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Nov 4, 2021 · Finding the emotional core in stories is a skill that Oliva has refined throughout his more than 20 years of experience in the animation industry. From his first job as a cleanup artist on the 1996 Spider-Man animated series to his directorial work for DC Animated Universe films like Justice League: The Flashpoint Paradox and Batman: The Dark ...
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Jun 11, 2021 · Anime News Network had the opportunity to interview showrunner and director Jay Oliva, as well as Trese 's creators Kajo Baldisimo and Budjette Tan, about the unique process of bringing the...
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- 991 VOTES. A Silent Voice. In elementary school, Shouya Ishida used to bully Shouko Nishimiya because she was deaf. Tortured by guilt, Shouya seeks to make it up to Shouko - but is that truly possible?
- 1,171 VOTES. ERASED. Photo: A-1 Pictures. When Satoru Fujinuma was a child, a girl in his class named Kayo Hinazuki disappeared. As an adult, he possesses the ability to jump backward in time.
- 593 VOTES. Anohana: The Flower We Saw That Day. Photo: A-1 Pictures. After a little girl named Menma passes away, her friends must try to move on without her.
- 393 VOTES. Grave Of The Fireflies. In one of Studio Ghibli's most upsetting masterpieces, two children struggle to survive after the World War II bombings of their Tokyo homes.
- The Dawn of Japanese Anime
- The Start of Tōei Dōga
- Tetsuwan Atomu: The First Japanese Television Anime
- The Wilderness Years and The Appearance of A Blockbuster
- The Proliferation of “Japanimation” Fans
Japan began producing animation in 1917—still the age of silent films—through trial-and-error drawing and cutout animation techniques, based on animated shorts from France and the United States. People started talking about the high quality of Japanese “manga films.” But Japanese anime were costlier to produce than Western animations and were overs...
It was during these years, as Japan began to recover from the disastrous war, that Ōkawa Hiroshi, president of the Tōei film company, saw Disney’s Snow White (1937). He was overwhelmed by the gorgeous color of the film. In 1956, he built a modern studio—a white-walled palace with air conditioning, as people called it—and founded Tōei Dōga (now Tōei...
On January 1, 1963, Fuji Television broadcast a 30-minute animated television series called Tetsuwan Atomu (better known in English as Astro Boy). The show became a surprise hit, starting an anime boom and a period of intense competition for TV audiences. The success marked the beginning of a new kind of anime industry. The low franchise fees paid ...
Merchandising became entrenched as part of the basic business model for all the television anime that followed. The most popular genre dealt with science fiction and space, followed by shows about girls with magical powers. In 1968, the popular baseball-themed Kyojin no hoshi (Star of the Giants) began, followed in 1969 by the first episode of the ...
Meanwhile, Japanese television anime began to become popular among young people overseas. In some countries, adults rejected it, calling it “Japanimation” and criticizing it as cheap, violent, and sexually explicit. When Kyandi kyandi(Candy Candy) was broadcast in France, young girls were glued to the television screen. Some parents resented this, ...
- Legend of the Galactic Heroes. 150 years of stalemating ends when Wen-Li & Reinhard von Lohengramm meet in combat for the first time. Behind them are the diplomatic democracy of the Free Planets Alliance, and the aristocratic dictatorship of the Galactic Empire.
- Grave of the Fireflies. As controversial a statement this may be, I think Grave of the Fireflies is the most important film created by Studio Ghibli.
- Shouwa Genroku Rakugo Shinjuu. After serving a prison sentence, Yotarou decides to change his life around. He seeks out the tutelage of Yakumo, and requests he teach him Rakugo – an ancient Japanese performance art, where the actor must play all the parts, by himself, and stay consistent and entertaining.
- Monster. We meet a renowned neurosurgeon, engaged to the lead director and respected by his peers. Dr. Kenzou Tenma is on his way to the top of the hospital hierarchy.
In the 1980s, anime became mainstream in Japan, experiencing a boom in production with the rise in popularity of anime like Gundam, Macross, Dragon Ball, and genres such as real robot, space opera and cyberpunk.
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Last weekend, an animated Japanese high school student who is haunted by the spirit of his childhood sweetheart was second only to The Batman in the UK box office chart, and beat Catherine Tate...
