1. Anime and Manga

2. History of Manga Manga, translated from the Japanese to mean “ comics ”, or “ cartoon ”, began in the late eighteenth century. During and after the U.S. occupation of Japan, American comics greatly influenced the development of the popular art form. Today, children around the world enjoy Manga and everything it has to offer.

3. Today, Manga is enjoyed by people of all ages. Younger children might enjoy something humorous such as Ouran High School Host Club (a.k.a Ouran Koukou Host Club). Teenagers and college students enjoy the action packed series such as Naruto, Wolf ’ s Rain, or Death Note. There are series directed towards adults as well, but Manga is generally aimed towards the teenage generation.

4. Top Ten Popular Mangas Today  Fullmetal Alchemist  Death Note  Saiyuki Reload  Fruits Basket  Prince of Tennis  Naruto  Haruka Naru Toki No Naka De  One Piece  Gintama  Bleach

5. TOP TEN POPULAR ANIMES TODAY o Samurai X: Trust and Betrayal o Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion R2 o Clannad After Story o Spirited Away o Cowboy Bebop o Death Note o The Girl Who Leapt Through Time o Mushi-Shi o Princess Mononoke o Nodame Cantabile

6. History of Anime In the early 1900 ’ s, Japan wanted to create live-action films, but lacked the funds to do so. To improvise, they created what is now called anime. Most animes are based off of mangas, or exact recreations of the mangas. This is the same with the animes and mangas listed in previous slides. Naruto, for example, was a popular manga before it ever became an anime.

7. Divine Sea Monsters by Momotaro 1944--the first full length anime movie!

8. Osamu Tezuka: “The Father of Manga and Anime” (1928-1989)  Post WW II era  1947: New Treasure Island (Shintakarajima)  1951: Astro Boy (Tetsuwan Atomu)  Signature “large teardrop eye”style

9. The Origins & History of Anime  In 1963, Tetsuwan Atomu (the Japanese name for Astroboy, means “Mighty Atom”) came out as a television series. This was the first anime. Astroboy was a robot that wished to be a real boy.  Next hit anime was Speed Racer In 1967.  Hi No Tori (Bird of Fire) was Tezuka’s greatest work, in America known as Phoenix 2772. 1960-1970

10. 1980s Hayao Miyazaki & Ghibli Studio

11. Dystopian futures Cyborgs The relation between humans and technology The animated body: “The body takes on animal attributes; it merges with plant life and melds with metal. Ex:Tetsuo,Texhnolyze, “Ghost in the Shell” Re-occurring Themes of Anime

12. The vision of worldwide destruction, expressed as material, spiritual or pathological catastrophe. Ex: Akira  Akira Trailer Akira TrailerAkira Trailer  Godzilla Trailer Godzilla Trailer Godzilla Trailer  Godzilla Documentary Godzilla Documentary Godzilla Documentary  Hello Kitty Theme Song Hello Kitty Theme Song Hello Kitty Theme Song  Hello Kitty Clip Hello Kitty Clip Hello Kitty Clip Apocalyptic Theme

13. Evidence of Spirituality  Sailor Mars (Raye) in Sailor Moon  Li-kun in Card Captor Sakura

14. Manga & Anime Popular Manga/Anime Dragon Ball  First appeared in Shonen Jump (1984)  Manga/Anime/ Games  12 th most popular  Monkey-tailed boy who fights many battles

15. Manga & Anime Popular Manga/Anime Pokemon  Started off as computer game (1995)  43 rd most popular  2 nd best selling video game franchise ever  Based on insect collecting  Anime follows Pokemon Master Ash Master Ash

16. Manga & Anime Popular Manga/Anime Full Metal Alchemist  Since February 2002  Manga/Anime/Game  Most popular Anime in Japan  2 brothers in fictional world hoping to become alchemists

17. Character Design

18. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/An ime

19. In Contrast, Studio Ghibli  Hayao Miyazaki insists on using traditional hand drawn techniques  Exceptions: Princess Mononoke  Some digital animation for the movement of the creatures etc.  For the first time some of the drawings painted digitally to keep with release deadlines

20. Miyazaki  “It’s very important for me to retain the right ratio between working by hand and computer. I have learned that balance now, how to use both and still be able to call my films 2D.”