Anime is an abbreviation of the word “Animehesyon”, it is the term used to
refer the Japanese animation accompanied with colorful graphics, vibrant
characters and fantastic themes which easily caught the interest of many countries
all over the world and one of it is the Philippines.
Anime began to air in the country on the year 1970 and even flourished all
over the country and became part of the Philippine TV culture. The first country
which aired in the Philippines are the robot anime Mazinger Z, Voltes V and
Daimos, and the most popular of these three anime is Voltes V which I remember
re-aired on ABC Channel 5 during my childhood and I like it, I even bought a CD
because some of the episodes were cut and suddenly jumps
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As anime continue to air the country, it also introduces various of different
genres such as “Shounen” an anime which focuses on a male character with
supernatural powers wherein the most popular out of it is the anime Dragon Ball Z
which focuses on the life of the Saiyan Goku who was send here on earth while
still a baby to obliterate the entire planet but gained amnesia because of an accident
while landing his spaceship on the ground and was adopted by an old man who is a
ki user and an expert martial artist. Another genre is the genre of Sentai, Magical
Girl and Shoujo into which the Anime that made this genre popular is the Anime
“Sailormoon” wherein its manga is the counterpart of Dragon Ball Series, the story
revolves around the life of Usagi Tsukino who is a crybaby and met a black cat
named Luna with the symbol of crescent moon on its forehead who gave Usagi and
magical brooch that allows her to transform into a brave soldier of love and
That 70’s show was probably one of the funniest television shows that have aired throughout the late 90’s to early 2000’s. The show no longer air new episodes however, old episodes are occasionally aired on ABC family and sometimes MTV. The cast did a great job basing the show on life in the 70’s even though it was really produced in the 90’s to early 2000’s. The characters from the show are still making headlines today for example Ashton Kutcher and Mila Kunis are reportedly engaged and actress Lisa Robin Kelly past away due to multiple drug intoxication. It would’ve been awesome if the show comes back even if they change it to live in the 80’s or 90’s.
Japanese sword history spans several centuries. It is commonly divided into five major periods, the Jokoto and Koto periods or the ancient swords, pre-650 A.D, and the old swords from post-650 A.D. until 1596 A.D. when the Shinto...
The Japanese warrior, known as the samurai, has played a significant role in Japan's history and culture throughout the centuries. Their ancestors can be traced back to as far as can be remembered. Some stories have become mysterious legends handed down over the centuries. In this report you will learn who the samurai were, their origins as we know them, how they lived and fought and their evolution to today. It will be clear why the samurai stand out as one of the most famous group of warriors of all times.
martial arts masters of the 20th century. He assembled his own system of karate, Shuri-ryu,
Anime is gaining popularity in the United States as it is shown more on television, most Noticeably on the Sci-Fi Channel with shows such as Saturday Anime and during Anime week and on Cartoon Network with shows such as Sailor Moon and Dragon Ball Z being shown every weekday during the Tonnage block. Anime is a highly used medium in Japan. It appears in the movies and on TV. In fact, Nearly one-half of all tickets sold in Japan are for anime. Some famous anime directors are Hayao Miyazaki, Reiji Matsumoto, Mamoru Oshii, Osamu Tezuka, Tatsuo Yoshita, and Katsuhiro Otomo. Hayao Miyazaki directs "lavishly illustrated, sincere, family-oriented, deeply resonate stories for children" Such as Kiki's Delivery Service and Laputa: Castle in the Sky. He also directed Mononoke Hime, A "creative and technical tour-de-force" which is the most popular film In Japanese history. Reiji Matsumoto created Space Cruiser Yamato or Star Blazers as it was known here, a show about a WWII battleship turned spaceship used to defend Earth. Mamoru Oshii directed Ghost in the Shell, "the current standard for high-tech anime filmmaking" Osamu Tezuka created Tetsuwan Atom, known in America as Astro BoyTezuka is also "responsible for the 'large eye' look" found in anime. Tatsuo Yoshita created Mach Go Go Go, otherwise known as Speed Racer. Katsuhiro Otomo directed Akira, the first blockbuster anime film in America, Ebert reviewed it, it was cutting edge in both countries and it began the "adult anime revolution"--"violent imagery, complex stories, and controversial subjects." Ever since Akira was released, there has
In the 14th century, Japan existed in the Muromachi Period (Genji). The Muromachi Period was approximately from 1337-1573. There was also the Meiji Restoration. This occurred in 1868 (Scott 34). The Meiji Restoration was the passing of feudal order and abolishment of the segregation of the theater in special quarters (Scott 34). Zen Buddhism played a large role in spreading not only religious but also artistic influences in the theater (Genji).
