Manga and Anime class 2020 JC

Anime Class 5 Manga Romance week Manga and government  Questions on weather Manga is good. Concern by parents on the effect of cartoons. At first there was “good” war propaganda. Then there was fear of what kids take in.  Similar to the ideas in America that cartoons and comics have a bad effect on youth. Every time there is a new media to children, parents have a meltdown.  Most Japanese companies have lineages and kinships. It takes years to start working with Japanese, because you need to be part of their family to work with them. It is all personal in business to them. Everything is family. They have magazines for every age so you never grow out of them; instead you just grow into the next issue.  Early 20 th century they nationalized the language. They reorganized it so everyone can read around the country.  A lot of publishing houses published to help with pronunciations and helping show what is said. The government was invo...

Anime Class 4 Miyazaki             I really enjoyed the watercolor comic’s art.  Films that inspired him; The snow queen.  Inspired by Takahata, big brother mentor.  “Best car chase.”         Balancing hope and hopelessness.  Joe Hasashi; composer              3 rd act problems are first act problems in storytelling.  Suzuki Princess Mononoke was the first big break in America. He didn’t really like working outside japan.          No cuts. Samaria sward.  Friend made, my neighbor the yamadas He temporarily quit after Princess Mononoke  Some friend’s kids left trashy manga at his house, he hated it, so. he made spirited away.  Now, Disney took over promoting it in America.  He ...

Anime Class 3 -Gogo 13             First example of gegika              About 7 years younger than Tezuka. Some of the younger generation had met him.              Gegika originates around the same time as underground comics.              Sameri genre- lone wolf and cub (Mandalorin is pulled straight from this story.)                         A lot of Star Wars stretches from anime. Fortress is the first samurai manga, Curtisawa is the maker.                          ...

Anime Class 2 Osamu Tezuka; King/father of manga By the year 2,ooo just under 5o percent of everything published in japan was a comic.  3o percent of all money made in japan is comics Just under 1oo comics are made a month; 5oo pages each Japan makes 1995 billion on comics with less people while americans make 900 milion Tezuka 1928-1989 700 volumes of manga 150,000 pages (Doesn’t mention animation) He snuck out to theaters to avoid editors.  He went to med school. Drew pin ups during the war He loved acting ant theater.  Comics, med school and comics all at once Got started in new treasure Island Completed his Dissertation and received his doctrine in 1961 Created Astro Boy/known as the mighty atom japan The Mighty Atom pushed robotics around the world Married 1959- arranged marriage because he was too busy to date His son became a film director  Tekarazuka Revue; show where every part is played by women. ...