What is Anime?!

What is Anime? Anime base on dictionary means "a  Japanese style of motion-picture animation". Anime also known as Manga, which is more more popular to be called that way in some countries. Anime can also be referred to animation or comics.

The history of Anime started on the twentieth century when the Japanese filmmakers experimenting techniques of animation. From this experiment anime characteristics and genres developed and have become the fundamental elements.

Anime itself is an alternative outlet for the art of storytelling and for this reason it becomes popular in Japan. Anime has low cost budget and its support Japan which was suffered from budgeting problem for live action movies that time, not to mention the restriction that were placed on the casting as well as location.

In September 1963 NBC syndicated a dubbed version of Astro Boy which is Japanese Anime series and this is the time when anime burst onto the scene. In the  80’s, Gundam and Macross became an instant classics of Japanese Robot Anime, up until now the robot genre still heard of the most in Japan and worldwide.

Typical drawing of Anime or Manga is with large eyes. It was actually  credited to the influence of Osamu Tezuka. He inspired by American cartoon such as Betty Boop, Mickey Mouse and Disney’s Bambi. Another typical of Manga is that they have this extremely expression when they are shocked, surprise, cry, happy, or in any kind of mood.

Some animes can be drawn by hand but nowadays with the developing of technologies it can be assisted by computer. Usually teenager and kids has become their market target. Anime considered as limited animation and can be produce in full length of motion pictures, also in live action film like television series.

Instead of calligrapher’s pen, the line of Anime often influenced by brushwork. Nowadays there are many books available where people can learn how to draw Anime with some style, even you can learn it on line, like on the video below this article. Enjoy :)