Anime

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Anime
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The History

• Anime began about 30 to 40 years ago in Japan.
  The first anime artists were fans of Walt Disney,
  seeing his work they set out to make their own
  cartoons. Walt Disneys influence on anime is
  very evident in the large elaborate eyes commonly
  seen on most anime characters. These artists
  used Japanese themes and cultural beliefs as well
  as fantastic art and effects to show what they
  thought and felt.

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Japanese/American Comparison on Cultural
Influences.

• Japanese (anime)
• Japanese is known as a wet society, placing the
  most emphasis on emotions, hence the sweat drops
  in anime.
• Japanese culture believes that nudity is okay and
  natural, so they have more nudity and suggestive
  material than most American cartoons. Most of
  these cartoons, however, are intended for adults.

• American
• The U.S. is known as a dry society, placing the
  most emphasis on logic, intelligence, and gain.
• American culture has an overall belief that naked
  bodies are naughty and should be covered up and
  that suggestive things should be kept out of
  cartoons (which are generally intended for
  children)

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Commonly Used Anime Terms

• Anime- animated images with Japanese cultural
  themes.
• Otaku- a very dedicated anime fan. In Japanese it
  means to be obsessed.
• Bishoujo- an anime style intended for male
  viewers. Usually has lots of violence and fan
  service. Bishoujo titles include Gundam Wing,
  Dragon Ball Z, and Outlaw Star.
• Shoujo- an anime style made for female viewers.
  Has very feminine characters and plots and what
  is called pretty boys. Shoujo titles include
  Sailor Moon, X, and Angel Sanctuary.

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Some Common Anime Titles

• Gundam Wing
• Dragon Ball Z
• Lodoss War
• Princess Mononoke
• Outlaw Star
• Iria
• The next few slides will cover these animes.

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Gundam Wing

• Gundam Wing is one of the largest animes to
  ever come out of Japan. It is often called the
  Star Wars on anime, and it is, except Gundam has
  14 installments as compared to Star Warss 4
  (soon 5).

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Dragon Ball Z

• Dragon Ball Z is like a cross between action and
  comedy. The humor of the characters as they
  battle the forces of evil make the show enjoyable
  as do the incredibly fast combat scenes.

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The Record of Lodoss War

• The Record of Lodoss War is a very exciting
  anime story filled with magic, combat, and a
  developing romance between young warrior Parn and
  elf sorceress Deedlit. The story takes place on
  a cursed island named the Aisle of Lodoss. In
  the series Parn and his friends fight to stop
  Carla, an evil witch and the Marmo army.

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Princess Mononoke

• Mature in theme, operatic in scope, mystical in
  style, PRINCESS MONONOKE is the mythological tale
  of a war between encroaching civilization and the
  beast gods of the forest.

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Outlaw Star

• Humankind has reached the stars only to find out
  that they are not alone in the universe. Alien
  races abound, some peaceful, some not.
  Interstellar trade has been established, the
  colonization of worlds is now commonplace, and
  technology has advanced beyond anyone's wildest
  imaginations.

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Iria

• Iria becomes obsessed with avenging her
  brothers death and hunts down Zeiram. After
  numerous conflicts, she finally learns that Gren
  was not killed, but assimilated. Iria is forced
  to kill her brother in order to save him. She
  then faces the focus of all her problems, Zeiram,
  and kills the beast.