What is "Anime"??

ever heard some titles like "Naruto"," Bleach", "Gundam" or "Samurai X" or anything like that..??? yap that's what you call "anime". Just as the title said, Now I will explain about anime.

What is "anime"?
Anime is animation in Japan and considered Japanese animation in the rest of the world. Anime dates from about 1917. Anime is widely viewed in Japan and is now widely viewed throughout the world. Anime itself is considered a form of limited animation. Anime can be broadcasted either through television or released directly to video, which are often called OVAs or OAV (Original Animation Video).

Anime often covers more serious topics than the typical cartoon. In Japan, people of all ages watch anime. Most shows and movies are centered for kids, adolescents, or young adults, but there are also many anime that are made for the older crowd, even businessmen. There are many genres in anime with basic categories like comedy, romance, action, drama. There are also anime with content meant specifically for boys, girls, and bussinessman. Anime can be hand drawn or computer-assisted. It is used in television series, films, video, video games, commercials, and internet-based releases, and represents all genres of fiction.


The art of Anime
Probably the most readily apparent differences between Japanese animation and other places is the artwork. Huge eyes, brightly colored hair, well-endowed female characters, and exaggerated emotional expressions and gestures are typical of anime style. Early anime artists were largely influenced by early Disney characters like the Seven Dwarves from Snow White, Mickey Mouse, and the non-Disney Betty Boop. All of these characters had large eyes, and Betty Boop was certainly well-endowed


Word Usage
In Japan, the term does not specify an animation's nation of origin or style; instead, it is used as a blanked term to refer to all forms of animation from around the world. In English, dictionary sources define anime as "a Japanese style of motion-picture animation" or "a style of animation developed in Japan".Non-Japanese works that borrow stylization from anime is commonly referred to as "anime-influenced animation" but it is not unusual for a viewer who does not know the country of origin of such material to refer to it as simply "anime". Some works are co-productions with non-Japanese companies, such as the Cartoon Network and Production I.G series IGPX or Ōban Star-Racers, which may or may not be considered anime by different viewers.
In English, anime can be used as a common noun ("Do you watch anime?") or as a suppletive adjective ("The anime Guyver is different from the movie Guyver"). It may also be used as a mass noun, as in "How much anime have you collected?" and therefore is not pluralized as animes.

Watching anime outside Japan
Anime is widely available outside of Japan although only select stories are available; usually only the most commercially successful ones can be found at the local video rental store. There are other channels to satisfy your anime appetite, however. People trade fansubs and there are also anime viewing societies. There are many anime societies on the world wide web today, you might be able to find one near you.


Culture in Anime
Understanding the culture of origin is important in truly understanding what is going on in a just about any art from a particular people be it Japanese anime or manga, or American sitcoms (situation comedies). If you have watched any amount of anime you, along with most people living outside of Japan, probably noticed that the characters behave differently and things in general (houses, transportation, eating, sleeping, greeting, and much, much more) are a bit different from what you are used to. Some of the differences are because of strange artistic visions, but most of the differences are a direct result of culture. Anime is an art form, and as art, it expresses many things about Japan and its people.




too bad most of the people (including my mom) thinks that anime is only for children. Anime is for everyone. Sometimes anime can teach us about the way of life. If you have spare time, why don't you try to watch one..??

for more complete information, check out the sources that I use:
http://www.umich.edu/~anime/intro.html
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anime
http://www.animecorner.com/opinions_whatisanime.htm

thanks... ^^