History of
Anime and Manga
Manga
The modern Japanese comic (MANGA) is a fusion of two things. It is a
combo of western and eastern form of picture story telling.The Western
form is the grammar for modern comic book, which was developed in the
United States, The Eastern form is an indigenous tradition that goes back
thousands of years. Art that entertained and was mainly line art. Manga
is an out growth or, the modern expression of the same artistic vibes
that inspired the great Ikioe makers. (The Japanese wood block illustration
of the 18-19 century.) Even before the Ikioe makers, old Buddhist scroll
makers would unroll scrolls from right to left which told a story as they
were unrolled. (The animal scrolls) Later was the emergence of wood block
prints. Which was a way to mass-producing visual art. (The vertical, horizontal
face 12th century) They depicted more popular subjects often such as kabuki
actors in natural séance but they were also compiled into books
and used to tell a story in sequence so they were similar to today’s
comic system. (Art by Kunisada Utagawa 19th century)Then in the 1920’s
they discovered comics in America and started drawing in story comics
as opposed to the more traditional way. (The funnies)
All the forms of anime have this constant interest in history. Many of
the primary works are historically biased. It becomes a reflection of
history and a reflection on history. This comes out of a greater search
for identity at the heart of all the work. Anime rose directly out of
the post war situation in Japan after World War Two, specifically out
of Manga comics. (Grave of the fire flies 1988). There are a lot of reasons
why Manga culture exploded after World War Two. One was the demand for
entertainment after the suffering they went through. Most of the theaters
in Japan were gone; some artists appeared at this time. The most famous
one of all was Tezuka who was regarded as the god of Manga and anime.
Tezuka took the American comic book format an experimented with it as
he developed a much more visual oriented style. An example of Tezuka’s
style is action that just leeks into the next panel of the Manga making
your eyes travel at a fast rate across the page. Tezuka took many of the
things that he saw in Disney animations and tried to replicate them on
a physical page. As a result many of his earlier characters had a strong
resemblance to western cartoon characters. (Astro boy).
In the beginning of the 1950’s the kids were reading Manga and
kept reading them as they aged and the industry increasingly targeted
them as the market expanded. Today Manga of every genre can be found:
Hard-boiled detectives, sappy love stories, science fiction, fantasy tales,
adventure and even stories of every day life. Manga covers every subject
matter like housewife, lone sharks, people who are unemployed, office
workers, etc. Some Manga are for men, others for women and even some for
perverts. Some Manga are for kids some for adults and everyone reads them,
the Manga are a true mass media. Every one from six to sixty years old
read Manga in Japan. It is a huge industry and a huge part of Japanese
culture.
Anime
It really began with Tezuka’s Astroboy that was a Pinocchio story.
Tezuka created the first black and white TV anime in 1963 and followed
with the first full color ANIME series Cimba The Whit Lion. Early animation
in every country has to cut corners like any commercial product to reach
budget. Tezuka developed a spectrum of things, which would give an impression
of motion and action called limited animation, perfect for the Japanese
who were used to creating things with a low budget and short schedule.
In Anime it often looks like your reading Manga with the frames semi frozen
and the characters not moving as rapidly as in Disney animation. Finding
poses and angles in which the characters look good. Relying on those angles,
using dialog and cutting the settings more than in any other form of animation.
Using sliding images to create the illusion of movement, more emphasis
on close ups of faces, freezing frames and focusing on the eyes were some
of the developments of Tezuka.
As the Japanese economy continued to grow, The Anime and Manga industry
continued to expand, they moved out in all directions, into a variety
of graphic styles. Use of colors, development of fetchers, directive video
projects and also broadcast television projects.Around the 1980’s
the development of fans developed the trend of FANSUBS. Anime is post
apocalyptic due to World War II. Japanese anime is more about the feeling
the peoples, objects, the world, atmosphere and the story. Japanese anime
is neither a movie nor a comic book it is an in between.
Here is the worlds longest list of Anime. Take a look and
see all the Anime you have not seen.
