4. Do you think that Astro Boy will be successful? Why? This is a difficult question to answer simply and unequivocally. On the one hand, it is relatively certain that the character of Astro Boy will be a success in a financial and commercial sens Continue Reading...
Japanese Anime/Manga A Division of Gender Culture: The Shojo and the Sh-nen Countless arguments have risen about the dividing line of Japanese animation and comics marketing, especially regarding the age and gender groups. When looking at a specifi Continue Reading...
Kusanagi Satoshi states that the so called 'anime' phenomenon did not, in fact, rise up all of a sudden within the past few years; in fact, it has been slowly developing over a longer period of time, perhaps from the 1960's onwards. This was the tim Continue Reading...
Anime/Manga Readings Sh-nen and Shojo manga/anime Sh-nen and shojo differ from each other mainly through the thematic stories they choose to tell. The narratives given in each type of anime or manga are indicative of the audience, where sh-nen gear Continue Reading...
