Anime lovers in all countries are becoming more and more every year. This is due to the growing popularity of magical and mysterious stories with amazing characters. But do we know everything about our favorite genre? Maybe, after all, there are some facts that no one even knows about?
1. When the 1917 imperial regime change began, animators in Japan were working to create their original films, which later became known as anime.
2. Interestingly, long before the revolution, famous in the world art scene Katsushika Hokusai coined the term "manga" in 1814. Then this word was used for a line of engravings created by the artist. Literally, the term means "strange pictures". Since then, the word "manga" has been applied to comics created by the Japanese.
3. Now we have reached such a beloved anime. It means animation, i.e. in fact, anime is just an abbreviation. Since it was born relatively recently, its progenitor was the term "manga-eyga", which means the comic book reflected in the film. The latter concept is closer to older anime fans.
4. Since the eastern country is the parent of manga, it is read from right to left. Representatives of the whole world followed this example. 5. Did you know that large eyes were used for the first time not in Japan to convey any emotions? That's right, the founder of this trend is the famous Walt Disney. But in the circles of anime lovers, it is generally accepted that Osamu Tezuka is the founder of this technique.
6. What do you think, what animated series has been running for half a century and does not end? In the middle of the last century, the Sazae-san series was released, based on the manga, authored by Matiko Hasegawa. It is interesting that the show of the series continues to this day, and millions of Japanese of different generations raised their children, sincerely worrying about the fate of the protagonist Sazae.
7. Who would have thought, but the first anime in the USSR was a story about Puss in Boots.
8. Japanese director Kunio Kato received the prestigious award for best animated picture 6 years ago. His brainchild turned out to be an excellent cartoon, but it was not an anime. The cartoon was called "House of Small Cubes".
9. The Sailor Moon anime series was broadcast by Russian TV channels with one important censorship change, included at the time of a man's declaration of love to a man. So, the phrase "I love you" was supplemented with the words "... like a father." This was appreciated by the audience in the international arena.
Probably, there is no person who has not heard the word "anime", and some people are devoted fans of Japanese art, as anime gains more and more fans every year and becomes more and more popular.
For those who are still not in the know: anime is a Japanese animation that is of interest not only to children, but also to adults, and even divided into several genres.
Useful and interesting information about anime
- Anime, as a separate art form, originated back in 1814, when a Japanese painter drew a couple of funny pictures (translated as “manga”), which literally gave rise to a wave of plagiarism. Ordinary Japanese really liked these drawings, and they began to actively copy them, passing off "multiplied" other people's images as their own. This is how comic books gradually appeared.
- "Anime" is a "clipped" English word for animation, and this term entered the lexicon not so long ago, since a purely Japanese phrase, manga-eiga, was previously used. It is noteworthy that representatives of the older generation still call anime that way.
- In 1917, there was (in addition to the two most famous) another revolution: the appearance of cartoons-anime.
- The number of frames is small, and the characters and the background are worked out perfectly.
- This is a purely Japanese genre of animation, and these animated cartoons are designed for an adult audience, but some cartoons are a pleasant exception.
- Half-faced eyes, beautiful figures, interesting hairstyles and inexpressive facial features - these are all the hallmarks of characters that are difficult to confuse with someone else. Although, in Disney cartoons, too, all the characters are big-eyed.
- In comics, anime is read from right to left, like Arabic script and hieroglyphs. There is nothing surprising here, if you remember where this genre of animation came from.
- American, Korean and European directors also do not shy away from anime, but the most titled is the Japanese director Hayao Miyadaki, who was awarded both the Golden Lion and the Oscar.
- "Seiyuu" is a term used to refer to voice actors. Often, variety performers act as such specialists, and this profession is quite popular and in demand.
- All anime are divided not only into genres, but also classified both by age and by gender. The standard genres include: action, fantasy, drama, comedy, detective, martial arts, historical events. In addition to them, there are also “highly specialized” ones: business, erotica, etc.
- Anime cannot be confused with any other cartoon, for which it is enough to watch it only once.
Below are 15 Incredible Facts You Definitely Didn't Know About Anime. They are not only about famous episodes of series such as "Naruto" or "Death Note", but also about the Japanese anime industry in general.
