Category:Anime
The term anime is derived from French "dessin animé" for cartoon drawing, and "l'animation"; it was then adapted to Japanese, short for "animeshon", the Japanese pronunciation of the word "animation". This is because, before the Americans, the French were more familiar with Japanese cartoons and manga and for a time were Japan's primary consumer. Of course, once this art-form carried over the Atlantic, the rest was history.
It may come as a surprise that the classic anime "style" is in fact lifted from American animation. Anime's trademark visual style is shared with Manga (Japanese comic books and graphic novels); in both cases, it is inherited from the post-World War II work of Osamu Tezuka, who is arguably the father of modern Japanese commercial art. Tezuka was strongly influenced by the work of Walt Disney, and adapted the Disney style to Japanese sensibilities. (Other sources say the greatest influence was actually Betty Boop, who was one of Tezuka's favorite characters.) Subsequent creators of graphic works copied his style, resulting in the familiar "large eyes" look that characterized anime and manga for so many decades since the 1950s. (On this topic, fellow artist/author Shirow Masamune has said, "I've heard that some people complain about the large eyes and small noses and mouths in Japanese manga. But I don't see a whole lot of difference when I look at Disney characters.")
Tezuka's work essentially created both manga and anime as they are known today. His seminal creation -- and the one most Americans are likely to be familiar with -- was Tetsuwan Atom (Mighty Atom). It's perhaps better known in the English-speaking world as Astro Boy.
Note that the creator of Astro Boy remarked that the Japanese wanted to be blonde and blue-eyed. This is the best evidence of the reverse of what is happening today: the Japanese liked the drawings of Walt Disney (of humans) because of the American looking people, and the Japanese fascination with American culture of the time.
See also
- Anime Genres
- Anime Reality
- Anime Settings
- Japanese Animation Tropes
- Essential Anime
- Japan
- Japanese Language
- Names to Know in Anime
- Japanese Media Tropes
By Genre
- Fantasy Anime and Manga
- Gaming and Sports Anime And Manga
- Horror Anime and Manga
- Military and Warfare Anime And Manga
- Mystery and Detective Anime And Manga
- Science Fiction Anime and Manga
By Original Broadcaster
It's important to note that the western definition of "anime" differs from the Japanese definition. As suggested in the paragraph above, "anime" is really not a style but a term. In Japan, it refers to all animation, whether it's eastern or western, cel or CG. Thus, you may see Disney movies filed under "Anime" on a Japanese website, such as Amazon.co.jp. It's only outside of Japan that "anime" strictly means "Japanese animation," while non-Japanese animation is called by the much more generic term "cartoons" or "animated features" or "Western animation". It's a recursive loanword, which naturally experienced this definition shift due to its redundancy with the original word.
For some people, anime can be very addictive. Try not to fall in too quickly if you have a weak constitution. Some anime depend on Japanese culture for context, so try to learn actual facts about Japan to balance things out, and maybe even set goals to learn the Japanese language (But try not to become a know-it-all, either). This will make the anime experience better in the long run. Be careful though; falling too deep could turn you into an Otaku.
Subcategories
This category has the following 25 subcategories, out of 25 total.
A
- Anime broadcast by NHK (40 P)
- Anime First (2 P)
- Anime Reality (14 P)
- Anime Settings (18 P)
- Anime Theme Song (1 P)
E
- Eleven-Episode Anime (18 P)
F
- Fantasy Anime and Manga (317 P)
- Food-related anime (7 P)
- Fourteen-Episode Anime (4 P)
H
- Ho Yay/Anime (141 P, 2 F)
- Horror Anime and Manga (105 P)
J
- Japanese Series (179 P)
M
- Mystery and Detective Anime and Manga (56 P, 1 F)
S
- Science Fiction Anime and Manga (205 P)
- Stock Japanese Characters (57 P)
T
- Thirteen-Episode Anime (93 P)
- Twelve-Episode Anime (127 P)
Pages in category "Anime"
The following 200 pages are in this category, out of 1,900 total.
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- Digimon Xros Wars: The Young Hunters Leaping Through Time
- Dino Breaker
- Dinosaur King
- DinoZaurs
- Dirty Pair
- Discipline: The Hentai Academy
- Divergence Eve
- DNA²
- Doctor Slump
- Dog Days (anime)
- Doki Doki School Hours
- Dokkoida?!
- Dominion Tank Police
- Doraemon
- Dororo
- Dororon Enma-kun
- Dotto! Koni-chan
- Double J
- Doujin Work
- Draco in Leather Pants/Anime
- Dragon Ball
- Dragon Ball GT
- Dragon Ball Kai
- Dragon Crisis!
- Dragon Drive
- Dragon Half
- Dragon Pink
- Dragon Quest Retsuden: Roto no Monshō
- Dragon Quest: Legend of the Hero Abel
- Dragon Quest: The Adventure of Dai
- Dragon Rider (Anime)
- Dragon Warrior (anime)
- Dragonaut: The Resonance
- Dream Hunter Rem
- Dreaming Machine
- Drifters
- Dual! Parallel Trouble Adventure
- Duel Masters (anime)
- Durarara!!