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009-1, 10 Tokyo Warriors, 3x3 Eyes, 8 Man After
A
AD Police, AIR, AM Driver, Afro Samurai, Ai Yori Aoshi,
Air Gear, Akira, Alien Nine, Amon Saga, Amusement Park, Angel Links,
Angel Sanctuary, Angel Tales, Angel's Feather, Angelic Layer, Animal
Treasure Island,Animation Runner Kuromi, Animatrix,Aoi Mitsuki, Apocalypse
Zero, Appleseed, Aquarian Age, Aquarion, Arcade Gamer Fubuki, Area 88,
Argentosoma, Arjuna, Armitage, Armored Trooper Votoms, Art of Fighting,
Assemble Insert, Astro Boy,Aura Battler Dunbine, Avenger, Ayakashi,
Azumanga Daioh
B
BAST of Syndrome, Babel II, Baki the Grappler, Banner of the Stars,
Barefoot Gen, Basilisk, Battle Arena Toshinden, Battle Athletes, Battle
Royale High School, Battle Skipper, Battle of the Planets, Beat, BtX,
Beck, Beet the Vandel, Buster, Berserk, Best Student Council, Betterman,
Big O, Big Wars, Birth, Black Cat, Black Heaven, Black Jack, Black Lagoon,
Blade of the Phantom Master, Blame, Bleach, Blood Reign, Blood The Last
Vampire, Blue Gender, Blue Seed, Blue Submarine #6, BoBoBo-Bo Bo-BoBo,
Boogiepop Phantom, Bottle Fairy, Boys Be Boys Over Flowers, Brain Powered,
Bubblegum Crisis, Burn Up, Burst Angel
C
Card Captor Sakura, Case Closed, Castle in the Sky
Laputa, Cat Girl Nuku Nuku, Cat Returns, Ceres, Celestial Legend, Chance
Pop Session, Chobits, Chrono Crusade, Cleopatra DC, Clockwork Fighters,
Comic Party,Cosmo Warrior Zero, Cowboy Bebop, Coyote Ragtime Show, Crest
of the Star, Cromartie High School,Cutey Honey, Cybernetics Guardian,
Cyberteam in Akihabara, Cyborg 009, Cybuster
D
D.N.Angel, DNA2, Dagger of Kamui, Dai-Guard, Daichis,
Dan Doh, Dangaizer, Daphne, Dark Cat, Day of Love, De-vadasy, DearS,
Death Note, Debutante Detective Corps, Demon City Shinjuku, Demon Fighter
Kocho, Demon Lord Dante, Demon Prince Enma, Desert Punk, Detatoko Princess,
Detonator Orgun, Devil Hunter Yohko, Di Gi Charat, Diamond Daydreams,
Dice, Dirty Pai,r Disgaea, Divergence Eve, Dog Warriors - The Hakkenden,
Doki Doki School Hours, Dokkoida, Dominion Tank Police, Doomed Megalopolis,
Dragon Drive, Dragon Half, Dragon Knight, Dragonball, Dragonia
E
E's Otherwise, Early Reins, Earthian, Eden's Bowy,
Eight Clouds Rising, Eiken, El Hazard, Elemental Gelade, Elf Princess
Rane, Elfen Lied, Ellcia, Ergo Proxy, Escaflowne, Eureka Seven, Evangelion,
Excel Saga, Exodus Guilty
F
FLCL Fooly Cooly,Fafner, Fake, Fantastic Children,
Fate/ Stay Night, Fencer of Minerva, Fighting Spirit, Figure 17, Final
Fantasy, Five Star Stories, Flag, Flame of Recca, Freedom, Fruits Basket,
Fuccons, Full Metal Panic, Full Moon, Fullmetal Alchemist,Fushigi Yugi,
Future GPX Cyberformula
G
GTO, Gad Guard, Gakuen Heaven, Galaxy Angel, Galaxy
Fraulein Yuna, Galaxy Railways, Gall Force, Gankutsuou, Gantz, Gao-Gai-Gar,
Garaga, Gatchaman, Gatekeepers, Geisters, Gene Shaft, Genma Wars, Genshiken,
Gestalt, Get Backers, Getter Robo, Ghost Stories, Ghost Talker's Daydream,
Ghost in the Shell, Giant Robo, Gigantor, Gilgamesh, Girls Bravo, Girls
