People on the street, in stores, clubs and just about anywhere wearing strange clothes and arty hairstyles aren't aliens from another planet; they may just be ordinary people indulging in cosplay is a portmanteau of the words "costume" and "play." Cosplay is a rapidly-growing pastime. It originated in Japan and the Far East but is spreading all over the world. Characters are often based on new anime trailers. There are more than 430 studios around the world producing this material. Big names include the likes of Gainax, Toei Animation, and Studio Ghibli.
Anime got its start in early 20th century Japan. The name of the genre is an abbreviation of the Japanese word for animation. It is pronounced, "ani-may." This style of animation is characterized by bold characters, intense graphics and highly imaginative plot lines.
Osamu Tezuka (1928-1989), inspired by Walt Disney, is regarded as the godfather of anime. One of his biggest and globally recognizable successes is "Astro Boy." The esteem in which Tezuka is held in Japan is demonstrated by the fact that he was placed on a stamp in 1997, eight years after he died in 1989 from stomach cancer.
Tezuka's stories were frequently based on literature and films of the west. He was also a prolific contributor to the world of manga, a category of Japanese comic books/graphic novels. No matter how old you are in Japan, you read manga. The art encompasses numerous sub-categories, from comedy and romance to the darker worlds of horror and sexuality.
Tezuka also produced 13 experimental films, including "Tale of Street Corner" and "The Genesis." Produced in black and white and directed by John Houston, "The Genesis" tells the story of the Creation, with a different slant from what we read in the Bible. While most of Tezuka's work was aimed at children, he did produce some output for adults, specifically, "Cleopatra, Queen of Sex." Sex and violence are a lot of fun for anime and manga artists, as there is a lot more leeway in terms of what they can get away with graphically, as opposed to the medium of film using live actors.
Manga has been a mainstay of the Japanese publishing industry since the middle of the 20th century. To enable the introduction of manga to the international market, a lot of it is translated into English. In the U. S. And Canada alone, the market for manga was valued at $175,000,000 in 2008. There is a stream of manga that has been originally written in languages apart from Japanese; these are referred to as anime-influenced animation, saving the unadulterated term for work that originates in Japanese.
The style of animation in these videos is different from the conventional western cartoon in that the movement of the characters isn't fluid, as if in a hand-drawn film. Instead, the medium relies on fewer, more intensely-drawn, frames. Top titles from 2014 include, "Witch Craft Works, " "Nobunaga the Fool, " "Space Dandy, " and "Noragami."
While originating in Japan and the Far East, Cosplay, Anime and Manga are sweeping the globe. Anime and manga are readily available over the Internet, both for purchase and for free. What do they get from the west in return? "Friends, " "KFC, " and Simon Cowell. The magic that is international cultural exchange!
Anime got its start in early 20th century Japan. The name of the genre is an abbreviation of the Japanese word for animation. It is pronounced, "ani-may." This style of animation is characterized by bold characters, intense graphics and highly imaginative plot lines.
Osamu Tezuka (1928-1989), inspired by Walt Disney, is regarded as the godfather of anime. One of his biggest and globally recognizable successes is "Astro Boy." The esteem in which Tezuka is held in Japan is demonstrated by the fact that he was placed on a stamp in 1997, eight years after he died in 1989 from stomach cancer.
Tezuka's stories were frequently based on literature and films of the west. He was also a prolific contributor to the world of manga, a category of Japanese comic books/graphic novels. No matter how old you are in Japan, you read manga. The art encompasses numerous sub-categories, from comedy and romance to the darker worlds of horror and sexuality.
Tezuka also produced 13 experimental films, including "Tale of Street Corner" and "The Genesis." Produced in black and white and directed by John Houston, "The Genesis" tells the story of the Creation, with a different slant from what we read in the Bible. While most of Tezuka's work was aimed at children, he did produce some output for adults, specifically, "Cleopatra, Queen of Sex." Sex and violence are a lot of fun for anime and manga artists, as there is a lot more leeway in terms of what they can get away with graphically, as opposed to the medium of film using live actors.
Manga has been a mainstay of the Japanese publishing industry since the middle of the 20th century. To enable the introduction of manga to the international market, a lot of it is translated into English. In the U. S. And Canada alone, the market for manga was valued at $175,000,000 in 2008. There is a stream of manga that has been originally written in languages apart from Japanese; these are referred to as anime-influenced animation, saving the unadulterated term for work that originates in Japanese.
The style of animation in these videos is different from the conventional western cartoon in that the movement of the characters isn't fluid, as if in a hand-drawn film. Instead, the medium relies on fewer, more intensely-drawn, frames. Top titles from 2014 include, "Witch Craft Works, " "Nobunaga the Fool, " "Space Dandy, " and "Noragami."
While originating in Japan and the Far East, Cosplay, Anime and Manga are sweeping the globe. Anime and manga are readily available over the Internet, both for purchase and for free. What do they get from the west in return? "Friends, " "KFC, " and Simon Cowell. The magic that is international cultural exchange!