When did Anime/Manga start in Japan? What is the history of
it and what is trending now in that field?
Just want a fun class about the history of Anime/Manga? This
is it!
Definition of
Anime/Manga from Merriam-Webster
Anime - a style of animation
originating in Japan that is characterized by stark colorful graphics depicting
vibrant characters in action-filled plots often with fantastic or futuristic
themes
Manga - Japanese comic
books and graphic
novels considered collectively as a genre,
The characters'
faces beam the big-eyed, manically jolly winsomeness that in anime and manga
signals contentment. — Peter Schjeldahl
Here are some places on the internet that you can gain some
knowledge about Anime/Manga.
Databases
EBSCO – Academic Search Complete
In order to use this database you will need to pay to get
access to the information. Check with your local library to see if they have
subscribed to this service. The other way is if you are a student in college
then you have access to this database. This is the best database to use to get
accurate information and scholarly sources. In order to get what you want on
this database you want to put in the search bar Anime and the one below the
search bar that has AND beside the box Japanese.
This will narrow your results to sources that are about
Japanese anime. Anime and Manga are usually mixed together so most of the
sources will talk about both Anime and Manga. To narrow your topic down even
more go to the left side of your screen and scroll down until you see your
search results. On that side there are more items that can narrow down what you
are looking for. Under Limit To, check off Full Text
and then scroll down more and there will be a section that
says languages, for that check off English. These will give you all sources
with English text and full text articles.
Videos
Youtube.com
If you put in Anime History or Manga History in the youtube
search bar there are a lot of videos that come up.
So here are a two good sources for information:
There is a great 6 part series about anime history from 1907
to today.
The youtube user also has some good videos with new trends
going on in the Anime world. Worth checking out if you would like some updated
information.
A recorded talk someone gave at Anime Central 2016 about
Manga History
Google Advanced Searching
In order to get the exact search results that you want you
will need to go to the advanced search.
How to use Advanced Search
All these words box put in Anime Manga History
Exact Word or Phrase “History”
Any of these words Manga Anime History
New updated Anime/Manga that is Trending
Websites
CrunchyRoll.com
This is a subscription site where you can get new anime
episodes and manga chapters right after they are released in Japan. Also gives
you news about anything and everything new/trending in anime and manga. The
site is $6.95 a month to get unlimited access to the forums, anime and manga.
To access the news part of the site is free for everyone to use and get
information from.
Animenewsnetwork.com
A great website to use to get news about trends, new and up
coming anime and manga. Using the search bar at the top of the page, you are
able to search for anything on the website.
Manga Publisher Websites
These sites are great source for new and up
coming Manga releases in the USA. Here are a few of the biggest publishers websites.
(It maybe a tumblr page but they are great about replying to
fans and giving new up coming releases and interviews with some Manga writers.)
Twitter
Manga/Anime Publishers love to post news and updates. It is
a great place to get up to date news right away. Just put these in to the
search bar on twitter and their twitter pages will come up.
@Vizmedia
@Shonenjump
@Shojobeat
@FUNimation
@KodanshaUSA
@Yenpress
@Gomanga (Seven
Seas)
@SentaiFlimworks
@AniplexUSA
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