Anime's Obsession With Europe: A Brief History
Have you ever wondered why so many anime are set in Europe or have European aesthetics? Well, I took a long journey to find out why.
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Timestamps
0:00 Introduction
2:45 The History of Japan & Anime
5:30 The 1960s & Early Anime
10:03 Heidi & The Rise of Studio Ghibli
17:45 The Modern Era of Anime
21:55 Conclusion
Footnotes:
1. Frederick Schodt, Manga! Manga!, p. 92
2. Hayao Miyazaki, Starting Point: 1979-1996 p.137
3. Hayao Miyazaki, Starting Point: 1979-1996 p.137-8
4. Dani Cavallaro | The Anime Art of Hayao Miyazaki p. 37
Bibliography:
– Oscar García Aranda | Representations of Europe in Japanese anime: An overview of case studies and theoretical frameworks
– Jonathan Clements | Anime: A History
– Cobus van Staden | Heidi in Japan: What do anime dreams of Europe mean for non-Europeans? https://www.iias.asia/sites/iias/files/nwl_article/2019-05/IIAS_NL50_24.pdf
– Rebecca Suter | Orientalism, Self-Orientalism, and Occidentalism in the Visual-Verbal Medium of Japanese Girls’ Comics.
– Frederik L. Schodt | Manga! Manga!: The World of Japanese Comics
– Deborah Shamoon (2012) | Passionate Friendship: The Aesthetics of Girls’ Culture in Japan
– Marco Pellitteri | East of Oliver Twist: Japanese Culture and European Influences in Animated TV Series for Children and Adolescents https://www.academia.edu/11877294/East_of_Oliver_Twist_Japanese_Culture_and_European_Influences_in_Animated_TV_Series_for_Children_and_Adolescents?source=swp_share
– Patricia Pârvu | Norse Culture as a Source of Inspiration for the Vinland Saga Phenomenon https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/feature/2023-02-03/norse-culture-as-a-source-of-inspiration-for-the-vinland-saga-phenomenon/.194252
– Dani Cavallaro | The Anime Art of Hayao Miyazaki
– Andrew Shaner | Defining Steampunk Through The Films of Hayao Miyazaki https://www.andrew.cmu.edu/course/98-233/docs/ThesisSP11_ShanerAndrew.pdf
– Clothilde Sabre, (2016) | French Anime and Manga Fans in Japan: Pop Culture Tourism, Media Pilgrimage | https://contents-tourism.press/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/IJCT-Vol.-1.1-Sabre-2016.pdf
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