Japanese Manga and Anime

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By Xenia Otmakhova
and Robin Struik
 History
Manga = “whimsical picture”
19th century comics appeared
 in newspapers
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Dr. Osamu Tezuka revolutionized anime and
manga
It earned him the title “Father of manga”
Creator of Mighty Atom, AKA Astroboy

Astroboy Tezuka
The oldest anime clip is dated to 1917. It was 2
seconds long.
It was not until the 1980’s that anime became
more mainstream
 Genres in manga and anime
Shōnen

Naruto Bleach
Shōjo
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Sailor Moon Vampire Knight
Kodomo

Hamtaro Shin Chan

Seinen

Elfen Lied Hellsing

Jo se i

Paradise Honey and Clover

Kiss
Bishōjo

Love Hina Ah! My goddess

B ish ōn e n

The Wallflower Lord Sesshomaru

M e ch a

Gundam Code Geass

S e n ta i

Sunday Super Sentai Samurai Pizza Cats

S p a ce O p e ra

Space Battleship Yamato Macross

S h ōn e n -a i/ Ya o i

Mirage of Blaze Gravitation

S h ōjo - a i/ Yu ri

Kannazuki no Miko Strawberry Panic

 Fandom
There is a worldwide community of anime- and
mangafans. Many young people want to learn
Japanese language and Japanese martial arts
because of manga and anime.
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Some fans start drawing

 in the same style, hoping
 to become a real mangaka.

When combined with

 Photoshop, those sketches can be turned into
art that looks just alike.
 Culture
 Many young people from Western cultures have
been inspired to learn Japanese culture. For many
of them learning about Japan and understanding
anime are closely linked.
 This includes adapting to it, and to the characters
themselves.
Japan adopted “kawaii”ness
 since the 1970’s.
Views on this differ. Childish,
 dumb, or really cute?
Cuteness increasingly being
accepted as a part of Japanese
culture and national identity.