High, Glass Fleet, Godannar, Gokudo, Gokusen, Golden Boy, Gonzo, Gravion,
Gravitation, Green Green, Green Legend Ran, Gregory Horror Show, Grenadier,
Grrl Power, Guardian of Darkness, Gun Frontier, Gun Sword, Gunbuster,
Gundam, Gundress, Gungrave, Gunparade March, Gunslinger Girl, Guyver
eX-Driver
H
.hack// Sign, Hades Project Zeorymer, Haibane Renmei,
Hakkenden, Hakugei, Hanaukyo Maid Team, Hand Maid May, Happy Lesson,
Harmagedon, Hare+Guu, Heat Guy J, Hell Girl, Hello Kitty, Hellsing,
Here is Greenwood, Heroic Legend of Arslan, Highlander, Hikaru no Go,
His and Her Circumstances Kare Kano,Hourglass of Summer, Howl's Moving
Castle, Human Crossing, Humanoid, Hyper Dolls
I
I Shall Never Return, I'll CKBC, I'm Gonna Be an Angel,
IGPX, Iczer, Idol Project, If I See You in My Dreams, Ikki Tousen, Infinite
Ryvius, Initial D, Innocent Venus, Inu-Yasha, Iria, Iron Virgin Jun,
Irresponsible Captain Tylor, Ishika & Honori
J
Jewel Hunter Lime, Jin-Roh, Jinki Extend, JoJo's Bizarre
Adventure, Jubei-chan, Jungle De Ikou!, Jungle Emperor Leo, Junkers
Come Here
K
K.O. Beast, Kai Doh Maru, Kakurenbo, Kaleido Star,
Kamichu, Kannazuki No Miko, Karas, Karin, Kashimashi, Kaze No Yojimbo,
Kekko Kamen, Key the Metal Idol, Kiddy Grade, Kikaider, Kiki's Delivery
Service, Kimagure Orange Road, Kimba, King of Bandit Jing, Kino's Journey,
Kirameki Project, Kishin Corps, Kite, Kizuna, Knight Hunters Weiss Kreuz,Knights
of the Zodiac, Kodocha, Koi Kaze, Kurau Phantom Memory, Kurogane Communication,
Kyo Kara Maoh
L
L/R Licensed by Royalty, Lain, Landlock, Last Exile,
Law of Ueki, Le Chevalier D'Eon, Legend of Crystania, Legend of Himiko,
Legend of Lemnear, Legend of the Last Labyrinth, Legend of the Mystical
Ninja, Little Prince, Lost Universe, Love Hina, Loveless, Lupin
M
MAR, Maburaho, Macross, Madara, Madlax, Madonna, Madox,
Maetel Legend, Magic User's Club, Magical Meow Meow Taruto, Magical
Play Mahou Yuugi,Magical Shopping Arcade Abenobashi, Magikano, Mahoromatic,
Maison Ikkoku, Mao Chan, Maps, Marriage, Mars Daybreak, Master Mosquiton,
Maze, Mecha Masters, Megaman, Megazone 23, Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya,
Melody of Oblivion, Memories, Mermaid Forest, Mezzo, Miami Guns, Michel,
Midori Days, Millennium Actress, Mirage of Blaze, Misaki Chronicles,
Moeyo Ken, Moldiver, Moonphase, Mouse, Mushishi, My Dear Marie, My My
Mai, My Neighbor Totoro, My Neighbors the Yamadas, My Santa, My HiME,
My Otome, Mythical Detective Loki Ragnarok
N
Nadia, Najica Blitz Tactics, Nanaka 6/17, Naruto, Nausicaa,
Nazca, Negima, NeoRanga, Nerima Daikon Brothers, Ninja Cadets, Ninja
Nonsense, Ninja Scrol,l Noein, Noir, Now and Then Here and There
O
Oh My Goddess!, Once Upon a Time, One Piece, Origin,
Orphen, Otaku no Video, Otogi Zoshi, Outlanders, Outlaw Star, Overman
King Gainer
P
Panda Z, Paniponi Dash, Papuwa, Paradise Kiss, Paranoia
Agent, Patlabor, Peacemaker, Peach Girl, Perfect Blue, Petite Cossette,
Petite Princess Yucie, Phantom, Phantom Quest Corps, Phoenix, Piano,