Are you ready to think? Well then, because these 15 facts about anime are sure to surprise you a lot. Which of these facts turned out to be the most unpredictable for you? Vote for the fact that turned out to be the most unexpected.
In Code Geass, all the characters love pizza because Code Geass sponsored Pizza Hut
If you're still surprised that British Empire characters are always eating pizza, it's because all anime series in Japan were sponsored by Pizza Hut. However, when the version with English subtitles was released, the company's logo was removed and still Cheese-kun, the Japanese mascot for Pizza Hut, remained in the series.
The prototype of the titans in Attack on Titan was a drunkard
How did Hajime Isayama find the image of such a terrible creature as a Titan in his Attack on Titan manga? In one of the television shows, Isayama revealed a secret: one of the most intimidating monsters in the history of anime is based on the image of a drunk visitor in an Internet cafe. Isayama could not communicate with him and this fact inspired him to create the famous manga about the most common and at the same time the most terrible animal in the world - man.
Spirited Away is the only anime to win an Oscar.
The Academy Award for Best Animated Feature usually doesn't go away from Disney or Pixar, but in 2003 the anime Spirited Away won the Academy Award for Best Animated Feature at the 75th Academy Awards. However, to Haao Miyazaki's confusion, the film's director did not attend the ceremony due to his opposition to the Iraq War.
Death Note inspired Chinese students to write down the names of their teachers
When it comes to banning inappropriate and provocative material in the opinion of the authorities, China does not stand aside and does not hesitate to ban many anime from viewing. The authorities of this country have imposed a ban on such popular anime series as "School of the Dead", "Attack on Titan", "Psycho-Pass". As for the "Death Note", it was banned not because of an excessive number of scenes of violence, but because schoolchildren had special notebooks, like the Death Note, where they began to write down the names of those teachers whom they hate the most.
The authors of "Sailor Moon" and "The Rage of Spirits Report" are married
Celebrity marriages rarely last. In this they are unlike the creators of manga. Naoko Takeuchi, author of Sailor Moon, and Yoshihiro Togashi, author of Spirit Rage Report and Hunter Hunter, were married on January 6, 1999. The wedding ceremony was attended not only by fellow manga creators, but also by actors who voiced roles from the anime series "Sailor Moon" and "The Spirit Raider Report".
Bleach Might Not Be
In 2016, the anime series "Bleach" came to an end, but initially "Bleach" was not accepted as a manga even in the well-known anthology Shonen Jump, released weekly in Japan. Series creator Tite Kubo sent "Bleach" to the publisher, but the series was rejected because the schedule for other publications was full and there was simply no room for a new manga. However, Dragon Ball creator Akira Toriyama wrote a letter to Kubo to continue working on Bleach. So Toriyama was involved in the future success of Bleach.
Studio Ghibli is named after a World War II aircraft
There's more to Hayao Miyazaki's love for airplanes than creating the 2013 anime series The Wind Rises. The name of the legendary Japanese animation studio Ghibli comes from a model of an Italian aircraft from the Second World War, which was called the Ca.309 Ghibli. Studio Ghibli even immortalized this fact by mentioning the name of the creator of the aircraft, Giovanni Battista Caproni, in the actual series "The Wind Rises".
Anime character with 22 voices
As seen in The Simpsons, the magic of animation is that if the creators change the character's voice just to their own liking, no one will notice the slightest difference. For the anime "Is this a zombie?" the difference, however, is quite noticeable especially for the necromancer character, Uckleywood Halsight, who was voiced by as many as 22 actors over the course of just two seasons.
The heroine herself is mute in most cases, but her remarks are "selfishly imagined by weak-willed heroes", which, as a result, also affected the voice of Yu.
Akira has 50 new colors
Akira was not only a turning point for the West in 1989. The acclaimed anime has also become a milestone in the technological path of the Japanese anime industry. This anime consists of 2212 frames and 160,000 individual pictures - this is 2-3 times higher than regular anime. "Akira" not only broke the record for the use of different colors, with a total of 327, but also 50 new, unique colors were created specifically for this anime.
But what was the reason for such records? Most of Akira's scenes take place at night. This is the time that usually anime creators try to avoid due to the increasing demands for colors.
