Osamu Tezuka

This manga study will analyze animality through the human-centric world that is presented in Ode to Kirihito by Osamu Tezuka. Tezuka’s graphic novel defines the story of a doctor named Kirihito Osanai that is on a quest to cure a disease that turns human beings into dog-people. Initially, the dog-people provide insight into an animal world perspective of human beings, which forces the victims of the disease to have compassion and understanding for canines. However, the quest to return to human form

Fast forward to 1960’s and we have a figure who revolutionized manga and made it what modern manga is today. This figure was named Osamu Tezuka. Before him, “manga” was drawn like a play, with characters entering the left stage and the right stage. Tezuka, revolutionized this by taking his experiences from watching German and French movies, and adding a cinematic element to his manga, making it more movie-like and dynamic. He put in more panels and more pages to create dynamic movements and expressions

Anime was created by Japan, in the year 1917, which introduced a new, entertaining and exciting commodity for the Japanese community to experience and witness. Japan had finally experienced its very own cartoons, which would indulge the Japanese culture that every Japanese citizen is proud of and admires. However, the early years of Anime wasn't its most successful, in fact it was by far its worst. Anime could not keep up with the Western cartoons, to the extent that even the Japanese would prefer

Hayao Miyazaki was born on January the 5th, 1941, town of Akebono-Cho in Bunkyo, Tokyo. he was the second of his four brothers. during the war when Hayao Miyazaki was three years old his family was moved to Utsunomiya. His mother was sick with spinal tuberculosis from 1947 to 1955, she spent the first couple of years in the hospital the later on being nursed at home. she died in 1983 at the age 71. Hayao Miyazaki began school in 1947, at a primary school in Utsunomiya. finishing with third grade

who wanted to become a comic artist (master). Like many others, Miyazaki would look to star artists, such as Osamu Tezuka, Tetsuji Fukushima, and Zohei Shiratsuchi, for inspiration. Of the three, Tezuka, who was named “the manga god” by fans, had the ingrained effect on Miyazaki. Miyazaki has written in a Tezuka memorial collection: It’s true to say that I was very heavily influenced by Tezuka. When I was in both elementary and junior high school, I liked his manga best of all the ones I read… when

"Anime in America" 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. Anime is gaining popularity in the United States as it is shown

Chapter 2 Influence of Comics Today people live in an increasingly visual world, where we are engaged not only by texts but also by images. We are influenced by internet, magazines, advertisement, games, picture books, film, anime, comic books and so many more. Those media are using images to communicate, entertain and gain profit. It has shown an increasing usage proportion of visual or graphic representation and less text. We are now living in images dominated world. Berger (1972: 10) explained

they come off as being cliched, and redundant. From a monetary perspective, it makes sense to draw influence from other works, for example: Disney’s Lion King took inspiration from Shakespeare’s Hamlet and Kimba, the White Lion (an anime from Osamu Tezuka, the creator of Astro

literally translates to “informal drawings” or “impromptu sketches”, and are the Japanese equivalent to comic books. “New Treasure Island featured many western influences such as the use of big eyes, which is noticeable in Walt Disney’s work. Ultimately, Tezuka laid the foundations for modern manga. Because of manga’s large popularity, it went onto the filmic medium known as animae. Like manga and its early development, animae has had help in its creative development. The large sum of aid in the growth of

Thoughts of Japanese culture typically includes reference of the traditional words such as Kabuki, sumo, samurai, or ninja according to Amelia Newcomb, author of “Japan cracking U.S. pop culture hegemony”. This is not true anymore, in fact, without realizing it, Japanese culture has seeped in under the door an invaded the American culture. Roland Kelts, author of the book Japanamerica, wrote about such ideals: The terms anime, manga, and otaku have become common parlance in the American media