According to Lent (2000), what place does animation occupy in Asian societies?
1. Animation was fitted to Asian societies and their mass media. The cartoon film can show the history of the country, to teach the children from the childhood.
2. in economic area, animation can get a huge price for the country. Like Hong Kong developed the Disney them park: this park was” expected to generate a net economic benefit of US$19 billion over forty years, an annual increase of three million tourists, and ninety-five thousand low-skill jobs”
3. Animation and other media become a symbiotic relationship, they existed in the Asian countries, like manga, television drama, theme song and so on.
What is the ‘shojo’ and how does it often function in anime?
Shojo means “young girl” in Japanese. This kind of manga plays an important role in Japanese manga area. In Wikipedia (2010), the traditional shojo manga is focus on the readers from 12 to 18. sometimes some manga is created for the young girl from 6 to 12, or the lady from 18 to 25.
The shojo manga all describe the love story. The heroes are handsome and rich; the heroines are cute and brave. In the end of the story, there will be a happy ending. In every kinds of manga, the shojo manga can give readers a comfortable world.
I read shojo manga from my high school. In the rest time, reading this easy manga can make me relax. So the shojo manga is also a story which can easily understand. When you read it, you will have a good mood.
In anime, shojo is also an important part. Shojo can attract the girl who aged from 6 to 18. In the story, love is wonderful. This is what the young girl wanted.
Reference
Lent, J. A. (2000), Animation in
Some good comments - I especially like the personal insights added towards the end of the second response - some of this in your first response would have been good. Don't forget to make reference to the primary texts (the films, books etc. that we look at) in your responses.
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