- Dusk Maiden of Amnesia
E
- E's Otherwise
- Ear Worm/Anime
- Ear Worm/Anime/Pokémon (anime)
- Earth Maiden Arjuna
- Eat Man
- Ebiten: Kōritsu Ebisugawa Kōkō Tenmonbu
- Echo (anime)
- Eden of the East
- Eden's Bowy
- Ef: A Fairy Tale of the Two.
- Él
- El Cazador de la Bruja
- El-Hazard: The Magnificent World
- Element Hunters
- Elemental Gelade
- Elf Princess Rane
- Elfen Lied
- The Elven Bride
- Ergo Proxy
- Eromanga Sensei
- Esper Mami
- Essential Anime
- Eternal Sabbath
- Euphoria (anime)
- Eureka Seven
- Eureka Seven AO
- ÉX-Driver
- Excel Saga (anime)
- Eyeshield 21
F
- Fafner in the Azure
- Fairy Tail
- FAKE
- The Familiar of Zero
- Fang of the Sun Dougram
- Fantastic Children
- Fatal Fury
- Fate stay night
- Fate/kaleid liner Prisma Illya
- Fate/Zero
- Felix the Cat
- Fight Ippatsu! Juuden-chan!!
- Figure 17
- Final Approach
- Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children
- Final Fantasy: Legend of the Crystals
- Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within
- Final Fantasy: Unlimited
- Fire in His Fingertips
- Fireball
- First Squad
- Fist of the Blue Sky
- Fist of the North Star
- Five-Bad Band/Anime
- Five-Man Band/Anime
- Five-Man Band/Anime A-F
- Five-Man Band/Anime G-M
- Five-Man Band/Anime N-S
- Five-Man Band/Anime/0-D
- Five-Man Band/Anime/E-H
- Five-Man Band/Anime/I-M
- Five-Man Band/Anime/N-R
- Five-Man Band/Anime/S-V
- Five-Man Band/Anime/W-Z
- Flag
- Flame of Recca
- FLCL
- Flint the Time Detective
- Floral Magician Mary Bell
- The Flowers of Evil
- Flying House
- Food Wars!: Shokugeki no Soma
- Fortune Arterial
- Fractale
- Freedom Project
- Freezing
- Fresh Pretty Cure
- From Up on Poppy Hill
- Fruits Basket
- Full Metal Panic!
- Full Moon o Sagashite
- Fullmetal Alchemist (anime)
- Fullmetal Alchemist (manga)
- Fushigi Yūgi
- Fushigiboshi no Futagohime
- Futakoi
- Futakoi Alternative
- Futari Ecchi
- Futari wa Pretty Cure
- Futari wa Pretty Cure Splash Star
- Future Boy Conan
- Future Diary
- Future GPX Cyber Formula
- Future Police Urashiman
- Future War 198X
- Fuuka (manga)
- F³: Frantic, Frustrated, and Female
G
- G-On Riders
- GA Geijutsuka Art Design Class
- Ga-Rei Zero
- Gad Guard
- Gaiking
- Gakuen Alice
- Gakuen Heaven
- Galactic Whirlwind Sasuraiger
- Galaxy Angel (anime)
- Galaxy Angel Rune
- Galaxy Express 999
- Galaxy Fraulein Yuna
- The Galaxy Railways
- Gall Force
- Gallery Fake
- Gangsta
- Gankutsuou
- Gantz
- The Garden of Sinners
- The Garden of Words
- Gargantia on the Verdurous Planet
- Gasaraki
- Gate
- Gate 7
- Gate Keepers
- Gate Keepers 21
- GEAR Fighter Dendoh
- GeGeGe no Kitaro
- Gekidol
- Gekiganger 3
- Generator Gawl
- Geneshaft
- Genesis Climber Mospeada
- Genesis of Aquarion
- Genius Party
- Genji Monogatari Sennenki
- Genmu Senki Leda
- Genocyber
- Genshiken
- Geobreeders
- GetBackers
- Getsumento Heiki Mina
- Getter Robo
- Ghastly Prince Enma Burning Up
- Ghost Hound
- Ghost Hunt
- Ghost in the Shell (1995 film)
- Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex
- Ghost Stories
- Ghost Sweeper Mikami
- Ghost Talker's Daydream
- Giant Killing (TV series)
- Giant Robo
- Gigantic Formula
- Gigantor
- Gilgamesh (manga)
- Ginban Kaleidoscope
- Ginga Densetsu Weed
- Ginga e Kickoff!!
- Ginga Sengoku Gunyuuden Rai
- Ginga: Nagareboshi Gin
- Gingitsune
- Gintama
- The Girl in the Library: Until The Pure You Falls From Grace
Media in category "Anime"
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