Your Name is the highest grossing anime film in the world
The critical success as well as the commercial success of Makoto Shinkai's "Your Name" cannot be overestimated. This anime brought the creators not only a lot of dollars, but in general exceeded the income of even "Spirited Away" by Studio Ghibli. Prior to the release of Your Name, "Spirited Away" held the record at $289 million, but "Your Name" has grossed over $355 million.
Naruto characters were inspired by the Japanese film industry
In the Naruto anime series, Naruto summons the giant ninja toad Gamabunta to help him. The name Gamabunta comes from the name of the famous Japanese actor Bunta Sugawara, who played the role of a member of the Yakuza in the films "Battles Without Honor and Pity". The director of these films about the yakuza group, Kinji Fukasaku, was also not forgotten by the creators of Naruto. An older ninja toad, Fukasaku, is named after him.
Sazae-san is the longest running anime series to this day.
When Europeans think of the longest anime series, names like "The Simpsons" or "SpongeBob SquarePants" come to mind. And in Japan, none of these shows can compete with "Sazae-san" with 2,500+ episodes that will make you really wonder if you're watching the right shows.
This series was launched back in 1969 and continues to this day. The Guinness Book of Records named "Sazae-san" the longest-running animated television series in the world.
The first anime about a magical girl came out in the 60s
Sailor Moon may be synonymous with the magical girl anime genre, but it was hardly the first example of the genre. The first show about a magical girl was Sally the Witch, which was released in 1966-1967 in Japan. Some elements of this anime can also be considered as belonging to the shojo anime genre.
Japanese astronaut recorded his cameo role while in space
In space, no one can hear you scream....unless it's anime. For episode 31 of the Space Brothers anime series, real-life Japanese astronaut Akihiko Hoshide recorded his audio part of the role while aboard the International Space Station. Hoshide thus became the first voice actor whose voice was recorded in outer space. Here's what he himself thought about it: "It was quite difficult, but I did my best. I'm very interested in what will come out of this and what kind of episode will turn out."
The secret origin of the name "Gundam"
Have you ever wondered where the name Gundam came from? According to Bandai South Asia, the original name for military robots was Gundom, a portmanteau of the two words "gun" and "freedom". However, the creator of the series, Yoshiyuki Tomino, changed the name to Gundam, which changed the meaning itself, because now it used the word "dam", meaning "dam", "dam", which gave a second meaning to robots as mechanized creatures capable of holding back the enemy.
The word "manga" was coined by the famous artist Katsushika Hokusai in 1814 for a series of his prints. It means "grotesque", "weird (or funny) pictures", so the term "manga" refers exclusively to Japanese comics. And in 1917, the first anime cartoons began to be produced.
"Anime" is Japanese animation. The word "anime" itself is nothing more than a Japaneseized abbreviation for English animation, and the term itself appeared relatively recently. Before that, the expression "manga-eiga" ("movie comic") was used, which is still used by older anime lovers.
As you know, in Japan they read from right to left. Manga is read from right to left all over the world.
Using the big eyes of characters to convey emotions was not invented at all in Japan. Osamu Tezuka, the man considered the founder of the anime tradition, did not deny the fact that he borrowed this technique from Walt Disney. By the way, according to the canons of anime, it is believed that the more significant the hero, the better the artists draw his eyes. The exception is the villains - sometimes they can just attach black "pits".
Actors who voice roles in anime are referred to by the Japanese word "seiyu". The seiyuu profession is popular and developed in Japan, thanks to which the voice acting of anime series compares favorably with similar works in other countries. Many part-time seiyuu are also pop performers.
The longest anime series "Sazae-san" began to appear in 1969 based on the manga by Matiko Hasegawa and its show has not been completed to this day. generations of Japanese have grown up watching the adventures of Sazae and her family.
According to the age of the audience, anime are divided into:
Kodomo is a manga and anime intended for children (up to 12 years old). A distinctive feature of this genre is its "childhood", there is no (sometimes simply greatly simplified) ideological content. Here you can add a characteristic pattern. Often, kodomo anime is very close to the European or American animation school and is very different from other types of anime, not only in drawing but also in series construction.
