The history of anime is notably broad, yes, and it's going to take hundreds of pages if I is likely to make a chapter about it. I could, but it's going to take a year or even more for me to compile it. My primary focus is just not to present a chronological dissertation of anime history in its broadened sense, since it's, as I said, broad. But it's part of my cause to present to you, the readers, a simplified presentation of the anime history. So in this article, my cause is to give a simplified yet awakening view for us Christians about anime and it is history. Understanding the history, keep in mind, will not make us ignorant of today's sophistication. Furthermore, as Christians, it is necessary for us to know or to trace back the roots before we jump into temptations of the kind.
To start with, the phrase "anime" is primarily based on the original Japanese pronunciation of the American word "animation." It's the style of animation in Japan. The Urban dictionary defines it stereotypically as: the see free anime style is characters with proportionally large eyes and hair styles and colors that will be very colorful and exotic. The plots range between very immature (kiddy stuff), through teenage level, to mature (violence, content, and thick plot). It is also vital that you remember that American cartoons and Japanese animes are different. The storyline of an anime might be more complex while that of a cartoon is simpler. While cartoons are intended for kids, anime, conversely, is more intended for the adult viewers.
Even though the creation of anime was basically as a result of the influence of the Western countries that began at the start of 20th century (when Japanese filmmakers experimented with the animation techniques that have been being explored within the West) it was also inspired through the production of manga (comic) that was already present in Japan even ahead of the production of anime.
Around the beginning of the 13th century, there have been already pictures of the afterlife and animals appearing on temple walls in Japan (most of them are much like modern manga). At the start of 1600's, pictures were not drawn on temples any longer but on wood blocks, described as Edo. Subjects in Edo arts were less religious and were often geographically erotic. Noting this, without having a doubt, it gave me this insight:
"The explicit presentations of manga, that might later influence the area of anime, were already existent in the 13th century. That's hundreds of years before anime emerged into view!"
Now it shouldn't be too surprising, right? There are many mangas (often known as comics) of these days that will be too vulgar and explicit and in any other case, there will be at least one character in her showy appearance. I'm not stating that all mangas are full of nudities, if that's what you are thinking by now. But rather, this exploitation of eroticism (or at least a hint of amorousness) on mangas is just not actually new. They already existed even ahead of the World War I and II. They, alternatively, advanced into another thing. Manga, to a great extent, is a factor as to how and why anime existed. In reality, most animes and live actions are adaptations of mangas or comics.
Japanese cartoonists already experimented with different style of animation as early as 1914, however the glorious growth of anime nonetheless began shortly after the second World War where Kitayama Seitaro, Oten Shimokawa, and Osamu Tezuka were pioneering as then significant Japanese animators. Among the pioneering animators during that time, it was Osamu Tezuka who gained the most credits and was later referred to as "the god of comics."
Osamu Tezuka was best known within his work "Astro Boy (Tetsuwan Atomu)" the first robot boy through an atomic heart who had wished to be a real boy. His works were notable and his style of animation contributed a whole lot within the production of Japanese anime, for example large and rounded eyes. Tezuka's works did not just focus to entertain young viewers but he also conceived and initiated the establishment of Animerama. It is a series of thematically-related adult anime feature films made at his Mushi Production studio from the late 1960's to early 1970's. Animerama is a trilogy consisting of three films: A Thousand & One Nights, Cleopatra, and Belladona. The first, A Thousand & One Nights, was the very first erotic animated film conceived by Osamu Tezuka, the god of comics.
Although anime made its way, it was only in the 1980's that anime was fully accepted in the mainstream of Japan. Since then, an increasing number of genres emerged into being. From slice of life, drama, mechas, tragic, adventure, sci-fi, romance, ecchi, shounen-ai, shoujo and also a lot more of genres. While a lot of the anime 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-in short, anime in its broadened sense is simply complicated.
Besides that, later through the boomed experience of Japanese animation, a brand new medium was then developed for anime: the OVA (Original Video Animation). These OVAs were direct-to-home-video series or movies that catered to much smaller audiences. The OVA was also answerable for allowing the first full-blown anime pornography.
As Japanese animation further gained more audience and acceptance throughout the world, a subculture in Japan, who later called themselves "otaku", began to produce around animation magazines such as Animage or later NewType. These magazines became known in respond to the overwhelming fandom that developed around shows for example Yamato and Gundam in the late 1970's and early 1980's and during this period the mecha genres were prominent.
It all started from ancient paintings, wood block arts, artistic depiction of life, nature, and animals as early as the 13th century. Until these, nonetheless, evolved into moving frames when different experimentations of mangas and animation were made in the pre and post-wars era.
