You may have noticed more and more people walking around on the street, in the cinemas, in the malls, all dressed up in strange garb and artfully-styled hair. These people are indulging in the pastime of cosplay. A melding of the words "costume, " and "play, " cosplay is the dressing up like fictional characters. Originating in Japan, it is sweeping the planet. Enthusiasts often select characters from new anime trailers. Anime is another Japanese theme that is enjoying global popularity, with more than 400 active studios.
Anime is a form of cartoon animation based on hand-drawn or computerized images. It is an abbreviation of the Japanese word for animation and is pronounced, "any-may, " with emphasis on the second syllable. The genre is characterized by intense graphics, deep characters and highly imaginative plot lines.
Osamu Tezuka (1928-1989), the godfather of the genre, is regarded as Japan's answer to Walt Disney. Tezuka was, in fact, largely inspired by Walt Disney, although it may be difficult to see a an obvious correlation between "Sleeping Beauty" and "Astro Boy." Tezuka's profound influence in Japan is illustrated by the fact that, eight years after he died in 1989 of stomach cancer, stamps were issued in his honor.
Tezuka's stories were frequently based on literature and films of the west. He was also a prolific contributor to the world of manga, a category of Japanese comic books/graphic novels. No matter how old you are in Japan, you read manga. The art encompasses numerous sub-categories, from comedy and romance to the darker worlds of horror and sexuality.
Tezuka also produced a baker's dozen of experimental films, one of which is entitled, "Legend of the Forest." It tells the story of what happens to the animal community when a woodsman hacks down a large tree with an axe. Images of squirrels scurrying and other wildlife scurrying to safety abound. While much of his work was aimed at children, he did contribute to the adult market, too. One of his contributions was, "Cleopatra, Queen of Sex." In this genre, there is more flexibility in terms of how much graphic violence and sex is allowable.
Since the 1950s, manga has represented a major part of the publishing industry in Japan. Many mangas are translated into English for international consumption. The manga market in the United States and Canada was valued at $175 million in 2008. Non-Japanese publishers have jumped on the bandwagon, but purists tend to regard these as anime-influenced animation.
The anime style of animation is unlike what western consumers of cartoons are accustomed to. Instead of showing the characters in fluid motion, as if in a film, the individual cells that make up the animation are drawn more intensely and shown for a longer interval. Among the most popular titles from 2014 were, "Nobunaga the Fool, " "Witch Craft Works, " and "Space Dandy."
All three art forms, cosplay, Anime and Manga have a basis in Japanese. All three are sweeping the rest of the globe. Not bad, considering the west gave them "Friends, " McDonalds and Justin Bieber!
Anime is a form of cartoon animation based on hand-drawn or computerized images. It is an abbreviation of the Japanese word for animation and is pronounced, "any-may, " with emphasis on the second syllable. The genre is characterized by intense graphics, deep characters and highly imaginative plot lines.
Osamu Tezuka (1928-1989), the godfather of the genre, is regarded as Japan's answer to Walt Disney. Tezuka was, in fact, largely inspired by Walt Disney, although it may be difficult to see a an obvious correlation between "Sleeping Beauty" and "Astro Boy." Tezuka's profound influence in Japan is illustrated by the fact that, eight years after he died in 1989 of stomach cancer, stamps were issued in his honor.
Tezuka's stories were frequently based on literature and films of the west. He was also a prolific contributor to the world of manga, a category of Japanese comic books/graphic novels. No matter how old you are in Japan, you read manga. The art encompasses numerous sub-categories, from comedy and romance to the darker worlds of horror and sexuality.
Tezuka also produced a baker's dozen of experimental films, one of which is entitled, "Legend of the Forest." It tells the story of what happens to the animal community when a woodsman hacks down a large tree with an axe. Images of squirrels scurrying and other wildlife scurrying to safety abound. While much of his work was aimed at children, he did contribute to the adult market, too. One of his contributions was, "Cleopatra, Queen of Sex." In this genre, there is more flexibility in terms of how much graphic violence and sex is allowable.
Since the 1950s, manga has represented a major part of the publishing industry in Japan. Many mangas are translated into English for international consumption. The manga market in the United States and Canada was valued at $175 million in 2008. Non-Japanese publishers have jumped on the bandwagon, but purists tend to regard these as anime-influenced animation.
The anime style of animation is unlike what western consumers of cartoons are accustomed to. Instead of showing the characters in fluid motion, as if in a film, the individual cells that make up the animation are drawn more intensely and shown for a longer interval. Among the most popular titles from 2014 were, "Nobunaga the Fool, " "Witch Craft Works, " and "Space Dandy."
All three art forms, cosplay, Anime and Manga have a basis in Japanese. All three are sweeping the rest of the globe. Not bad, considering the west gave them "Friends, " McDonalds and Justin Bieber!
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