Manga

The fact of reality is that teenagers create the pop culture within each generation. With a new era of children, it brings forth new stories, fashion statements, ideas, and entertainment that was never heard before. Unique. Simple. It creates an undeniable growth as a humanity as we continuously make social and political change, learning from those before us. In comparison, the Great Generation is much different from Millennials, their history being different. Those who grow up within the era…

Content Provider Paper: Crunchyroll Crunchyroll is a unique video streaming service, based out of San Francisco, which 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…

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 script revolves around Saitama, a creature so strong that can vanquish any kind of enemy…

The first person’s hobbies, accomplishments, and goals we are going to discuss is Klovis. The hobbies that Klovis enjoys we learned are drawing and watching anime. The things that he likes to draw are anime characters from movies, television, and manga comics Like Dragon Ball Z. The anime he watches varies, but two of the amine show that he prefers are Naruto and One Punch, which are also shows that inspire him to draw. The next thing we learned about Klovis are the accomplishments…

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…

those provocative reviews.. Hope you are ready to do some “HARD” time as we get into Prison School. Prison School anime is written by Michiko Yokote, directed by Tsutomu Mizushima, and music by Kōtarō Nakagawa. There is a Manga adaptation by Akira Hiramoto that currently has 17 volumes, but I have not read any of it. The Anime is produced by studio J.C.Staff. The Prison School is highly known for its provocative, ecchi, and almost borderline erotic humor. If you are…

Fantasy is a beloved and popular genre from books to movies. Lots of cartoons consist of fantasy characteristics. In 1997 famous cartoonist, Hayao Miyazaki, released a historical fantasy anime film titled Princess Mononoke. It was released in Japan on July 12, 1997 and then on October 29, 1999 in the United States. Princess Mononoke is a movie about a prince who gets involved in the struggle between the forest gods, a mining colony, and the wolf princess, San. Ashitaka, the prince, was cursed…

The movie “The legend of price rama” it’s different than other animated movies, this movie have a different culture and a different story which is more exciting to watch and learn about different cultures. This film was made as a part of the 40th commemoration of India-Japan political relations and was taken a shot at by groups from both nations. It was released in the United States. The movie talks about a Royal family which is Dasharatha, the king of Ayodhya, had three wives and four sons.…

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…

Intro: My family and I have always loved the Nancy Drew books and computer games. One, of the adventure games in particular, had a significant influence on me. Shadow at the water's edge; the setting was Japan. The game gave you a look into the traditions and present-day culture. I was obsessed. There was fashion, foreign language, and an intriguing culture I knew nothing about. Immediately my computer desktop was flooded with pictures and links. This is where it all began. Japan would be a part…