Is anime a genre or a media?
Anime, defined as "A style of animation developed in Japan, characterized by stylized colorful art and often adult themes"(Answer.com).As far as I am concerned, anime could both a genre and a media.When people read the anime on a book, it is a genre whereas when people see a film or an anime program then it is a media.
Is it a branch of film or another mode?
Anime can be a branch of film and it can also be a genre like I mentioned above.There are many films which were based on anime,especially for Japanese one, for example, Princesse Mononoke;Nausicaa and The castle of the cagliostro.They are very famous because of their story line,implied meaning, espeicially Miyazaki Hayao.He is very famous because of his animes. Most of his works are about protecting our environment,which is a popular topic because it is a serious issue to be discussed and soved. In addition, the appearance of his pieces is beautiful.
How different is anime across Asia (ie,China and Japan)?
Anime has been created since the early 20th century in Japan and other Asian countries such as China. However, the anime in these two countries are not the same,in fact, they have some diferences.
First difference is that Japanese anime mostly based on books whereas on the other hand,Chinese anime are mostly based on stories or fantasies.Calabash Brothers;The Monkey King Quest for the Sutra； The Tadpoles Look For Their Mommyare thre of the most famous anime stories in the past ten or twenty decades.
Another difference is that some old Chinese anime is drawn by handbrush and Chinese ink. The Tadpoles Look For Their Mommy is a good example for this.
The last difference is that nowadays, the Chinese anime is not as good as before. It is getting boring and meaningless,and technologically,Chinese anime is lack of technology. On the other hand, the Japanese anime is still very good and their technology is still advanced.
Hi Lily,
ReplyDeleteRegarding your first question:
Do you think in a book it would be a comic?
Don't you think of film as having different genres? Such as Action, Comedy, Romantic Comedy, Animated, Science Fiction...and so on?
Regarding your second question:
What is the difference between a "Branch of film" and a "Genre" of film, if any?
Regarding question 3:
Doesn't the Chinese Anime follow the Japanese style? (Therefore claaifying it as Anime - as defined in your first answer)
Remember we are not talking about comics or animated films in general, but about this specific form as defined in your first answer.
In Chinese Anime, can you still recognise elements of the Japanese influences?
Which do you prefer?
These answers are good Lily, but as you can see a lot of questions spring to mind when I am reading them. Try to anticipate your readers' questions about what you write, and then try to answer them. I would also like to see some references to the critical readerings set evey week - they are available online. (More of your own opinions about what you are reading too!)
Keep it up!
Esther :)