On July 13, 2024, Chinese media Wenhua Zongxing published an article introducing the development and role of Japanese anime after the war. The article stated, “Japanese anime and its derivative culture, ACG, are attracting more and more attention. However, a few decades ago, anime was a minor culture that was often questioned in Japan. Why is it that today it is loved all over the world, regardless of age or region, and has even become recognized as a strategy to support Japan’s national image?” and introduced the views of Pan Nini, an associate professor at East China Normal University. In response to the question, “Sometimes, artists consciously or unconsciously reflect the real world in works of art, but sometimes nations use them intentionally. So what is the relationship between artists and their countries?”, Pan said, “The relationship between artists and governments is not a simple two-way relationship, but an overlapping one, with the public in between. Therefore, it can be said to be a three-way relationship. For example, many of Tezuka Osamu’s works contain critical elements. In particular, works such as ’Phoenix’, ’Strange Child’ and ’Metropolis’ have a clear intention to satirize something. However, the important thing here is that the works of influential artists must first be seen by people. In other words, it is important that someone wants to spread it, so it is necessary to consider how easily the public will accept it, how easily popular media such as TV stations will accept it, and how easily anime investors will accept it. Therefore, artists always make some kind of adjustments and cannot create completely on their own.” Next, in response to the question, “Manga is an art form that is primarily aimed at boys and girls, so why does Japanese manga often contain philosophical thinking aimed at adults?”, he explained, “Manga is a visual and easy-to-understand form of expression, so it is basically aimed at children and minors. Also, manga artists such as Tezuka felt that Japan had been psychologically devastated after the war, and in order to improve that situation, they tried to infuse manga with deep philosophical content and hope, in order to have a positive influence on the children who will represent the future.” In response to the question, “What are the differences in artistry and spirit between Japanese and American anime?”, he said, “Anime, an art form of dynamic visual expression, first appeared in the West. During World War II, a large number of war-related comics were produced to boost morale. After the war, the large number of comics brought in by the US military stationed in Japan became spiritual nourishment for Japanese children, which triggered a postwar manga publishing boom. Postwar Japanese anime was modeled on the US, so the mainstream at the time was often a copy or reconstruction of American and European works, and manga with strong ideological ideas like Tezuka’s were in the minority. However, Japanese manga gradually became independent, emphasizing more dynamic expression and began to have its own originality in panel layouts and screen composition. As a result, Japanese anime created its own style while adopting the Disney model and the Soviet style.” “Anime exists in every country, but in Japan it has a particularly high status and is a very mature industry. What kind of social foundation has promoted the prosperity of the Japanese anime industry?” he answered, “It is debatable whether Japan’s anime industry is really strong. Anime makes a lot of money, but the compensation for people involved in production is very low. This shows that while the Japanese anime industry is strong, it is not as well-established as an independent industry as in the United States. However, as an anime culture, Tezuka’s contribution is very great. Anime was originally aimed at children and people with relatively low levels of education, but Tezuka and other creators had a strong desire to develop anime as something equivalent to serious literature and to influence society in a way that was not the case in the United States. As a result, Japanese anime has a very rich spiritual world and has become a culture that represents Japan.”
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Country K is a country where all the characters are weirdos and nothing but daytime dramas and slapstick movies are bad. Country C is a country where the plot is so obsessed with plot that the story is boring. I hope they can take the world by storm one day.
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The locals in Asia seem to know a lot about Japanese anime. When I say I don’t know anything about it, they look at me like, “But you’re Japanese?”
>>12 But it seems this professor doesn’t know about Norakuro. It’s a story about the Fierce Dogs, but it’s based on the historical background of the time of their advance into the continent, and the Mountain Monkeys are supposed to be Kuomintang troops. The serialization period began in the year of the Manchurian Incident and ended in the year the Pacific War began.
>>14 I don’t know, but there was a time when “Tomorrow’s Joe” was treated as the bible for the Red Guard during the student movement. Personally, I think the existence of Sanpei Shirato’s manga, which had a strong satire and a down-to-earth philosophy, played a big role.
The strength of this product is that it has been praised overseas for the fact that Japanese people have been making things that they like for Japanese people, and it has nothing to do with what other countries think.
>>15 The basics are still there, so even if the political correctness faction tries to get involved, it won’t do much. And so, Japan is becoming the last bastion of hope for manga fans around the world.
>>19 There was also a certain anime subcontractor that had prisoners captured at Tiananmen Square draw cels The drawings are good, but the story is difficult.
In the end, both manga and anime cannot survive as an industry unless they meet certain conditions: freedom of expression that allows for satire is guaranteed, a mature society that is accepting of manga and anime, and the people have the economic prosperity to consume them. China has not been a country where this is guaranteed for many years, and it is not even now. First of all, there is no freedom of expression in China. There is probably some historical content that could be used as material for manga, but that’s about it. I can’t imagine that China’s current hyper-surveillance, informant-based society led by its rabid party would allow the creation of free school-themed stories like those in Japanese manga.
Japanese subculture has survived more severe oppression than political correctness, so it’s a bit late to start talking about political correctness now.
>>22 The oppression that took place in the 80s and 90s was so severe I don’t know if it would have survived as a culture without the advent of the internet.
>The large amount of manga brought to Japan by the US military became a source of spiritual nourishment for Japanese children. Is this true? What works are they specifically?
The genre of anime material that doesn’t exist in Japan but is becoming a big hit in China is the drama of popular rebellion. Anime Chen Sheng Wu Guang Rebellion Anime Red Eyebrow Rebellion Anime Yellow Turban Rebellion Anime Taiping Rebellion If it’s made into a movie, I’ll definitely watch it! I’ll do it on illegal Piko lol
The special Asian countries must be stupid for spreading pirated manga, anime, and games all over the world and increasing Japan’s influence both at home and abroad.
It’s impossible in China because the budget only goes to areas ordered by the dictator in a top-down manner. All China produces are manga that say “Long live China,” “Long live the Communist Party,” and “Long live the Communist Party” lol. Do you think the public will sympathize with such nonsense? lol
Western critics often make know-it-all statements without doing any research, but this person seems to be making statements that are based on existing research.
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