Anime

This tendency becomes more evident in some of the anime series of the latestt years, as the "Monogatari" series, "Kill La Kill" and "Assassination Classroom." "One Punch Man is a distinct example of the tendency. The anime is based on the homonymous, ongoing web comic by One, which begun publication in 2009. In 2012, Viz Media remade it into an extremely successful manga that sold over 4,5 million copies by 2014 and in 2015, Madhouse produced the anime series that consists of 12 episodes. The…

I: Introduction Have you heard of the game series Nintendo, watched different animes, and love sushi? Well, Japan is where all of that good stuff comes from! Japan is a country made up by many different islands. In this research paper, Japan’s physical geography, culture, history, and many more topics will be discussed. II: Physical Geography a) Location: Japan is a country on the eastern part of the continent Asia. The country happens to be made up of thousands of islands, large and small.…

another new level. The greatest aspect of the animatronics is its ability to create unique, exciting, and persuasive genres from different parts of the planet. Among the best mediums for generating animes series in the continent is the Japanese cinema. It is well-known for generating some of the most popular animes and has swiftly multiplied across other different parts of the world. Other countries like USA, Australia, Canada and China are also among the finest mediums in the continent.…

ANTOINETTE AND MARIE THERESA There are a lot of movies made about Marie Antoinette’s life. Even more, there are a lot of manga and anime made about her in Japan. However, we’ll focus on a very popular movie (which won a lot of awards too!). Marie Antoinette (2006) starts when Marie is send to France to be married to Louis at the age of fourteen. After this moment the movies shows how her life developed from there. Her mother, Marie Theresa, also plays a small role in this movie. We’ll both…

In my exploration of the Japanese culture, I was intrigued by the shift in connotations or views of Japanese yokai from the ones depicted in traditional folklore to that of modern media. In this essay I will endeavor to convey how the media has transformed the yokai image to one of popularization in order to better relate to the masses. Yokai, are strange and supernatural creatures from Japanese folklore and is sometimes translated as monster, demon, spirit, or goblin, but it can encompass all…

Japanese woodblock prints transition into Ukiyo-e, which means “pictures of the floating world”, towards the end of the feudal era called the Edo period, 1603-1868 CE. Hishikawa Moronobu, 1618-1694, was the first great master that popularized this style of print in Japan, that eventually spread to the rest of the world. Suzuki Harunobu, 1725-1770, was the first to create and produce full (more than two or three) color prints, which led to more elaborate and colorful prints as the years…

Born on December 6, 1950 in Nakano, Japan, Joe Hisaishi is a Japanese composer and musical director known famously for his scores in animated films from his professional partnership with Studio Ghibli's co-founder, Hayao Miyazaki. (Brightwell) Although known professionally under the name of Joe Hisaishi, or Hisaishi Jo, his real name is Mamoru Fujisawa. His work consists of different works such as European classical, Japanese classical, film scores, experimental electronic, minimalist, and…

now, more than a million people cosplay daily at conventions. What can you cosplay as, you may ask yourself? Well, you can cosplay as anything you want. You can cosplay as your favorite superhero/superheroine, a Walking Dead character, your favorite anime/manga character, or even your own character! Basically, you can cosplay as anything. But of course, you gotta have a costume to cosplay in! Unless you have some experience in making clothing,…

Doraemon written by cartoonist Hiroshi Fujimoto writing under the pen name Fujiko F. Fujio, is a successful Japanese manga series. It is considered as a Japanese cultural icon and is popular around the world, especially in Asia. Doraemon is well known in many ways such as manga, television series, films, video games, or even musical and translated into 9 languages. The first Doraemon in manga version was launched in December 1969. Forty-five volumes of the Doraemon comic series had been…

Valeria Lukyanova could pass for a living Barbie doll; however, when you think about Barbie, Ken follows closely behind. Barbie and Ken may be the very first love story (between dolls, that is). Although there are several men who have gone under the knife to resemble this iconic doll, the most recognized human Ken doll is probably Justin Jedlica. THE NICKNAME ‘HUMAN KEN DOLL’ – COMPLIMENTS OF 20/20 During an interview for OWN’s series, Where Are They Now? Jedlica opens up about how he came to…