1. Anime!

2. Outline What is Anime? Common Misconceptions History of Anime
Character Design
Genres
Basis on Manga
Influences in Western Animation

3. What is Anime? Put simply, anime is animation from Japan.
Anime is a medium, not a genre. Saying “I like anime” is akin to saying “I like movies.” It includes the same genres as every other medium: drama, romance, comedy, sports, action, horror, sci-fi, fantasy, erotica and so on.
So basically, Anime could be seen as Japan’s “Hollywood.”

4. Common Misconceptions
Anime is for kids
Anime = violent / pornographic / big eyes / big breasts / big robots

5. (Brief) History of Anime

6. Early 1900s
At the start of the 20th century, Japanese filmmakers experimented with the animation techniques that were being explored in other countries, especially in the U.S. (Disney).
By the 1930s, animation became an alternative format of storytelling compared to the underdeveloped live-action industry in Japan. Two reasons:
Unlike America, the live-action industry in Japan remained a small market and suffered from budgeting, location, and casting restrictions.
The lack of Western-looking actors, in addition, made it next to impossible to shoot films set in Europe, America, or fantasy worlds that do not naturally involve Japan. The varied use of animation allowed artists to create any characters and settings.

7. Early 1900’s
1907

8. World Masterpiece Theatre

9. 1980s
Another genre known as mecha came into being at this time. Some early works include Mazinger Z ( ), Science Ninja Team Gatchaman ( ), Space Battleship Yamato ( ) and Mobile Suit Gundam ( ). These titles showed a progression in the science fiction genre in anime, as shows shifted from more superhero-oriented, fantastical plots to somewhat more realistic space operas with increasingly complex plots and fuzzier definitions of right and wrong.
Rise of Sci-fi superhero & “Mecha” genre coincided with the commercial success of Star Wars

10. 1980s
Hayao Miyazaki & Ghibli Studio

11. 1990s Neon Genesis Evangelion- revived anime TV industry
Pokemon series
Dragon Ball series
Sailormoon
Extremely popular and heavily commercialized throughout the world

12. Character Design

13. Character Design

17. An example of exaggeration…
Clip from “Get Backers”

18. Genre

19. Drama

20. Romance / Comedy

21. Sports

22. Action

23. Sci-fi

24. Fantasy

25. Basis on Manga

26. Basis on Manga
Anime
Manga

27. Basis on Manga

28. Influences in Western Animation

29. Teen Titans

30. Do we have time for some more clips?

31. Sources http://wikipedia.org http://anime-source.com