Shounen - anime for older boys and young men (from 12 to 16-18 years old). The main features of the genre are rapid development and pronounced dynamism of the plot (especially in comparison with shojo). The works contain many humorous scenes, based on the themes of strong male friendship, any kind of rivalry in life, sports or martial arts.
Shojo - anime and manga for older girls and girls (from 12 to 16-18 years old). In the plot of shojo anime, as a rule, there are love relationships of varying degrees of intimacy, depending on the age of the target audience, and much attention is paid to the development of character images.
Seinen - anime for adult men (from 18 to 25-40 years old). Characteristic features of this genre are elements of psychology, satire, eroticism, more attention is paid to the development of characters.
Josei is an anime or manga for women. The plot most often describes the daily life of a woman living in Japan.
By genre: in addition to the standard Comedy, Action, History, Martial Arts, Drama, Detective, Science Fiction, there are also...
Furs are complex mechanisms, as a rule, self-propelled, which do not have real prototypes. Usually this term refers to "giant combat humanoid robots", huge human-controlled combat vehicles.
Cyberpunk is the world of the future, whose life is completely determined by computer technology. Pictures of the future at the same time seem gloomy and dystopian.
Dobutsu is an anime about humanoid "fluffy" creatures. It comes from the Japanese word "dobutsu" (doubutsu), which means "animal". Dobutsu includes anime with neko (feline), kitsune (fox), usagi (hare) creatures, etc.
Idols is an anime set around pop stars and the music business.
Hentai/Etty - pornographic or erotic anime or manga, respectively. Works can also be at the intersection between hentai and other genres and have a well-developed plot.
Yaoi is a genre of anime depicting male homosexual relationships, usually aimed at women and girls.
Yuri is a genre of anime that depicts female lesbian relationships, usually aimed at women and girls.
Shotakon is a genre of anime that describes sexual relationships involving young men of primary school and preschool age.
Lolicon is a genre of anime that describes a sexual relationship involving little girls.
Shojo-ai is a genre of anime that describes a girl's love for a girl. It differs from yuri in the absence of explicit scenes.
Shounen-ai is an anime genre that describes the love of a young man for a young man. It differs from yaoi in the absence of explicit scenes.
Anime originally started out as an adaptation of comics aka manga for those who can't/won't read. Over time, all this grew into something grandiose, large-scale and became a whole layer of animation culture. Anime is liked by people regardless of their gender and age. Japanese animation is, if you like, a boundless world with its own history. Catch a mind-expanding infopost about him.
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60 percent of all animation that exists on our planet is Japanese anime.
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The first anime to become famous outside of Japan was the 1963 Astro Boy series.
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The first anime that was shown in the USSR was "The Flying Ghost Ship".
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The drawing of the hair and body in the anime was invented by the Japanese, and the style of the eyes was copied from Walt Disney, which the Japanese, by the way, do not deny.
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According to the unspoken law of anime, the more important the hero is, the more detailed his eyes are drawn.
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In Japan, comics use more paper than toilet rolls.
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Unlike American and European comics, which are mostly read by teenagers and nerds, manga is created for people of all ages.
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"Ghost in the Shell" has had a huge impact on cinema. He inspired the Wachowskis to create The Matrix, gave a great push to the development of sci-fi, and Cameron and Spielberg do not hide the fact that they are not childish fans of the film and would rather review it than spend time on some expected blockbuster.
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In Japan, the term "otaku" is used in a negative way to describe people who are obsessed with something. Not only anime, as is customary in Russia.
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Evangelion was created to test what is acceptable for anime and what is not. And everything would be ok - but the final ...
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The longest anime series is Sazae-san, which has been running since 1969 to this day. It has over 7,000 episodes. The vaunted "Santa Barbara", for comparison, is almost 3.5 times shorter.
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In 1814, the first manifestations of this genre began to appear. A Japanese artist drew a couple of prints to create a comic. These engravings were called "manga", which translates as "funny pictures". The pictures captured the readers so much that they began to copy this artist. This is how a genre such as "manga-eyga", which means "movie comics", was born.
The word "anime" itself is nothing more than a Japaneseized abbreviation for English animation, and the term itself appeared relatively recently. Before that, the expression "manga-eiga" ("movie comic") was used, which is still used by older anime lovers.
The first cartoons - anime began to be released in 1917.
