The Japanese version of animation is called Anime, its styles and themes can be seen across all forms of Japanese media such as film, television and print. Although used to describe the Japanese style of animations, in Japan, 'Anime' is used to describe all kinds of animated materials, even western ones.
By convention, Anime is usually hand drawn, occasionally adding in CGI elements where necessary or appropriate. Unlike the west, where studios such as Disney and DreamWorks have a large focus on computer animation, Anime has stuck with its roots and will mostly likely continue this tradition for many years to come.
One of the major factors that separate Japanese Animation from other animations is the prevalence and abundance of Anime itself. In Japan, there is Anime that caters for people across the social, economic and cultural boundaries. They range from wholesome family films such as titles from Studio Ghibli through to extreme acts of sexual and violent behaviour for those 18 or over. It's this wide range of titles that has garnered Anime such an enormous fan base both in Japan and around the world.
A lot of Japanese Anime are animated versions of popular Japanese Manga's. Again, something that separates them from the rest of the world's animated media. Manga can be seen as the Japanese version of what the western world would call comics. Amazingly, Manga is more popular in Japanese society than Anime and makes up a tremendous amount of the book industry over there. In fact, Manga made over $4.4 Billion US Dollars in sales in 2007 alone, something that western comic book industry can only dream of.
Like Anime, Manga is more prevalent and common within Japan. In fact it's regular to see a bunch of people crowding around local convenience stores browsing the wide selection of Manga available. The wide selection then also caters for the wide range of tastes such as Pokemon and Doraemon to the more adult orientated content.
By convention, Anime is usually hand drawn, occasionally adding in CGI elements where necessary or appropriate. Unlike the west, where studios such as Disney and DreamWorks have a large focus on computer animation, Anime has stuck with its roots and will mostly likely continue this tradition for many years to come.
One of the major factors that separate Japanese Animation from other animations is the prevalence and abundance of Anime itself. In Japan, there is Anime that caters for people across the social, economic and cultural boundaries. They range from wholesome family films such as titles from Studio Ghibli through to extreme acts of sexual and violent behaviour for those 18 or over. It's this wide range of titles that has garnered Anime such an enormous fan base both in Japan and around the world.
A lot of Japanese Anime are animated versions of popular Japanese Manga's. Again, something that separates them from the rest of the world's animated media. Manga can be seen as the Japanese version of what the western world would call comics. Amazingly, Manga is more popular in Japanese society than Anime and makes up a tremendous amount of the book industry over there. In fact, Manga made over $4.4 Billion US Dollars in sales in 2007 alone, something that western comic book industry can only dream of.
Like Anime, Manga is more prevalent and common within Japan. In fact it's regular to see a bunch of people crowding around local convenience stores browsing the wide selection of Manga available. The wide selection then also caters for the wide range of tastes such as Pokemon and Doraemon to the more adult orientated content.
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