The History of the Anime Horror Genre
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The History The History of the of the AnimeAnime Horror Horror GenreGenre
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Presented By:Presented By: ChiakiChiaki
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• This panel will have minor scenes of animated gore– As well as discussions on demons and ghosts
• However, this panel will not be a gore-fest– Intended to inform
Who am I?Who am I?
• Chiaki from the A.A.A. Podcast– Weekly pocast with anime blogs and forum– www.aaapodcast.com
• Lived and studied for 6 months in Japan– Took classes on animation in Japan
• Love Horror and Japanese culture
The Hell Scrolls – The Hell Scrolls – Fujiwara Fujiwara
PeriodPeriod (900-1200)(900-1200)
• Buddhist Art depicting the 6 states of existence in the cycle of death and rebirth– Lower 3: People in hell,
wandering ghosts, and animals
– Upper 3: Asuras, Humans, Devas
• Masuda Hell Scroll– Housed in the Tokyo
National Museum (photos)– Depicts Gods Exterminating
Evil
EmakimonoEmakimono – – Fujiwara/Muromachi PeriodFujiwara/Muromachi Period
(900-1573)(900-1573) • Emaki• Picture scrolls• First to combine text
and pictures drawn side to side
• Originally A way to permeate teachings of Buddhism– Stories of battles,
romance, religion, folk tales and stories of the supernatural.
Kibyoshi – Edo Period (1603-1868)(1603-1868)
• Illustrated picture books– Used to tell stories,
act as gossip magizenes, and protest pieces.
• All of them had yellow-backed covers.
Utsushi-e – Utsushi-e – Late Edo till Late Edo till Early MeijiEarly Meiji (1700-1910 approx)(1700-1910 approx)
• “Copy Pictures”• Yobanashi – night
storytelling– Sometimes accompanied
by a shamisen, flute and drums to make eerie noises
• Sometimes used several projectors
• Stories were grotesque at times and were said to “corrupt the youth”
Tachi-e – Meiji/Taisho Period (1868-1926)(1868-1926)
• “Standing Pictures” • Drawn panels with black
backgrounds– Would flip panels quickly
for “quick changes”– Performed on a black
background
• Leant itself to ghost tales and horror shows
• Also seen as negative to children
Kamishibai – Taisho/Showa (1920-1950)(1920-1950)
• Traveling salesmen on bikes– Trying to sell candy to
kids– Kind of like the
Japanese “ice cream man”
• Artists would paint/create slides that told stories for rent
Kamishibai LegacyKamishibai Legacy
• Ogon Batto – The Golden Skeleton– Japan’s first Super Hero
KamishibaiKamishibai and the War and the War
• Kamishibashi used in the occupation of Japan by America– After their jobs were gone after the war what
did they turn to?
• Most Kamishibashi enlisted
• Mizuki Shigeru…
Mizuki ShigeruMizuki Shigeru• Originally
Kamishibai artist
• Enlisted in the War– Lost his right arm
• Mentality greatly affected by the war– Felt obligated to
inform about the war
• Fushigi na Techo 1973
Ge Ge Ge no KitaroGe Ge Ge no Kitaro
• 1959• Re-Done about 5
different times• Stations in Japan
have Ge ge ge no Kitaro art and sculpture
• Classic Japanese Horror in many ways– Yokai
Ge Ge Ge no KitaroGe Ge Ge no Kitaro
Kashihon-ya – Meiji-Taisho Period (1868-1950s?)(1868-1950s?)
• Rental Manga Stores across Japan– Was good for both
the printer and consumer
– Became vastly popular, thousands in edo alone
• Gekigan began here
Tatsumi YoshihiroTatsumi Yoshihiro
• Coined the term Geikigan
• Younger artists also were affected by the war– Abandon the Old
in Tokyo
Garo - Garo - 19641964
• Tsuge Yoshiharu • Kashihon-ya sold more
than just manga, they also sold magazines
• Most Japanese Magazines for Manga were like Shonen Jump– Where does horror and
more questionable content fit in?
Modern DayModern Day – Ayakashi: – Ayakashi: Samurai Horror TalesSamurai Horror Tales
Modern DayModern Day – Aoi – Aoi BungakuBungaku
Modern DayModern Day – – Higurashi Higurashi no Naku Koro Nino Naku Koro Ni
Modern DayModern Day – – High School High School of the Deadof the Dead
Questions?Questions?