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Pokémon was originally a game for the GameBoy (if you don't know what that is, don't forget to pack your briefcase and do your homework for tomorrow). Only then did the manga and anime catch up.
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There is a rule to which there has not yet been an exception: if an anime is based on a manga, the sales of the first one increase by at least 10 percent. On average - by 30-40, and in the case of "Attack on Titan" and even by 70. That is, you can release a shitty manga, make a shitty series based on it and - profit! - swim in gold.
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Soviet "The Adventures of Lolo the Penguin" filmed in collaboration with Japanese animation studios. That is, technically, this cartoon can be considered a Russian anime.
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"Death Note" was banned in China as local fans of the anime started buying notebooks en masse and writing down the names of everyone they hated in the hope that they would die.
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The highest grossing anime ever is Hayao Miyazaki's Spirited Away. The film grossed $275 million worldwide.
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The publisher of "Big Jackpot" was afraid that the series would not live even 5 years. Meanwhile, outside the window 2016 - the 19th year of the existence of the manga.
Anime hair color is not chosen randomly. Everything is cunning and thoughtful here: hair color indicates certain personality traits of the hero. There is even a certain conspiracy theory.
Red - love adventure, passionate;
Green - tolerant, quiet, soft, sometimes envious, but not aggressive;
White - the most iconic, embodies a connection with the cosmos, maturity, the character exists, as it were, outside the world of people;
Violet - often means a threat, basically - secretive, withdrawn, often suffer from narcissism, stingy with the manifestation of emotions;
Blue - intellectually developed, mind dominates feelings, polite, calm, shy;
Pink - always stand out from the crowd in some way, are hot in battle, have not heard about the rules and conventions;
Red - cunning, temperamental, demonic;
Brown - soft, touching, incapable of offending, often with a tragic past;
Blue - iron disciplined, persistent, calm, restrain feelings.
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This genre is developing very quickly. It is enough just to pay attention to how often anime began to be released on the screens, for example, by Korean directors or American ones. However, the leaders have always been and remain at the moment precisely the Japanese paintings.
22. Audience.
According to the age of the audience, anime are divided into: Kodomo - manga and anime intended for children (under 12 years old). A distinctive feature of this genre is its "childhood", there is no (sometimes simply greatly simplified) ideological content.
Shounen - anime for older boys and young men (from 12 to 16-18 years old). The main features of the genre are rapid development and pronounced dynamism of the plot (especially in comparison with shojo).
Shojo - anime and manga for older girls and girls (from 12 to 16-18 years old). In the plot of shojo anime, as a rule, there are love relationships of varying degrees of intimacy, depending on the age of the target audience, and much attention is paid to the development of character images.
Seinen - anime for adult men (from 18 to 25-40 years old). Characteristic features of this genre are elements of psychology, satire, eroticism, more attention is paid to the development of characters.
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Division by genre: in addition to the standard Comedy, Action, History, Martial Arts, Drama, Detective, Science Fiction, there are also:
Furs are complex mechanisms, as a rule, self-propelled, which do not have real prototypes. Usually this term refers to "giant combat humanoid robots", huge human-controlled combat vehicles. Cyberpunk is the world of the future, whose life is completely determined by computer technology.
Dobutsu is an anime about humanoid "fluffy" creatures.
Idols is an anime set around pop stars and the music business.
Hentai/Ecchi - pornographic or erotic anime Yaoi - an anime genre that describes male homosexual relationships, usually intended for women and girls.
Yuri is a genre of anime that depicts female lesbian relationships, usually aimed at women and girls.
Shotakon is a genre of anime that describes sexual relationships involving young men of primary school and preschool age.
Lolicon is a genre of anime that describes a sexual relationship involving little girls.
Shojo-ai is a genre of anime that describes a girl's love for a girl.
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Anime cartoon characters always have expressive hairstyles and beautiful figures. All the characters have very big eyes - this idea was taken by the Japanese from Walt Disney cartoons. In anime, so much attention is paid to the eyes, because the eyes are the mirror of the soul, and with the help of them you can convey various feelings and emotions of the character. That is why the eyes are so well drawn compared to other facial features. But remembering the rest of the facial features of the characters is almost impossible, since they are not expressive.