There are three main subcultures in Japan. These are the Cuties, the Gothic Lolitas and the Ganguro girls. The cuties are young adults dressed in childish, cute clothing in light pastel colours with lace. They tend to act in a very innocent and childlike manner which is encouraged as Japan is a consumer driven society and the products on sale; whether it be toys or magazines are mostly targeted towards the cute sector. Paraphrasing author...
The main character, Tu Tzu-chun, is forced to go through a series of tortures that are all illusions. He can not speak or react to the events that he witnesses, which he believes he can do. It is only at the last of the nine hells that he cries out in horror at the sight that he encounters. As he cries out, Tu is removed from the hells he is in and informed by the Taoist that he has ruined the chance for all humans to be immortal. The Taoist informs Tu that "[Tu] overcame joy and sorrow, anger, fear, and evil desire, but not love..."(121).
Denison. B. (2002, January 1). A Basic Overview of Japanese Culture . . Retrieved May 3, 2014, from http://www.mizukan.org/articles/culture.htm
Kino, the main character, goes on a quest to save his son, but throughout the story he develops additional goals and ends up with a negative outcome.
Like any other type of movie or show, there are many different type of genres in anime, including comedy, romance, action, and drama. There are also anime targeted to the male audience (shonen), and for the female audience (shoujo). Anime is not bias, they make anime for every single type of person. Every person has their own preference for what they may like, some people may like to watch action, some may like to watch romance, and etc. However even within anime there are unique types of genres limited to only anime. Some Unique types of genres limited to only anime can include “Mecha”, “Mahou Shoujo”, “Slice of life”, “Shounen Ai”, and also “Shoujo Ai”. These genres are unique, Mecha would involve robots, mahou shoujo would include magical girls (Sailor Moon), slice of life tries to captures the everyday life, Shounen Ai and Shoujo Ai are very unique. Shonen Ai, means Boys love, and Shoujo Ai means girls love, this types of genre are very unique as it is not introduced in many other types of shows, these genres freely express homosexual relationships. However that is not the only unique feature that animes have.
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The first inhabitants of the Philippines arrived from the land bridge from Asia over 150,000 years ago. Throughout the years, migrants from Indonesia, Malaysia, and other parts of Asia made their way to the islands of this country. In the fourteenth century, the Arabs arrived and soon began a long tradition of Islam. Many Muslims are still living in the Philippines today.
The success of anime began with the famous Japanese artist Osamu Tezuka, one of the founding fathers of Japanese anime and manga. In the 1960s, Tezuka became a famous manga artist and was given the credit of creating Japan's modern anime i...
channel, Animax. Though I saw anime (as a matter of fact the plural of anime is anime) like "Doraemon","Shinchan","Avatar-The last airbender","Summer Days with Coo", "AstroBoy","Dragon Ball-Z", "Naruto" way back before yet I did not realize the profound sense of anime as it was dubbed in Hindi (rather I would say "contaminated" instead of "dubbed" by old, ridiculous male voices in Hindi who would crack unnecessary, slap-stick jokes deviating viewers from the plot and land you in a hotch-potch of indianised anime). My sister ( three years younger than me though I refuse to admit she is more mature than me) took strange interest in Japanese anime like " Tears to Tiara" and "Stigma of the Wind" aired in Animax: which I thought strange at that time as my "patriotic inertia" would prevent me from accepting anything but Indian products. I was first repelled by the fact that all the voice casts were in Japanese and to understand the story I had to take trouble of reading the English subtitles and had to correlate the speech with the video shown; for which great deal of attention was required. It was impossible for me to do both those tiring tasks at the same time, so I returned to my old T.V. channels: Cartoon Network, Nickolodeans, Hungama, Pogo, Boomerang and