How Anime and Manga Affect Teenagers

As a young boy, nothing appealed to me more than Saturday cartoons. The feeling of waking up every morning feeling excited to see what this week’s episode might bring to the table. Every individual show had its own way to express itself whether it be the action, animations/art style, or even the morals it tries to projects to the viewer. Every one of these shows gave me ideas on how to expand my imagination and not to be ashamed of embracing such characteristic. Then, this one particular Saturday morning, I got up and switched on the television to be introduced to a new fictional show that I’ve never seen before. From that day forward, because of that one fictional character, I fell in love with the television series called Dragonball.

From the time we are born, we are immediately introduced to influences that will shape and develop our character for the rest of our lives. Our character can be affected in a positive or a negative way by various influences that we encounter on a daily basis. We need to be aware of how much we absorb and let those influences change our behavior. External influences, such as video games, movies, and television shows impact our everyday lives, even when we are not conscious of them.

The great Malcom X said that “The media's the most powerful entity on earth. They have the power to make the innocent guilty and to make the guilty innocent, and that's power. Because they control the minds of the masses”. In today’s society, mass media plays a vital role and is a significant aspect in many people's lives. Mass media consists of the internet, television, news, music, game systems, radio, and the press; mass media is used everywhere and for everything. Specifically, in teenagers lives, mass media plays a significant role. Tennagers are in their grwoing stages and at this time everything that surrounds them influences them greatly. That being said, the media has a great impact on teens in regards to teen dating violence which has affected them physically, emotionally, and sexually. Furthermore, we have found that certain aspects of media are associated with high risks teen dating violence, specifically the time spent using it and the effects of the content in which teens are exposed to.

If you are a parent during this time of information and technology, chances are you have a child who has played, is playing, or will be playing video games. The video game industry is a rapidly growing market that went from being worth $100 million in 1985 to $4 billion in 1990 (Gartner, 2013). Prior to the 1980’s, there were rudimentary computer games, commercially sold coin-operated games, and home consoles. Shortly after the North-American Video Game Crash of 1983 the industry took a big hit until the Nintendo Entertainment System induced a resurgence in popularity that has only continued to grow (Cesarone, 2014). In the years since, the gaming world has expanded and divided into numerous categories. There are casual, serious and educational games in mediums ranging from console games to online RPG’s also known as role playing games to the most recent and flourishing market of mobile games. In 2013, the worldwide value of the industry totaled $93 billion (Metrics 2.0, 2007).

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.

As an avid reader, I discovered manga while in secondary school; I was immediately hooked and actively sought out other forms of Japanese popular media. As I delved further into the culture behind the content, the cuisine, and the history of East Asia I developed a more academic interest and began to investigate means of incorporating my love of Japan into my long-term life plan.

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.

The children learn to express their emotions in a non-conflict way. The cartoons and the video games give the children a tool to master their rage and become capable of making use of such an emotion to fight the challenges of life.

Running head: Influences on teenagers In present-day Canada society, teenagers are heavily influence by Social media, violent video games, and rap music Teenagers are young adults trying to find their place in the world. No one ever said being a teenager was a walk in the park. But why is being a teenager such a stressful time for everyone?

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,

Affects children by how they act and speak towards others. This paper I will talk about the three television shows and explain if the one television show for teenagers includes verbal aggression, social and sexual behavior, and gender stereotyping.

Technology used for communication has created social awkwardness that is believed to make the younger generation ineptitude when it comes to social skills. Today however stereotypical ideals, perceived mostly from adults, are inaccurate with today's youth because it actually enhances social skills through a constant way for one another to keep in "touch."

The American versions of the ever popular “Sailor Moon” and “Dragon Ball Z” are vastly different from the Japanese versions.  The Japanese version is more intense and serious, with harsher violence and grittier storyline.  The kids who watch these shows in America and those kids, who watch it in Japan, are the same age, but for some reason it is too edgy for American youth.  I am going to explore why Americans feel the need to censor, how the Japanese culture differs from American, and what this media does to both cultures, and how to solve the growing debate of Japanese media and censorship.

This study will help determine or decide whether watching anime has neither more positive effects nor negative effects especially to children and students. This study will also give a bird’s eye view of how will anime affect person habits or attitude.

Controversy about video games continue to escalate between parents and gamers, regarding the psychological effect of simulated, realistic, and 3D violence on the minds of young children and growing teenagers. Yet, research shows that video games contribute very little to today’s everyday violence, despite complaints and concerns that games influence a child’s normal behavior. Technology is a way of life in today’s world, computers are used by toddlers, adolescents, and adults alike. No matter what career path a person chooses, the computer plays an essential role in the job. The more our technology progresses and as our industry grows stronger, computers and electronic entertainment will grow to be found everywhere around the world. This includes videogames.