Expressions
and Emotional Iconography |
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Anime Release Formats |
Sweat drops, bulging veins, uplifted eyes, and blushes all help us understand what a character is going through emotionally. Learn the conventions used in anime here. |
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The format under which anime is released determines a lot of factors, mainly budget and time constraints. Here is insight into the interplay between the medium and the message. |
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Hair Color
in Anime |
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Subtitled
Anime and Audio Dub-overs |
One of the first things someone notices about anime is the wild hair colors in many series and movies. Is there some symbolism involved in hair choice, or is it purely utilitarian? |
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One writer's opinion on why audio dub-overs take away the meaning and culture of anime. |
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Women in Shounen
Anime |
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Translation
of Japanese Comics |
Learn about the ever-changing role of women in anime
marketed toward men. |
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How comics that are laid out for right-left reading are translated
to English and other left-right languages. |
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Hand Gestures
in Anime and Manga |
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The
History of Manga and Anime |
Find out the conventions that anime characters use to
"speak" with their hands. |
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The origins of manga and anime, and how they came to be what they are today. |