The History of Anime & Manga

Sarah AllenMrs. Reed

Physical Science Per. 5Spring 2010

How It Began• Manga first started

appearing during the 10th century in Japan, where it was just simple drawings.

• During the 1600’s, these drawing became known as Edo.

• During WWII, manga drawings were highly censored and controlled by the Japanese government, and so the styles and content drastically changed.

• After WWII, manga and anime first started to become extremely popular.

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Tezuka Osamu• Tezuka Osamu is known as

the “Father of Manga and Anime”.

• He was a big fan of Walt Disney, and in 1947, he released his first animated work; Shintakarajima (in English: New Treasure Island)

• While Shintakarajima was popular, Tezuka became famous for his manga/anime Testuwan Atomu, also known as Astro Boy.

• Testuwan Atomu became one of the very first animes to be aired on TV in 1963.

• He continued making more anime, including Hi no Tori (Phoenix) and Black Jack.Testuwan Atomu Book Cover

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Anime Evolved• In the ’70s, the first

Mecha-styled anime became popular; Mobile Suit Gundam.

• During the ’80s, many animes became popular. Some were Ranma ½, Urasei Yatsura, and Dragon Ball. Also, Miyazaki Hayao’s movies became extremely popular.

• During the ’90s, Sailor Moon, Pokemon, and Shin Seiki Evangerion (Neon Genesis Evangelion) became extremely popular, both in Japan and the US.

• During the ’00s (of 2000), some popular animes are Yu-Gi-Oh, Death Note, Naruto, and Bleach.

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Anime Genres and Terms

Since it’s beginning, anime has evolved into many different genres.

• Mecha = giant robot anime

• Shojo = anime aimed towards young girls, usually focuses on relationships between characters

• Bishonen = means “beautiful boy”, anime marketed towards girls, name describes content

• Shonen = means “boy”, anime marketed towards young boys, usually includes violence

There are of course, many others.

Influential Animes

• Some animes that helped develop and develop their genre:

• Mobile Suit Gundam, Shin Seiki Evangerion, Ranma ½, Naruto, Pokemon, and Testuwan Atomu.

Bibliography• "Anime." Encyclopedia - Britannica Online Encyclopedia. Web. 27 May 2010.

<http://search.eb.com/eb/article-9471755>. • The Origins, History and Evolution of Anime and Manga PPT Project

• Zagzoug, Marwah. "The History of Anime and Manga." Nova Online Home Page. Black Horizon Anime and C.T. Evans, Apr. 2001. Web. 27 May 2010.

<http://novaonline.nvcc.edu/eli/evans/his135/Events/Anime62/Anime62.html>.