Even as early as 13th century, mangas on wooden blocks, called Edo, were already existent not only for the sake of art but it was there I believe as a medium of entertainment... a type of art and entertainment that will gradually evolved in time.
In conclusion, the history of anime was broad in its sense which article has not presented all of it. Although the point is, we must realize that anime itself carries a great deal of genres and motives that can be alarming more than we can imagine.
To start with, the phrase "anime" is primarily based on the original Japanese pronunciation of the American word "animation." It's the style of animation in Japan. The Urban dictionary defines it stereotypically as: the see free anime style is characters with proportionally large eyes and hair styles and colors that will be very colorful and exotic. The plots range between very immature (kiddy stuff), through teenage level, to mature (violence, content, and thick plot). It is also vital that you remember that American cartoons and Japanese animes are different. The storyline of an anime might be more complex while that of a cartoon is simpler. While cartoons are intended for kids, anime, conversely, is more intended for the adult viewers.
Even though the creation of anime was basically as a result of the influence of the Western countries that began at the start of 20th century (when Japanese filmmakers experimented with the animation techniques that have been being explored within the West) it was also inspired through the production of manga (comic) that was already present in Japan even ahead of the production of anime.
Around the beginning of the 13th century, there have been already pictures of the afterlife and animals appearing on temple walls in Japan (most of them are much like modern manga). At the start of 1600's, pictures were not drawn on temples any longer but on wood blocks, described as Edo. Subjects in Edo arts were less religious and were often geographically erotic. Noting this, without having a doubt, it gave me this insight:
"The explicit presentations of manga, that might later influence the area of anime, were already existent in the 13th century. That's hundreds of years before anime emerged into view!"
Now it shouldn't be too surprising, right? There are many mangas (often known as comics) of these days that will be too vulgar and explicit and in any other case, there will be at least one character in her showy appearance. I'm not stating that all mangas are full of nudities, if that's what you are thinking by now. But rather, this exploitation of eroticism (or at least a hint of amorousness) on mangas is just not actually new. They already existed even ahead of the World War I and II. They, alternatively, advanced into another thing. Manga, to a great extent, is a factor as to how and why anime existed. In reality, most animes and live actions are adaptations of mangas or comics.
Japanese cartoonists already experimented with different style of animation as early as 1914, however the glorious growth of anime nonetheless began shortly after the second World War where Kitayama Seitaro, Oten Shimokawa, and Osamu Tezuka were pioneering as then significant Japanese animators. Among the pioneering animators during that time, it was Osamu Tezuka who gained the most credits and was later referred to as "the god of comics."
Osamu Tezuka was best known within his work "Astro Boy (Tetsuwan Atomu)" the first robot boy through an atomic heart who had wished to be a real boy. His works were notable and his style of animation contributed a whole lot within the production of Japanese anime, for example large and rounded eyes. Tezuka's works did not just focus to entertain young viewers but he also conceived and initiated the establishment of Animerama. It is a series of thematically-related adult anime feature films made at his Mushi Production studio from the late 1960's to early 1970's. Animerama is a trilogy consisting of three films: A Thousand & One Nights, Cleopatra, and Belladona. The first, A Thousand & One Nights, was the very first erotic animated film conceived by Osamu Tezuka, the god of comics.
Although anime made its way, it was only in the 1980's that anime was fully accepted in the mainstream of Japan. Since then, an increasing number of genres emerged into being. From slice of life, drama, mechas, tragic, adventure, sci-fi, romance, ecchi, shounen-ai, shoujo and also a lot more of genres. While a lot of the anime 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-in short, anime in its broadened sense is simply complicated.
Besides that, later through the boomed experience of Japanese animation, a brand new medium was then developed for anime: the OVA (Original Video Animation). These OVAs were direct-to-home-video series or movies that catered to much smaller audiences. The OVA was also answerable for allowing the first full-blown anime pornography.
As Japanese animation further gained more audience and acceptance throughout the world, a subculture in Japan, who later called themselves "otaku", began to produce around animation magazines such as Animage or later NewType. These magazines became known in respond to the overwhelming fandom that developed around shows for example Yamato and Gundam in the late 1970's and early 1980's and during this period the mecha genres were prominent.
It all started from ancient paintings, wood block arts, artistic depiction of life, nature, and animals as early as the 13th century. Until these, nonetheless, evolved into moving frames when different experimentations of mangas and animation were made in the pre and post-wars era.
Even as early as 13th century, mangas on wooden blocks, called Edo, were already existent not only for the sake of art but it was there I believe as a medium of entertainment... a type of art and entertainment that will gradually evolved in time.
In conclusion, the history of anime was broad in its sense which article has not presented all of it. Although the point is, we must realize that anime itself carries a great deal of genres and motives that can be alarming more than we can imagine.