Ping Pong Club, Planetes, Plastic Little, Please Teacher, Please Twins,
Popotan, Porco Rosso, Power Dolls, Pretear, Prince of Tennis, Princess
Mononoke, Princess Princess, Princess Tutu, Psychic Wars, Pumpkin Scissors
Q
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R
RG Veda, Ragnarok, RahXephon, Ramen Fighter Miki, Ranma
1/2, Rayearth, Read or Die ROD,Red Garden, Requiem From the Darkness,
Rescue Me: Mave-Chan, Riding Bean, Risky Safety, Robotech, Rozen Maiden,
Rumbling Hearts, Rumiko Takahashi Anthology, Rune Soldier, Rurouni Kenshin
S
SOS! Tokyo Metro Explorers, Saber Marionette, Sadamitsu
the Destroyer, Saikano, Saint Seiya, Saiyuki, Sakura Wars, Salaryman
Kintaro, Samurai 7, Samurai Champloo, Samurai Deeper Kyo, Samurai Gun,
Samurai Hunt for the Sword, School Rumble, Scrapped Princess, Scryed,
Sentimental Journey, Seraphim Call, Seven of Seven, Shadow Skill, Shadow
Star Narutaru, Shana, Shinesman, Shingu, Shinkai, Shonen Onmyouji, ShootFighter
Tekken, Shrine of the Morning Mist, Shura no Toki, Silent Mobius, Silent
Service, Simoun, Sister Princess, Slayers, Soar High Isami, Sol Bianca,
Solty Rei, Someday's Dreamers, Sonic Soldier Borgman, Sonic the Hedgehog,
Sorcerer Hunters, Southern Cross, Space Force - The Wings of Honneamise,
Space Pirate Mito, Speed Grapher, Spiral, Spirited Away,Sprite, Star
Blazers Yamato, Star Ocean, Starship Operators, Steam Detectives, Steamboy,
Steel Angel Kurumi, Stellvia, Step Up Love Story, Story of Saiunkoku,
Strange Dawn, Stratos 4, Strawberry Eggs, Strawberry Marshmallow, Street
Fighter, Submarine 707R, Sukisho, Super Atragon, Super Gals, Super Milk-Chan
Show, Super Robot Wars, Suzuka
T
Tactics, Tales of Phantasia, Taro The Dragon Boy, Tattoon
Master, Tea Society of a Witch, Tekkaman Blade, Tekkon Kinkreet, Teknoman,
Tenchi Muyo, Tenjho Tenge, Tetsujin 28, The Place Promised in Our Early
Days, The Third: Girl with the Blue Eye, They Were Eleven, This Ugly
Yet Beautiful World, Those Who Hunt Elves, Tide Line Blue, Time Bokan,
Time Stranger, To Heart, Tokko, Tokyo Godfathers, Tokyo Majin, Tokyo
Underground, Transformers, Tree of Palme, Trigun, Trinity Blood, Tsubasa,
Tsukihime, Tsukikage Ran, Twelve Kingdoms, Twin Signal
U
UFO Ultramaiden Valkyrie, Ultra Maniac, Urda Third
Reich, Urusei Yatsura, Utawarerumono
V
Vampire Princess Miyu, Vampire Wars, Vandread, Venus
Versus Virus, Venus Wars, Very Private Lesson, Viewtiful Joe, Virtua
Fighter, Voices of a Distant Star, Voltron, Voogie's Angel
W
Wallflower, Wandaba Style, Weather Report Girl, Weathering
Continent, Wedding Peach, Welcome to the NHK, When They Cry, Whisper
of the Heart, Wild Arms, Wild Cardz, Wind Named Amnesia, Wings of Rean,
Witch Hunter Robin, Witchblade, Wolf's Rain, World of Narue, Wrath of
the Ninja
X
X, Xenosaga
Y
Y's, You're Under Arrest, Yu Yu Hakusho, Yu-Gi-Oh,
Yugo The Negotiator, Yukikaze, Yumeria
Z
Zaion, Zatch Bell, Zegapain, Zentrix, Zipang, Zone
of the Enders
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