Osamu Dazai

Patria Anime Squad Mission Statement: The Patria Anime Squad’s mission is to provide the opportunity for those who enjoy watching anime and reading manga a social group in which one can meet new people and share their stories. We seek to teach our new members about the culture of Japan, the process of creating animation, the origins of Anime as a genre, and build self esteem for those who are too shy to speak about their passions in a safe and comfortable environment. Vision of the Club: The

Astro Boy, Doraemon, Pokémon, Slam Dunk, Dragon Ball, Shinchan, many of us may heard about one or few of these names despite where we come from, they are some of the famous Japanese animations, which have worldwide influences and have become more than a regional pop culture, but a transnational culture phenomenon. Like many transnational pop cultures, the reasons of why they can be popular in other countries while others cannot are complicated, it may relate with the social environment, cultural

In Ode to Kirihito (1970-71), Osamu Tezuka makes it clear that he is not engaging in children 's literature. The manga opens tensely in a hospital with a huge staff of doctors mulling over a perplexing medical case and a barrage of obtuse medical terminology. Visually, aside from the dour doctors, there is a heavily rendered panel of tightly-packed tombstones in the overgrown cemetery of the afflicted village of Doggodale. This was an early salvo from Tezuka, that after two decades of massive commercial

Anime films are cartoons, usually from Japan, with adult subject matter. Despite the prevailing American view that cartoons are for children, Japanese view anime as a legitimate art form that is appropriate for adult viewing. Anime subjects vary widely from soap opera drama, to medieval adventures, comedy and to science fiction. The fist anime ever televised was Tetsuwan Atomu it came out In 1963 as a television series. The english name for Tetsuwan Atomu was Astroboy . The next hit anime was Speed

Tezuka is the oldest of three children in, Osaka. His nickname is 'gashagash-atama'.later on in his life, he gave his mother's inspiring confidence and creativity credit. She often took him to the Takarazuka Theater, the theater is often a full music. Their He said he had a deep "nostalgic spirit" on the grave. When Tezuka was young, his father showed him the Disney movie; he became obsessed with the film and began to copy them. He also became a Disney movie fan, many times to watch movies, the most

In Japan, the industry of animation is one of the major electronic industries that represent modern Japanese pop-culture. “Iyashikei Anime”, in Japanese, 癒し系アニメ, is one of the terms that is created from a Japanese Anime culture same as the word like Otaku, in Japanese, オタク, and Moe, in Japanese, 萌え(日本アニメから見る癒し系文化――『夏目友人帳』を中心に, http://www.lag-8.com). In this essay, I will go to discuss about Iyashikei culture’s embodiment in anime by using one of the famous Iyashikei anime and manga, “Natsume’s Book

Manga and Anime... An industry worth billions of dillars, Manga (Japanese Comics) and Anime (Japanese Animation) is an essential part of contemprorary life and popular culture in Japan. And is today an influence on films and film-makers across the globe. Manga is an amalgamation of the ukiyo-e genre of woodblock prints and paintings, that held sway in Japan from the 17th to the 19th century, as well as the Western style of comics and animation, especially that of (Walt) Disney, which was due to

During this time, there was an explosion of artistic creativity and the US troops introduced to Japan American cartoons and comics like Mickey Mouse, Bambi and Betty Boop. These inspired the Japanese artists to come up with their own style of comics. Osamu Tezuka, a Japanese cartoonist invented the large distinctive eyes that are prominent in both anime and manga. For this reason, Tezuka is also referred to as the Godfather of anime and the God of manga. Tezuka’s popular works called Mighty Atom which

Pairing: Ryoma Echizen and Sakuno Ryuzaki Pairing Name: RyoSaku, Ponta Pair Status: Unknown Manga/Anime Series: The Prince of Tennis (TeniPuri) Ryoma Echizen Ryoma Echizen (越前 リョーマ, Echizen Ryōma) is a fictional character and the protagonist of the manga and anime series The Prince of Tennis created by Takeshi Konomi. In the series, Ryoma is portrayed as a twelve-year-old tennis prodigy who won four consecutive Junior Tennis Tournaments in America. His father is Nanjiro Echizen, a former tennis

After have dinner with a group of illustrator friends, posters on street inadvertently grabs my attention. Walking on a familiar path to home, I see posters are secretly glued on coner of wall, showed on large screen at side of street, passing around like booklet... if every poster stands for an event, then it is surprising to notice such many events are silently on going around me. My major is animation, so my first though on illustration is that: posters are still frame picture with better detail