Anime Essay

With the expand popularization of the computer and laptop as well as the growth of the digital technologies, there are much more innovation about/on the sound and image editing which provide people with grand possibilities and easier approaches on manipulating other people’s voices and images. One of the approaches is called “digital ventriloquism”. However, as most of the technological approaches, “digital ventriloquism” contains various branches due to the different degrees of the replacing or…

As a kid, I was constantly watching Disney, Pixar, and superhero cartoons. Something about the way they can animate everything seamlessly and capture things that couldn’t exist in real life drew me in, pun fully intended. It stuck with me throughout life and it was a source of comfort when middle school and high school got too hard for me. Once sophomore year hit and I was in Honors English II, we were given a chance to study any subject freely. Of course, I jumped at the chance that I’d…

always been seen as two different people that had nothing in common. For a while we did not even believe we were related. She is very into Anime and art while I’m more of the jock. Sports and video games were what I am into. I would hang out with my sister often, and when we did, we would moderately engage in each other’s activities. We would watch a little anime together, we would go outside and play together, I would even sit and watch her draw while we both listened to music. My sister and I…

What comes to mind when I say the word anime? Maybe you cringe. Maybe you think “that's what my little brother watches.” Maybe you don't really have any thoughts or opinions on the matter. Or maybe, like me, you are thinking of certain people's claims that anime is the best form of art, and you are itching to prove them wrong. Well don’t worry my friend, because I have wrote the perfect column for you. Now maybe some of you don't know me so well, so I'd like to tell you that I consider myself an…

Movie Review "Kita kita" Introduction Kita kita is a romantic-comedy movie. It is written by Sigrid Andrea Bernardo and directed by Joyce Bernal. Alessandra de Rossi and Empoy Marquez are the main character, where they are both Filipino citizen living at Sapporo Hokkaido, Japan. The story revolves on how a blind woman fall inlove with a funny man. Summary The story starts with Lea, a Filipino Tourist Guide at Sapporo Hokkaido, Japan. She is a jolly person and a two-year engaged with her…

Dear, Reader The idea behind this paper is that I, the author am to watch a movie and recognize where three sociological theories are being represented, capture that moment and share it with you the reader In hopes that I learn to have a better understanding of these theory’s and that something in my writing sparks an interest in your mind for them as well. That being said I bring to you. Grave Of The Fireflies Grave of the fireflies is a movie produced by the animation company “Studio Ghibli”…

MAGSALIN, CAMILLE NADINE T. COM709M CRITICAL ESSAY # 2 Toshio’s Emancipation: A Comparison of Ju-On The Grudge (2003) and Ju-On The Final Grudge (2015) This paper will talk about the two instalments of Ju-On, the motion picture delivered and co-composed by Takashige Ichise and coordinated and co-composed by Masayuki Ochiai – the similitudes and contrasts between the two and how can this mirror Japan's culture all in all. Brief synopsis Ju-On: The Grudge (2003) revolves around the…

Hayao Miyazaki was born in the Bunkyo-ho district of Tokyo on January 5, 1941. His father, Katsuji Miyazaki, was employed as an aeronautical engineer at a factory owned by Miyazaki’s uncle that manufactured and constructed parts of Japanese fighter planes that were to be deployed in World War II (Cavallaro 29). At the ripe age of three, the Miyazaki family was evacuated from Tokyo, returning four years later. His mother was a strong, courageous, and determined woman, but despite this, she…

Many would oppose to the idea that Anime and Gangsta Rap are the same. The opposition’s stance can come from various viewpoints. It can be argued that Anime and Gangsta rap are not only different but nowhere close to being the same. Many arguments can branch out from this common thought. For example, it can be said that one is music and the other is visual entertainment. Or even it could be argued that none of the characters in Anime are closely related to realism like Gangsta Rap is; and though…

is primarily for streaming anime. It is “the leading global video service for Japanese anime and Asian media” (Crunchyroll). The company was founded by 3 UC Berkley graduates in 2008: Kun Gao, James Lin, and Brandon Ooi. Originally, CR was intended to be a “YouTube for Asian TV” (Orsni) where viewers would upload shows, without a license for others to watch, but Gao and his partners ended up going to Japan to try and get things done legally. TV Tokyo, the largest anime publisher in the world,…