How To Interpret New Anime Trailers

By Leslie Ball


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 originated in Japan in the early 20th century. Its name is an abbreviation of the word, animation, and is pronounced, "ani-may, " with the accent on the second syllable. Anime represents a style of cartoon characterized by vibrant graphics, colorful characters and fantastic story 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 often based his stories on western films and literature. He also made major contributions to manga, which may be loosely defined as Japanese comics. People of all ages in Japan read manga. It covers a variety of genres, including horror, action-adventure, romance, historical drama, sports and games, sexuality, business-commerce, suspense, comedy and others.

Tezuka was also responsible for 13 experimental films, among which is "Legend of the Forest." The animation shows a woodsman hacking into a large tree with an axe, and shows the impact on the vast population of squirrels and other wildlife dwelling in the tree. Although most of his work was directed toward kids, he dabbled in the adult animation market with "Cleopatra, Queen of Sex." With animation, you can get away with more graphic sex and violence than you can with real flesh and blood actors.

Since the 1950s, manga has represented a major part of the publishing industry in Japan. Many mangas are translated into English for international consumption. The manga market in the United States and Canada was valued at $175 million in 2008. Non-Japanese publishers have jumped on the bandwagon, but purists tend to regard these as anime-influenced animation.

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."

Manga, Anime, and Cosplay all originated in Japan and have become more and more popular around the rest of the world. This is what happens when we send them McDonalds, "Dallas, " and Britney Spears. Isn't cultural exchange wonderful! Manga and anime are available for purchase over the Internet, but there is plenty to sample for free on major video sites and fan sites.




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