ESL, English, Manga, Anime, Japan, Comics, Teens, Vocabulary, History

1. MANGA
&
ANIMÉ

2. MANGA

3. What is Manga?

4. Manga ( まんが ) - Japanese word for comics
 Artistic storytelling style
Comics in Japan are celebrated
as art for all ages (not just kids & teens!)
Different styles but
common traits:
* large eyes
* out of proportion body
* physical emotion
* (drop of sweat on forehead)

5. The History of
MANGA

6. How it began:
• Manga first started appearing during the 10th
century in Japan,
where it was just simple drawings.
• During the 1600s, these drawing became known as Edo.
An Edo sketchbook

9.  During WWII (1939-1945) , manga drawings were highly censored and controlled
by the Japanese government, and so the styles and content changed drastically.
 After WWII, manga and anime first started to become extremely popular.
During & Post WWII
Style from 1930-1940

12. Tezuka Osamu
The Godfather of Manga & Anime

13.  Tezuka Osamu was born in 1928
 He was a big fan of Walt Disney, and reportedly watched Bambi more than 80
times
 Began drawing manga in elementary school; his parents supported him with
sketchbooks and art supplies.
 As a teenager, he almost lost his arms due to an infection – It inspired him to
study medicine.
 He continued making manga as his hobby, and he sold his first comic to an
Osaka newspaper.
His Early Life:

14. “Diary of Ma-chan”

15. Growing Success:
 In 1947, he released his first animated work- Shintakarajima (in English: New
Treasure Island)
 Since most of his early influences were Western, he really enjoyed taking these
tales and putting his own unique spin on them.
 The success of The New Treasure Island brought him national fame.

16.  He asked his mother whether he should pursue manga full-time or just “play it safe”
and be a doctor.
 At the time, being a mangaka (manga author) was nothing like it is today. Authors
were rarely admired. His mother told him, “You should work doing the thing you like
most of all.”
 Tezuka took these words to heart and decided to devote himself to manga.
 However, he still graduated from med school, and he would later use his scientific
and medical knowledge in his manga.
A New Career Path:

17. His Legacy:
 While Shintakarajima was popular, Tezuka became a superstar for his
manga/anime Testuwan Atomu, also known as Astro Boy first published in
1952.
 Astro Boy became one of the very first animes to be aired on TV in 1963.
 There was a remake of the series in 2003 and in 2009 using the same classic art
style as the original manga and anime.

19. OTHER SUCCESSES:
 The Black Jack manga was first published in 1973.
• The story follows Black Jack, a surgeon who does good deed (often without recognition),
such as curing the poor for free, or teaching some characters a lesson.
 Phoenix manga was first published in 1973.
• A story of life and death that he began in the 1950s and continued until his death.
The manga consists of 12 books, each of which tells a separate story and takes place
in a different era. The plots go back and forth from a sci-fi future to prehistoric times.

21. LIFE AFTER DEATH
 From 1950 until his death, Tezuka worked non-stop. He produced nearly 500 anime
episodes all while continuing to conceive, write, and draw volumes of some 700
different manga titles.
 He introduced big eyed characters to anime and manga (drawing influence from
Betty Boop and Bambi)
 Sadly, Tezuka passed away in 1989 due to stomach cancer. His last words were
reportedly, “I’m begging you, let me work!” A workaholic to the very end.
 His legacy lives on today with remakes of his work, a museum, and his constant
influence on the industry.
Betty Boop
Bambi

22. MANGA
STYLES

23. Yōji ( 幼児向け漫画 )
 manga for people aged 1–4

24. Kodomo (or Jidō) manga
( 児童漫画、子ども漫画 )
 manga that appeals to many
small children.

25. Shōnen ( 少年漫
画 )
 A boy is usually the
main character in
these types of manga.
 storyline is mostly
about
adventure/fighting.

26. Shōjo( 少女漫画 )
 Manga that features
human emotions and
relationships.
 Mostly for girls aged
13–17.

27. Seinen ( 青年漫
画 )
 the word Seinen means
"young man" or "young
men"
 generally targeted at a
15–24 year old male
audience

28. Josei manga ( 女性漫
画 )
 also known as "ladies
comics"
 a type of manga created
mostly by women for late
teenage and adult female
audiences
 readers range from 15 to 44

30. A N I M É

32. Anime ( アニメーショ
ン )
 Japanese animation style often characterized by
colorful graphics, vibrant characters and fantastic
themes.
 the abbreviated pronunciation of "animation" in
Japanese, where this term references all animation,
but in other languages, the term is defined as
animation

33. How does
Anime
began?

34.  Anime arose in the early 20th century, when
Japanese filmmakers experimented with the
animation techniques also pioneered in France,
Germany, the United States and Russia.
 A claim for the earliest Japanese animation is
Katsudō Shashin, an undated and private work by an
unknown creator

35. In 1917, the first professional and publicly displayed
works began to appear.
Namakura Gatana
-the oldest surviving film
-a two-minute clip of a samurai trying to test a
new sword on his target only to suffer defeat

36. The success of The Walt Disney
Company's 1937 feature film Snow White
and the Seven Dwarfs profoundly
influenced many Japanese animators.
 Divine Sea Warrior
-first feature length animated film
-directed by Seo in 1944 with
sponsorship by the
Imperial Japanese Navy.

37.  In the 1960s, manga artists adapted and simplified
many Disney animation techniques to reduce costs
and to limit the number of frames in productions.
 Otogi Calendar
-the first anime television series, aired from 1961 to
1964.
 Three Tales
-aired in 1960, was the first anime shown on
television

38. The 1970s saw a surge of growth in the
popularity of manga, Japanese comic
books and graphic novels, many of which
were later animated
Osamu Tezuka
 is known as the “Father of
Manga and Anime”.
he is best known as the
creator of Astro Boy, Kimba
the White Lion, and Black
Jack.

39. Also in the ’70s, the first Mecha-
styled anime became popular; Mobile
Suit Gundam.
“Mecha" -giant robot genre (known
outside Japan)

40. In the 1980s, anime became more
accepted in the mainstream in Japan
(although less than manga), and
experienced a boom in production.
During the ’80s, many animes became
popular. Some were Ranma ½, Urasei
Yatsura, and Dragon Ball.

41.  In 1990’s anime gained increased
acceptance in markets.
 During the ’90s, Sailor Moon,
Pokemon, and Neon Genesis
Evangelion became extremely popular,
both in Japan and the US.

42.  21st
Century:
Anime continue to conquer the world.

43.  During the ’00s (of 2000), some popular
animes are Yu-Gi-Oh, Naruto, and
Bleach.

44.  Spirited Away
-In 2002, won the Golden Bear at the
Berlin International Film Festival
- In 2003, at the 75th Academy Awards
it won the Academy Award for Best
Animated Feature.

45.  present day, some of the popular
Anime’s are One Piece, Hunter X
Hunter and Fairy Tail

46. T H A N K S!