WHAT IS ANIME?
• 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.”
 EARLY 1900S
• At the start of the 20th century, Japanese filmmakers experimented
with the animation techniques that were being explored in other
countries, especially in the U.S. (Disney).
• By the 1930s, 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
1970S
 1980S

Rise of Sci-fi superhero & “Mecha” genre

coincided with the commercial success of
Star Wars
CHARACTER DESIGN
GENRE
• Shojo: manga/anime that are made with a female
audience in mind.
Many deal with romances between young men and
women
Kare First Love (manga)
More and more shojo are made dealing with problems
girls can face in daily life, or activities girls are
interested in.
Shojo Beat magazine
• Shonen: manga/anime that are made with
a male audience in mind.
• The main characters often go through
battles to become stronger
• Rurouni Kenshin (manga)
• Hentai: pornographic anime/manga.
• The target audience are adults and deal with
many types of sexual situations
• May feature characters from other
anime/manga
• Yaoi: boy-love-boy type of anime/manga
• Romances between male characters.
• The term is becoming more widely used than sentai
• Newtype USA
• Mecha: anime/manga with large robots.
• The robots are either independent or controlled by
humans
• The main plot usually revolves around the humans
in the robot
• Newtype USA
 POPULAR ANIME
Naruto
• First published in
Shonen Jump (1999)
• Ranked Japan’s 17th
favorite anime
• Ninja with demon
trapped within him
Doraemon
• First appeared on
Manga in 1969, Anime
in 1973
• Spread throughout Asia
• 31st most popular
Anime in Japan
• Robotic cat that travels
back in time
Dragon Ball
• First appeared in
Shonen Jump (1984)
• Manga/Anime/ Games
• 12th most popular
• Monkey-tailed boy who
fights many battles
Full Metal Alchemist
• Since February 2002
• Manga/Anime/Game
• Most popular Anime in
Japan
• 2 brothers in fictional
world hoping to become
alchemists
Pokemon
• Started off as computer
game (1995)
• 43rd most popular
• 2nd best selling video game
franchise ever
• Based on insect collecting
• Anime follows Pokemon
Master Ash
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MEMBERS:

CASPE, RHEA C.
POLILLO, JAN MARIE L.
RAMOS, ROSEMARIE