Manga and anime: The comics books and cartoons of Japan
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What is Manga? Manga comes from
ideograms for “whimsical pictures”
Serials and magazines
Bound books or graphic novels
Manga in Japan A $6 billion a year
industry Average citizen
spends $50 a year on manga
Read by Everybody All types of subjects
Manga for Boys Known as
shonenshi Often puts normal
teens in “fantastic” circumstances
Most exported of Japanese Manga
Manga for Girls Known as shojoshi Created by women
for women and girls Themes of
relationships, rise to stardom, and love stories
Unique appearance
Manga for Older Readers Known as seinenshi Widest range of
subject matter– Historical
– Informational– Soap Operas– Etc.
Japan Inc.
What is Anime? Short for Animation Can refer to TV
shows or feature films
Often based off of popular manga series
Anime TV Invasion! Pokemon Older shows
– Robotech
– Transformers
Newer shows– Yu-gi-oh
– Dragonball Z
– Cowboy Bebop
Japanese Educational System in Anime
Almost always there
Everyday life How school is
portrayed– Social– Stress
– Importance
Links http://www.abcb.com/parents/ http://www.koyagi.com/Libguide.html http://www.imdb.com http://pittcat.pitt.edu