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Anime Magazines Published In Japan
is a Traditional animation, hand-drawn and computer animation, computer-generated animation originating from Japan. Outside Japan and in English, ''anime'' refers specifically to animation produced in Japan. However, , in Japan and in Japanese, describes all animated works, regardless of style or origin. Many works of animation with a Anime-influenced animation, similar style to Japanese animation are also produced outside Japan. Video games sometimes also feature themes and art styles that are sometimes labelled as anime. The earliest commercial Japanese animation dates to 1917. A characteristic art style emerged in the 1960s with the works of cartoonist Osamu Tezuka and spread in the following decades, developing a large domestic audience. Anime is distributed theatrically, through television broadcasts, Original video animation, directly to home media, and Original net animation, over the Internet. In addition to original works, anime are often adaptations of Japanese ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Manga
are comics or graphic novels originating from Japan. Most manga conform to a style developed in Japan in the late 19th century, and the form has a long history in earlier Japanese art. The term is used in Japan to refer to both comics and cartooning. Outside of Japan, the word is typically used to refer to comics originally published in Japan. In Japan, people of all ages and walks of life read manga. The medium includes works in a broad range of genres: action, adventure, business and commerce, comedy, detective, drama, historical, horror, mystery, romance, science fiction and fantasy, erotica ( and ), sports and games, and suspense, among others. Many manga are translated into other languages. Since the 1950s, manga has become an increasingly major part of the Japanese publishing industry. By 1995, the manga market in Japan was valued at (), with annual sales of 1.9billion manga books and manga magazines (also known as manga anthologies) in Japan (equivale ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Osamu Tezuka
Osamu Tezuka (, born , ''Tezuka Osamu'', – 9 February 1989) was a Japanese manga artist, cartoonist and animator. Considered to be among the greatest and most influential cartoonists of all time, his prolific output, pioneering techniques and innovative redefinitions of genres earned him such titles as , and . Additionally, he is often considered the Japanese equivalent to Walt Disney, who served as a major inspiration during Tezuka's formative years. Though this phrase praises the quality of his early manga works for children and animations, it also blurs the significant influence of his later, more literary, gekiga works. Tezuka began what was known as the manga revolution in Japan with his ''Shin Takarajima (manga), New Treasure Island'' published in 1947. His output would spawn some of the most influential, successful and well-received manga series including the children's manga ''Astro Boy'', ''Princess Knight'' and ''Kimba the White Lion'', and the adult-oriented serie ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
MAPPA
is a Japanese animation studio headquartered in Nakano, Tokyo (formerly in Suginami, Tokyo). Founded in 2011 by Madhouse co-founder and producer Masao Maruyama, it has produced anime works including '' Terror in Resonance'', '' Yuri!!! on Ice'', '' In This Corner of the World'', '' Kakegurui'', '' Banana Fish'', '' Zombie Land Saga'', '' Dororo'' (in co-production with Tezuka Productions), '' Dorohedoro'', '' The God of High School'', '' Jujutsu Kaisen'', ''Attack on Titan'' ( season 4), '' Vinland Saga'' ( season 2), '' Chainsaw Man'', '' Hell's Paradise: Jigokuraku'', and the 2024 adaptation of '' Ranma ½''. MAPPA is an acronym An acronym is a type of abbreviation consisting of a phrase whose only pronounced elements are the initial letters or initial sounds of words inside that phrase. Acronyms are often spelled with the initial Letter (alphabet), letter of each wor ... for Maruyama Animation Produce Project Association. Business History The studio was establishe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ufotable
is a Japanese animation studio founded in October 2000 by former Telecom Animation Film producer Hikaru Kondō and located in Shinjuku, Tokyo. A unique hallmark seen in many of their works ('' Ninja Nonsense'', '' Futakoi Alternative'', '' Coyote Ragtime Show'', '' Gakuen Utopia Manabi Straight!'', '' Tales of Symphonia'', ''The Garden of Sinners'') is a claymation sequence. They are known for their long relationship with Type-Moon, having produced adaptations of their works such as '' Fate/Zero'', '' Fate/stay night: Unlimited Blade Works'', and ''The Garden of Sinners'', as well as Bandai Namco, for whom they have produced an opening animation and cutscenes for many of their games, primarily in the '' Tales'' and '' God Eater'' series. One of the studio's most successful works is '' Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba''. Productions Anime television series OVAs/ONAs Anime films Video games Other productions *''Bang!Bang!Bang!'' (2019) music video for song by Idoli ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bones (studio)
is a Japanese animation studio, with headquarters located in Igusa, Suginami, Tokyo. It has produced numerous series, including '' RahXephon'', '' No. 6'', '' Wolf's Rain'', '' Scrapped Princess'', '' Eureka Seven'', '' Angelic Layer'', '' Darker than Black'', '' Soul Eater'', '' Ouran High School Host Club'', both the 2003 and 2009 adaptations of '' Fullmetal Alchemist'', '' Star Driver'', '' Gosick'', '' Mob Psycho 100'', '' Space Dandy, Noragami'', '' Bungo Stray Dogs'', and '' My Hero Academia''. History Bones was founded by Sunrise staff members Masahiko Minami, Hiroshi Ōsaka and Toshihiro Kawamoto in October 1998. One of their first projects was collaborating with Sunrise on '' Cowboy Bebop: Knockin' on Heaven's Door'', a feature film based on the '' Cowboy Bebop'' anime series. According to Minami, the studio's name was chosen as a reference to its staff count at the time (8), which he described as being "like bones" while citing the desire to "work hard and put o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
