What Anime Sounds Like
To Our Parents
The History Of Anime
1.
2.
3.
1940 and the end of WWII through to
the 1980s
1988 and the international popularity
of anime to the 2000s
2000s and the modern form of anime
to 2014
Pre WWII Anime
Influenced by Disney
 No specific style

Momotaro
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Steamboat Willie
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AAAAnY/S4eepGOc4wY/s1600/15453Steamboat_Willie.jpeg
The First Anime
Created by Osamu Tezuka
 Tetsuwan Atom

The Mighty Atom
Photo: http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/84/Tetsuwan_Atom_logo.png
Photo: http://www.astroboy.it/Astroboy1.gif
• Original Concept
• Inspired by Disney
Akira(1988)
Success in the west
 International audience

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-for-president/akira_logo.png
The Success Of Akira
Japan
Cautionary tale
about anger and
violence
 Allegory for
WWII

US

Lots and lots of
gore

Appealed to an
adult audience

More gore
Modern Anime
2,500,000
2,000,000
1,500,000
1,000,000
Copies Sold
500,000
0
One
Piece
Naruto
Silver Kuroko
Spoon
no
Basuke
Data: Sayain Island
According to the Anime News Network 13 out of the top 15 most popular
anime are considered action anime
Modern Anime
Action oriented
 Shounen
 Less story
 Follow similar trends
to the US

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c4wnJDjWcpc/s1600/Picture+1.png
Conclusion
Changes in anime since WWII
 Then the start of anime on an
international level
 Finally the modern form of anime in 2014

What Was The Point Of All This?
Better understanding of anime
 Be open to media from other cultures

Works Cited
“Anime Top 50 Most Popular.” Anime News Network. 25 March
2014.http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/ratingsanime.php?top50=popular
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Saiyan Island. 12 March 2014. Web. 25 March 2014.
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2010. Web. 25 March 2014.
http://www.escapistmagazine.com/articles/view/issues/issue_257/7659-How-WaltDisney-Created-Manga
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http://seemsobvioustome.wordpress.com/2014/01/07/a-brief-history-of-postwarjapanese-cinema/