Anime and Memory: Aesthetic, Cultural and Thematic Perspectives

The animation of characters with large eyes in anime can be traced back to Osamu Tezuka, who was deeply influenced by such early animation characters as Betty Boop , who was drawn with disproportionately large eyes.

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Generally, a mixture of a light shade, the tone color, and a dark shade is used. For example, the works of Hayao Miyazaki are known for having realistically proportioned eyes, as well as realistic hair colors on their characters. Hair in anime is often unnaturally lively and colorful or uniquely styled. The movement of hair in anime is exaggerated and "hair action" is used to emphasize the action and emotions of characters for added visual effect.

Anime and manga artists often draw from a common canon of iconic facial expression illustrations to denote particular moods and thoughts. The opening and credits sequences of most anime television episodes are accompanied by Japanese pop or rock songs, often by reputed bands. They may be written with the series in mind, but are also aimed at the general music market, and therefore often allude only vaguely or not at all to the themes or plot of the series.

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Pop and rock songs are also sometimes used as incidental music "insert songs" in an episode, often to highlight particularly important scenes. Works , Studio Pierrot and Studio Ghibli. There is also a labor union for workers in the industry, the Japanese Animation Creators Association. Studios will often work together to produce more complex and costly projects, as done with Studio Ghibli's Spirited Away.

Anime has to be licensed by companies in other countries in order to be legally released. While anime has been licensed by its Japanese owners for use outside Japan since at least the s, the practice became well-established in the United States in the late s to early s, when such TV series as Gatchaman and Captain Harlock were licensed from their Japanese parent companies for distribution in the US market. The trend towards American distribution of anime continued into the s with the licensing of titles such as Voltron and the 'creation' of new series such as Robotech through use of source material from several original series.

In the early s, several companies began to experiment with the licensing of less children-oriented material. Some, such as A. Vision , and Central Park Media and its imprints, achieved fairly substantial commercial success and went on to become major players in the now very lucrative American anime market.

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Others, such as AnimEigo , achieved limited success. Many companies created directly by Japanese parent companies did not do as well, most releasing only one or two titles before completing their American operations. Licenses are expensive, often hundreds of thousands of dollars for one series and tens of thousands for one movie. The industry has been subject to both praise and condemnation for fansubs , the addition of unlicensed and unauthorized subtitled translations of anime series or films. They also try to encourage viewers to buy an official copy of the release once it comes out in English, although fansubs typically continue to circulate through file sharing networks.

Legal international availability of anime on the Internet has changed in recent years, with simulcasts of series available on websites like Crunchyroll.

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The anime industry has several annual awards which honor the year's best works. In the United States, anime films compete in the ICv2. Anime has become commercially profitable in Western countries , as demonstrated by early commercially successful Western adaptations of anime, such as Astro Boy and Speed Racer.

Early American adaptions in the s made Japan expand into the continental European market, first with productions aimed at European and Japanese children, such as Heidi , Vicky the Viking and Barbapapa , which aired in various countries.

Anime and Memory: Aesthetic, Cultural and Thematic Perspectives

Particularly Italy, Spain and France grew an interest into Japan's output, due to its cheap selling price and productive output. In fact, Italy imported the most anime outside of Japan. The beginning of saw the introduction of Japanese anime series into the American culture. In the s, Japanese animation slowly gained popularity in America. Media companies such as Viz and Mixx began publishing and releasing animation into the American market. As a direct result, various interests surrounding Japan has increased.

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Anime clubs gave rise to anime conventions in the s with the "anime boom", a period marked by increased popularity of anime. As of the s, many anime fans use online communities and databases such as MyAnimeList to discuss anime and track their progress watching respective series. One of the key points that made anime different from a handful of the Western cartoons is the potential for visceral content. Once the expectation that the aspects of visual intrigue or animation being just for children is put aside, the audience can realize that themes involving violence, suffering, sexuality, pain, and death can all be storytelling elements utilized in anime as much as other types of media.

Some works have sparked debate for blurring the lines between satire and serious "anime style" productions, such as the American anime style production Avatar: A number of anime media franchises have gained considerable global popularity, and are among the world's highest-grossing media franchises.

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Memory in motion pictures. Summary "This study provides an analysis of a range of anime titles wherein different aspects of this cultural phenomenon are articulated. It explores films and series which exemplify the distinctive signatures placed by particular directors or studios on the treatment of memory, while highlighting the prominence of memory in anime with reference to specific philosophical, artistic, and historical contexts"--Provided by publisher. Memory and desire 3. The archaeology of memory 4. Memory as quest 5. Memory and the city 7. Memory as worldbuilding 8.

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