Anime and manga
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Collectively, anime and manga refer to a form of mass media produced by the content industry of Japan.
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Manga
Manga are comics created in Japan, or by Japanese creators in the Japanese language, conforming to a style developed in Japan in the late 19th century. They have a long and complex pre-history in earlier Japanese art.
The first comic books in Japan appeared during the 18th century in the form of woodblock- printed booklets containing short stories drawn from folk tales, legends, and historical accounts, told in a simple visual-verbal idiom. Known as "red books", "black books", and "blue books", these were written primarily for less literate readers. However, with the publication in 1775 of Koikawa Harumachi's comic book Master Flashgold's Splendiferous Dream, an adult form of comic book originated, which required greater literacy and cultural sophistication. This was known as the yellow cover. Published in thousands (possibly tens of thousands) of copies, the kibyōshi may have been the earliest fully realized comic book for adults in world literary history. Approximately 2000 titles remain extant.
Anime
"Makiko Futaki (1958 – 2016) was a Japanese animator best known for her contributions to Studio Ghibli on films such as My Neighbor Totoro (1988), Princess Mononoke (1997), and Spirited Away (2001). She is also known for her role as a key animator on the cult classic film, Akira (1988)." --Sholem Stein |
Anime (pl. anime) is an abbreviation of the word "animation". Outside Japan, the term most popularly refers to animation originating in Japan. To the West, not all animation is considered anime; and anime is considered a subset of animation.
See also
- Articles
- Anime industry
- Anime music video
- Animated cartoon
- Original video animation
- Q-version (anime extras)
- Seiyū (voice acting)
- Hentai (sexually explicit material)
- Manga
- Anime and manga fandom
- Glossary of anime and manga
- Urotsukidoji
See also
- Glossary of anime and manga
- Anime
- Manga
- Cool Japan
- J-pop
- Manhwa (Korea)
- Manhua (China)
- Urotsukidōji
- Hayao Miyazaki