Essays on Anime

The global reception of Japanese cultural exports has reached a new demand in the modern era of production and consumption. In the case of Japanese animation, or better refer to as “anime,” has found its way to the U. S. since 1960’s and has become...

Anime started off rough, unlucrative due to the costly and inefficient way they made it, however the Japanese government helped fund and build the industry from the ground up through propaganda during World War II, and after the war, America also opened up many doors...

The rise of Japanese anime culture and its impact on social life are tremendous. Comics are based on people’s imagination, which does not cost any capital, does not produce waste, and is not affected by the environment. Moreover, it qualified the growing cultural needs of...

Watching anime is something that I truly cherish. While some may view it in disdain, simplifying it as only “Japanese cartoons”, I believe that the medium is a completely unique experience, unable to be replicated by any other live action film or TV show. My...

When people in the United States think of Japanese animation, they usually come up with shows like Dragonball or Naruto as their first example. However, the industry is a whole lot more diverse than some people may believe. People tend to stereotype anime as “for...

The research question investigated was ‘To what extent do Studio Ghibli productions reflect the political ideologies of their filmmakers?’ The aim of the project was to thoroughly research and determine the various political ideologies that were conveyed through the art, the filmmakers’ intentions, and whether...

Princess Mononoke is a 1997 Japanese film written and directed by Hayao Miyazaki that was later released in America in 1999. It was the highest-grossing film of all time in Japan until Titanic was released there later that same year. At the beginning of the...

Hayao Miyazaki is one of the most successful and influential animators and filmmakers in the film industry. His fame stems from his ability to bring his characters to life and provide his audience with an emotional narrative. Miyazaki is also able to explore and bring...

Hayao Miyazaki is a famous anime director, who has directed various award-winning films. I shall be looking into the ways in which his animations share similar traits and values as other artworks that have been created by those from the Romanticism movement. Romanticism was a...

There has been an exponential growth in Japanese animated cartoons, known as anime, since its foundation of manga dating back to the early twentieth century. Anime has dramatically influenced the globe and has changed the way people of all ages view and understand Japanese culture....