Effects on Watching Anime on Individual Habits and Attitudes

Psychologists and researchers have conducted many studies to prove that the violence within children’s cartoons correlates with the level of aggressiveness within children.

For the first part, we will discuss the life lessons and important core values that children can learn from watching Pokemon or playing Pokemon games. On the other hand, we will also evaluate whether Pokemon can arouse desires in children to acquire material possession of Pokemon products, leading to materialistic attitude in them. Next, we will discover the conflict that may arise between parents and children due to parents decrying the Pokemon obsession of their kids. Thirdly, the promotion of interaction with Pokemon fans of different backgrounds and age groups, bonded by their common fan identity. Finally, we will make an overall evaluation based on the abovementioned impacts, and therefore conclude our paper, reiterating on why it is essential to conduct this

Diversity, Stereotypes, and Representation Diversity is not common in the field of animation. This leaves many character designs being made up with the same formula which consists of skinny conventionally attractive characters with light skin and light eyes. Something many companies fail to understand is that when creativity is concerned, not only is it good to be diverse but it is essential for the representation of minority groups. Having a cast with a diverse and culturally rich set of characters in a project also benefits the look and feel of a story.

As we enter the 21st Century, video games are becoming more popular each and every day and children enjoy playing them as a way to spend their free-time. These games allow the player to live in the game by playing a role, in some cases with people from around the world. But the problem with the video games in the market is that they are becoming too violent in some people’s mind and are also affecting them in diverse ways. Also, many of these video games are being advertised and directed to American’s children, which is the main controversy. There have been many studies of how video games can convey possible negative effects. The parents of these young children need to be aware of the effects of these games before letting them spend too much time playing them. Although children and adolescents enjoy playing video games, these games are not healthy to play because they convey various negative effects such as increase on violence, obesity, and anti-social behavior.

manga bring about good or bad influences to teenagers. From this research I aim to

Animation has a variety of differences between Japanese culture and the culture of the United States. While animation is usually made for the sole purpose of entertainment for children in the United States, Japanese animation, also known as anime as it is referred to both in Japan and in the West, is a form of media that is enjoyed by people of all ages. Unlike the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles and SpongeBob Square pants, both very popular American animations shows in their times, anime focuses more on drama and other non childlike qualities. The differing cultures of the United States and Japan can be considered the main factor to the huge differences in their own respected animation styles.

Anime, or Japanese animation, is a style of animation most recognizable by characters with large eyes and beautifully detailed backgrounds. Once people watch anime, they will find besides spectacular animation, anime has complex characters and deep stories, many of which teach morals and values. Anime is very popular in Japan; it has also gained a following in America and is beginning to hit the mainstream.

The Japanese are a very creative culture which have produced several fantastic science fiction movies such as Gojira, which was an allegory for the use of atomic bombs in war to the animated cartoons, known as anime in America, like Space Battleship Yamato which portrayed the story of all the nations of the planet Earth joining forces to defeat an alien invasion. Yamato and other anime like Mach-A-Go-Go had female characters in the shows that were both allies and sometimes love interest to the main characters, but still were depicted as strong female role models and were drawn with normal features and body types. However, as time has passed, women in anime have been more and more sexualized and this has had an effect on how young people look at Japanese culture and women in particular. In this paper, the effects of this practice will be observed.

Anime? It’s nothing but brightly colored animated characters and childish adventures. How could it ever influence my life for the better? However, if you were to look closer these so called brightly colored animated characters are easier to connect with than the people that I am surrounded by in day to day life. Behind the bright,

First off, certain Events are a big part of the major changes brought into America from Japan. Many would never know that most of the major events are around on account of Japanese animation (Also known as anime or, “Japanimation”). A few examples are Comic-Con, Anime Con, and Cosplay Proms. “Conventions are huge in the Otaku community (A community of people

This interpersonal sharing lead to anime clubs appearing all over America, particularly on college campuses, (Animation, 1991). These clubs laid out the foundation for anime to once again take root in American culture, and with shows like Pokémon and Cowboy Bebop anime solidified its position as a permanent piece of American culture, (Ladd & Deneroff, 2009). In time, television networks picked back up in showing anime, albeit not during their normal children’s showtime, with segments such as Toonami on Cartoon Network, (Borrelli, 2002). Americans even started to produce adult oriented cartoons, such as South Park and Family Guy, thus taking after anime’s trends, (Ladd & Deneroff, 2009).

Anime is the Japanese take on the word "animation". It represents the Japanese style of animating cartoons. However, not all anime is for children. Majority imported to America is aimed at an adult audience- containing deep storylines, graphic violence, gore, as well as nudity and adult situations. This cinematic genre is a fast growing trend in the west and can now possibly be considered the most popular phenomenon among

In a study by Iman Sharif and James D. Sargent, 4508 students participated to find out whether or not certain television content affected the grades of young children. In many analyses they found that,

Anime and manga is not 'kid stuff,' and it's nothing like American cartoons. Most of it is produced for a teenage or adult audience. Anime series change over time; the plot is often intricate, and characters change, grow, and often die. The unpredictibility and emotional depth of anime as opposed to American cartoons is part of the appeal. Many anime series such as 'Evangelion' or 'Battle Angel Alita' are quite introspective as well as action-packed, and study questions of love, trust, and other deep feelings.

When one thinks about the cartoons of the past, like TigerSharks, ThunderCats, and G.I. Joe, one will remember the rich story lines, the wild character profiles, and the inspiring battle cries of "Yo Joe" and "Thunder, Thunder, ThunderCats, Ho!!" With technology changing every day, a new form of animation has arisen. This new form is called "Japanimation" or "Anime." It is slowly becoming a part of this culture just as much as hamburgers and pizza. It still has a long way to go, but it is slowly creeping into the American genre of animation.