Japanese Animation - Also Known as Anime
Steve Kelley
Japan is a proud country famous for its efficient cars, raw dishes, aesthetically-driven culture, and popular fashion. It is also famous for something the world, young and old, celebrates and labels as purely Japanese - anime.
While "anime" is the shortened version of "animation," the term isn't associated with Disney characters or any other cartoons. Instead, it is instantly and always association with Japanese cartoons.
You may be interested in the history of anime. Traditional Japanese art included visions of floating worlds made from woodblock art. North American animation started influencing Japanese artists after World War II, and soon the mixture of both of these influences resulted in Manga. Manga evolved into anime, and you can still see many of its strongest features in today's versions, including giant robots and the complex and mature storylines.
The genres and styles of the cartoon represent the characteristics of Anime. Anime has a variety of genres with thematic elements. The themes include both simple and complex story lines, involving humor, romance, social commentary, action, brutal violence, horror, superheroes, even pornography. Almost no two characters are alike.
There is a variety of style but all use some styles that are fundamental in almost all Anime works. The most peculiar is the over-exaggerated eyes of Anime characters; the eyes portray the characters\' emotions distinctively. Aside from the large eyes, characters also have a large head, with loss of proportion to a small body. Another style is emotions expressed by exaggerated physical reactions. Artists depict a "faulty face" (bleeding nose and watery eyes) of the characters during times of anger, stress, humiliation, love.
If you haven't already read or watched a manga cartoon, there are many places to look for them. Manga appears in comic books, on the web, and on TV and in movies. If you become a true fan, you can also find collectible items of your favorite characters.
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