Essays on Anime

After “Akira” has been released, it attracted not only the cartoon community but also the attention of many different genres. Especially, the “Akira” as a “manga” in the West was shocking as animation was released worldwide as well as animation. “Akira, ” wihch generated these...

New art form ‘Anime’. There are a lot of myths and delusions around this genre, but where is the truth, and where is the lie? And can we call ‘Anime’ a new art? For this, the history of the emergence of the Anime genre has...

Anime has been a part of American pop culture, since the 90s Anime has had an effect on American society. Some popular Anime that are well known in American pop culture are Dragon Ball and Pokemon alongside many more. Anime has influenced many aspects of...

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...

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....