Anime: The Ultimate Entertainment Art Form
The term anime applies to animated television and films from Japan. Anime generally has a different aesthetic than Western animation. Specifically, character eyes are drawn to an exaggerated, expressive size while the nose and mouth are of smaller proportions. Body proportions, however, are more typical of natural human shape and size.
The rise of anime really came in the 1970-s with the work of Osamu Tezuka who created the classic, “Astro Boy’ as well as other notable films such as “Kimba the White Lion’ and “Black Jack.’ After Tezuka-s success came the rise of the “Mecha’ genre of anime, which features giant robots, often piloted by human operators, and dropped into highly stylized action scenes. Examples of this style include, “Gundam’ and “Neon Genesis Evangelion.’
Later, anime branched out into several different styles and became its own, highly diverse genre. Fantasy, sci-fi, comedy, western and horror all found a place within the world of anime. Now some of the most popular anime genres tend to fall in action such as, “Naruto’ and “Cowboy Bebop’ as well as comedy such as, “Full Metal Panic’ and “Samurai Girls.’
People all over the world have fallen in love with the diverse, exciting world of anime thanks to its innovation, graceful style, and depth of plot.