Manga and Anime

The comic books and cartoons of Japan

What is Manga? Manga comes from

ideograms for “whimsical pictures”

Serials and magazines

Bound books or graphic novels

Manga in Japan A $6 billion a year

industry Average citizen

spends $50 a year on manga

Read by Everybody All types of subjects

Children’s Manga Known as yonenshi

Doraemon

Reflects differences in culture– Nudity

– Death

Manga for Boys Known as

shonenshi Often puts normal

teens in “fantastic” circumstances

Most exported of Japanese Manga

Manga for Girls Known as shojoshi Created by women

for women and girls Themes of

relationships, rise to stardom, and love stories

Unique appearance

Manga for Older Readers Known as seinenshi Widest range of

subject matter– Historical

– Informational– Soap Operas– Etc.

Japan Inc.

What is Anime? Short for Animation Can refer to TV

shows or feature films

Often based off of popular manga series

Types of Anime Film

– Astroboy– Akira

– Spirited Away

TV Series– Shojo, Shonen, etc– Ebichu

Anime Film Akira

Ghost in the Shell

Spirited Away– Miyazaki

Cowboy Bebop

Anime TV Invasion! Pokemon Older shows

– Robotech

– Transformers

Newer shows– Yu-gi-oh

– Dragonball Z

– Cowboy Bebop

Japanese Educational System in Anime

Almost always there

Everyday life How school is

portrayed– Social– Stress

– Importance

The End Examples of Anime Any further questions?

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