Ne cerem mii de scuze pentru aceia dintre dumneavoastra care urmariti cu interes stirile despre blogul nostru si ati trait surpriza sa gasiti mai mult invitatii la intalniri in ultima vreme decat informatii concrete pe anumite teme de cultura japoneza.....
Minunat ar fi sa sa puteti lua parte alaturi de noi de fiecare data, dar stim ca pentru unii este imposibil, in primul rand din cauza distantei care ne desparte, de aceea ne vom stradui sa revenim cu informatii concrete de la evenimente!
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On February 15th a meeting long awaited by our loyal participants and
the members of the Club, finally took place. The theme was that part of the
Japanese culture that introduced many ofus to Japan and made us fall in love with this country: the anime and
manga culture.
The
meeting began, like usual, with the presentation of the guests. This time, they
had to tell everyone what their favorite anime was, a tough choice to make,
most of them failing to name just one anime. The participants were people not
familiar with anime, but also people who met with this kind of entertainment
from an early age.
Currently,
the manga and anime industry is well developed, with genres for all ages and
all tastes, though the industry is relatively new. Japan has a long history of
storytelling through paintings, but manga as we know it first appeared after
World War II. Among modern manga predecessors and a sources of inspiration we can mention Chōjū-jinbutsu-giga (Animal Caricature from XII century) and Kibyoshi (books with funny or satirical
pictures, dating from the eighteenth century). Modern manga appeared in the
years '40 - '50 during the U.S. occupation as a source of amusement, becoming
very popular. Two mangas which have contributed greatly to the promotion of the
industry is Astro Boy which is very popular even today, and Sazae-san.
The
first anime appeared in 1907. It was a 3 seconds animation called Katsudō Shashin (Moving Picture), in
which a young boy, dressed in a sailor uniform, who writes the kanji for
Katsudo Shashin and then turns to the audience and greets them, is depicted.
The industry advanced slowly until after the Second World War, when the first
modern anime, a feature film with color and sound appeared. In the 70's anime
started running on TV and became very popular.
The
presentation continued with a list of types of anime and manga that exists
today. There are four categories of anime, concerning demographics: Shojo (for teenage girls) , Josei (for girls over 18 and mature women)
, Shounen (for teens) , Seinen (for boys over 18 and men). In
addition, anime and manga are divided into types, genres that relate to the
story: slice of life, school life, gender bender, harem or reverse harem,
mecha, magical girl, etc . An anime has more than one genre and we can say that
there are genres of anime for every taste.
Manga
and anime are intended for a Japanese audience, and there are some Japanese
symbols that only a Japanese person or a connaisseur of Japanese culture can understand.
Many of these symbols are used to express an emotional state. The most common
symbol known in Europe as well is blushing. However, there are many symbols
that are hard to understand by the Western culture.
Another
element that makes reading a manga or watching an anime a unique experience is
the characters. They are usually well defined, with a story behind them which
explains their actions. But they are not clearly classified as good or bad,so
the difference between good and evil is often very hard to make. However, there
are some features that define a positive or a negative character. The eyes have
a great importance, because they can express various caracteristics such as
innocence, purity, youth, or a dubious, painful past, an evil character. There
are many types of characters: the cool character (handsome and usually aloof), the
genius, the hero, the sage, the delinquent, the foreigner, Tsundere, Yandere,
etc..
In
addition to the presentation, the organizers prepared a small exhibition of
manga, giving the audience the opportunity to experience the unique way to read
it. After the presentation ended, the guests had the opportunity to look
through these books, discuss about manga and anime, and to serve the tea and
sweets provided by the organizers.
Thanks
to the imagination and humor of the Japanese people, manga and anime are an
original and unique experience, which can sometimes be hard to understand by a
Western audience. But if one manages to get over the differences in mentality
and culture, will find it worthwhile.
