Essays on Anime

In the area of behavior, Hao and Teh’s study shows that Japanes media is more likely to exert modeling effects on the youngsters, making them dress like Japanese idols and seek for information about these idols (Bravo, 2012). An underdog protagonist faces life’s struggles with…

I bet your all wondering why I’m dressed so “cute”? Today’s fashion is inspired by the Sailor Moon, anime school girl. The best way to describe my look is, adorable, sexy and cute Common ground: For many years’ anime has become a spotted way of…

In a foreseeable dystopian future, the anime Psycho-pass presents a judicial system that is closely aligned with a Utilitarianist mindset. In the anime, citizens are punished for having a high crime coefficient, when one has an intention to commit a crime of when one is…

The seven deadly sins were first created and recognized in early Christian teachings around the 3rd century. It is surmised that these personal characteristics are deemed toxic and can cause many problems in people who suffer from these sins, even “eternal damnation.” In anime, these…

“Emergence of Anime in the Philippines” Anime is considered as a social phenomenon in the Philippines as its history traces back to the late 70s, already taking part in the Philippine local mainstream. It continues to influence and gather anime fans together with its unique…

AnimeBoston: A Walk on the Kawaii Side Within an instant, everything you thought you knew about Boston is wiped away as you witness a man dressed as a large robot stage-fight another man decked out in an elf costume with a glowing laser sword as…

Anime has risen as a popular and accepted art form across the world. One of the best examples of this is the success of one particular anime film over a decade ago. There is no question that Hayao Miyazaki’s Spirited Away had a great impact,…

Overweight otakus trundling around at comic book conventions.Stylized hair and skimpy schoolgirl uniforms.Children’s fare and pornography. There are many stereotypes associated with manga and its more visual representation of anime. Often criticized and discredited by those of a more lofty artistic presence, despite whatever prejudice…

A view of Earth taken by the astronaut Jack Schmitt from Apollo 17 in 1972, “Blue Marble” was Earth’s original selfie. Believed to be the most reproduced photograph ever, the picture made an enormous impact in its time. Rather than the abstract image of whole,…