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Hentai perhaps the most infamous anime genre – is known to be the darkest side of anime. Uneducated, non-Japanese people believe that all anime is hentai, or pornographic. This is a very common misconception along with the belief that anime is just for children. In Japan, hentai literally means perverted or a pervert. Other names for hentai are H-anime and eroanime.

Japan has a different understanding about the line between adult content and mainstream works than the United States and other countries; nudity is not as forbidden in Japan as it is in other cultures. They have communal bathing and in most anime they depict naked people, but not pornographically. For example, in Sailor Moon, the Sailor Scouts as they transform are nude, but no detail is shown.

According to Wikipedia, “The H material tends to use explicit pornographic content. As a form of expressing sexual fantasy, depictions can include those that are unacceptable in society, or run counter to social norms. Such fantasies can be depicted in the extreme, often demonstrating subconscious desires or purely carnal motivations. This contrast between accepted and in some cases legal behavior and primal sexuality is a primary motivation for many works of pornography, and H art is no exception.”

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Manga are Japanese comic books. The artists that draw manga are called manga-ka. Manga was developed from a mixture of classical Japanese art - ukiyo-e, and foreign drawing styles, which took its current form soon after World War II. Dr. Osamu Tezuka, creator of Astro Boy and Kimba the White Lion, helped develop the manga drawing style the way it is today; he was influenced by Fleischer Studios’ and Walt Disney’s styles of drawing.

The majority of Japanese social classes as well as age groups read manga. It is common to see businessmen reading manga on the bullet train going to and from work.

There is a distinct difference between comics from Japan and comics from other countries like those found in the United States. Manga are black and white and can be as thick as a phone book while most comics are in color and much shorter.

Manga is read in the Japanese traditional style, right-to-left (unlike English’s left-to-right). Not only are they read right-to-left, but the panels and text are read from right-to-left as well. Many manga-ka are opposed to the widespread attempts to make published manga look and read like traditional American comics. Not just the artists, but the fans also played a part in keeping manga in their original reading style.

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New Japanese words are creeping in the vocabulary of Western society. While many of them aren’t in English dictionaries yet, the Internet is flooded with them.

Type in “kawaii” (cute), “etchi” (indecent), “otaku” (fanatic), “bishojo” (beautiful young girl), or “onigiri” (rice ball), on Google’s search engine and you’ll come up with thousands of results for each.

Why have words such as these infiltrated the language? One reason, it seems, is the popularity of anime - Japanese animation characterized by colorful graphics and lively characters.

If you observed, you’ll find these are the top three words: “Anime” - Animation originating in Japan, “Manga” - Japanese comics and “Hentai” - Explicit sexual or pornographic content.

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“Sailor Moon,” “Dragon Ball Z” and “Yu-gi-oh!” are some examples of the different animated series that have begun to take over the Saturday morning TV cartoon block. Where do these shows come from, and what happened to “Tom & Jerry” and “Looney Toons”? These new shows come from Japan, and they are known as anime, or sometimes Japanimation. Anime has been around for a long time and is just beginning to make a noticeable effect on American and European viewers.

The reason for this is the common misconception that anime is the same as cartoons and that it is only for children. Anime is not exactly a genre, but an art style, and it is not just for kids. Once one understands the different subgenre and the history behind anime, they understand why it is becoming so popular and why even adults can enjoy it.

In order to grasp a basic understanding of anime, a look into its history would be appropriate. Anime started out in the late 20th century when Japanese filmmakers started to experiment with the animation techniques that were being explored in the United States. During the 1970s, anime developed further, separating itself from its American roots and developed unique genre such as mecha.

During the 1980s, anime was accepted into Japan’s mainstream media. Dr. Osamu Tezuka was the pioneer for the anime revolution. He created the first anime – Astro Boy, also known as The Mighty Atom. His inspiration and art style came from his fascination with Disney’s early animation, “Popeye”, and “Mickey Mouse”, but he added the distinctive large eyes.

Probably the most readily apparent difference between Japanese animation and other places is the artwork. Huge eyes, brightly colored hair, well-endowed female characters, and exaggerated emotional expressions and gestures are typical of anime style. Due to his success, he was deemed “the Father of Manga and Anime” in Japan.

Anime is a term for Japanese animation. Anime often covers more serious topics than a typical American cartoon, which usually focuses on comedy.

In America, cartoons are considered a form of entertainment meant mostly for children. However, anime is directed toward all ages that have been known to range from children to businessmen, depending on the series. Most people compare anime to movies in theaters or a non-animated series on television.

Besides being a form of entertainment, anime has a cultural effect on those who watch it. People who watch anime also learn about the Japanese culture. Those who read the original versions of anime – mangas - gain knowledge about the language and the unique speech mannerisms that are keys to Japanese language.

Anime is also politically influenced by the directors, who add their views to mold the anime. It is an outpouring of environmental and political viewpoints. Anime has been known to touch base on typically taboo subjects in America such as suicide, war, teenage pregnancy, and same sex relationships. The directors also advocate the need to preserve the planet and what explore happens when the bounds of man infringe upon the magic of the forest.

Anime is an excellent tool that teaches morals and promotes inter-cultural harmony. By watching anime, we are offered an inside look at the beautiful and rich cultures of Asian countries that are halfway across the world.

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