Overview Of New Anime Trailers

By Ora Dickson


Anime is the everyday Japanese word for cartoons (even foreign ones). Outside Japan, the term specifically to mean animated films from Japan, especially that which is drawn in a simplified style common in manga (new anime trailers). It also occurs that cartoon is used as a collective name for cartoons in manga style, whether they come from Japan or other (Asian) countries.

Cartoon originated as a parallel in film to manga, which are Japanese comics. The first cartoon productions dating back to 1910s ended, but the production of animated films began in earnest only in 1960s. In 1970s, won the popularity abroad. Although children and young people have always been the main target group for the cartoon industry as a whole, it's still a pretty big part of range that also or exclusively directed at adults. This side of cartoon has not until the 1990s won spreading outside of Asia.

Social Realism is uncommon in cartoon, like in another animation, but the film Tokyo Godfathers as well as some works of Isao Takahata and Mamoru Oshii can be mentioned. Many productions without the fantasy element is however possible to find, and often these are historically located. The classic Versailles no bara ('Versailles' rose') of 1979 directed by Osamu Dezaki set during the French Revolution at the court around Marie Antoinette. Samurai Comics, there are many of such Ruroni Kenshin (1996) and Shura no Toki (2004).

When British Manga Video in 1990s began to import cartoon for adult audiences to West it was often the most violent and pornographic titles that it was focusing on. This contributed to a one-sided view of cartoon among the uninitiated. Urotsukidoji became a western familiar example of genre.

Fantasy genre has not led to as many renowned cartoon productions like science fiction, although SilkRoad offspring Lodoss-tou Senki (Record of Lodoss War, 1990) and the subsequent parodic Slayers series (1995-) may be able to serve as an example .

"Chibi" is not a genre but an abbreviation of style of cartoon and manga. This is characterized by small cartoon characters who are pressed to see the cute out. They are usually small and a bit chubby, with short arms and legs and larger heads. This form occurs mainly in comedies or when it should be a bit of fun. Even in children cartoon are they with. This style is used most when the figures get an extra strong feeling that when they get overly happy or overly sad. In these contexts, it can also be a lot of hearts, flowers, tears, and more.

The availability of cartoon is still very limited, and a few comics (mostly for children) has been broadcast in Swedish television. During the 80's were series Starzinger, Silver Fang, Robotech and Cobra out on VHS, and 90- and 00's broadcast series like Sailor Moon, Pokemon, Digimon and Yu-Gi-Oh! TV. The supply of imported DVDs have steadily increased. Since early 2007, the ZTV cartoon series during some weekday evenings. TV4 Science Fiction has on several occasions demonstrated Neon Genesis Evangelion.

In recent years it has become common to all the so-called fansubs. These are produced on recreational basis of smaller groups that put subtitles (mostly in English) on the cartoon series broadcast and broadcast in Japan, and the series is then spread via file sharing programs like BitTorrent and Direct Connect.




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