a bout anime

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(stylized as A-BOUT!) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Ichikawa Masa. It was serialized in Kodansha
Kodansha
Kodansha is the largest Japanese publishing company, and it produces the manga magazines Nakayoshi, Afternoon, Evening, Weekly Shōnen Magazine and Bessatsu Shōnen Magazine, as well as the more literary magazines Gunzō, Shūkan Gendai, and the Japanese dictionary Nihongo Daijiten.
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's shōnen manga
shōnen manga
Shōnen manga (少年漫画), also romanized as shonen or shounen, are Japanese comics mainly marketed and aimed at a young teen male readership. These graphic novels and comics are primarily for boys between the ages of 12 through 18.
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magazine Weekly Shōnen Magazine
Weekly Shōnen Magazine
Weekly Shōnen Magazine (Japanese: 週刊少年マガジン, Hepburn: Shūkan Shōnen Magajin) is a weekly shōnen manga anthology published on Wednesdays in Japan by Kodansha, first published on March 17, 1959.
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from November 2009 to May 2013, with its chapters collected in nineteen tankōbon volumes. It was followed by a sequel, A-bout!!

Anime is huge, especially in Japan

Anime films and shows make for 60% of all animation-based entertainment in the world, according to a 2004 report by the Japan External Trade Organization. In Japan, anime has been recognized as a distinct academic discipline in around 40 schools. Japan has over 130 voice-acting schools, making it a major player in the anime voice-acting industry.

The highest-grossing anime film of all time is Kimi no Na Wa (Your Name)

This film byMakoto Shinkai, Your Name, has been a critical and commercial success. More than $355 million was earned around the world for this movie.

The longest-running anime has over 7,500 episodes

There are more than 7500 episodes of Sazae-san, although each is barely six minutes long. Over 1400 episodes of Manga Nippon Mukashibanashi, each lasting about 25 minutes, have been produced.

One anime character has 22 different voice actresses

In 22 episodes, there are 22 different female voice actors to be heard. Most of the time, the character does not speak. There are many possible voices for her speaking lines because they are all imagined by the protagonist.

The anime Space Brothers includes a voice actor that recorded in outer space

An astronaut from the International Space Station appeared in an anime episode of Space Brothers to record his participation in the 31st episode (ISS).

Spirited Away was the first anime film to be nominated for and win an academy award

However, the Best Animated Feature Award at the 75th Academy Awards went to the animated film Spirited Away in 2003, which is a departure from the norm. Due to his stance on the Iraq war, Hayao Miyazaki was unable to attend the ceremony.

Fifty new colors were created for Akira

Akira, the highly acclaimed Japanese anime film, was also a major technological breakthrough for the industry. There were 2,212 photographs in total, with 160,000 of them being single images. This is at least two to three times as long as the usual anime film.

Where is anime made?

For decades, anime was produced by and for Japan — a local product, with a distinct look-and-feel to not just the artwork but the storytelling, the themes, and the concepts. Over the last forty years, it has become an international phenomenon, attracting millions of fans and being translated into many languages.

What animes are aimed at teens?

There are even some animes aimed at older teens like "Death Note" and some for mature audiences only like "Monster" and "Queens Blade.". Japanese cultural attitudes about sexuality and violence require some titles to be placed a category higher than they might normally be.

Is anime a genre?

Because all things anime tend to be lumped together, it's tempting to think of anime as a genre. It isn't, at least no more than animation itself is a genre, but rather a description of how the material is produced. Anime shows, like books or movies, fall into any number of existing genres: comedy, drama, sci-fi, action-adventure, horror and so on.

Is the Last Airbender anime live action?

What's most striking is how anime's impact is coming full circle. Some recent American cartoon productions, like "Avatar: The Last Airbender, " are openly inspired by anime itself, and live-action English-language versions of anime titles are starting to come into production more frequently.

What is Mitsumine High School known for?

Mitsumine High School is known as the school with the most juvenile delinquents in the country. The students are so violent that even the teachers are scared for their lives. Sunahara is the leader of the first years and is the strongest dude of his class. But when the transfer student Asagiri Shinnosuke makes an appearance at the school, he starts taking down names and kicking up dust like a tornado. If the students thought things were violent and unpredictable at Mitsumine, they haven’t seen anything yet since Asagiri is here to become the champion of the school.

Is Mc a funny manga?

Hilarious manga! Mc and other characters are super funny....char acters dynamic with one another is a great thing about this manga. If you like delinquent mangas where the mc and his friends fight other schools with lots of humor then this is the manga for you!

What is anime in English?

However, outside of Japan and in English, anime is colloquial for Japanese animation and refers specifically to animation produced in Japan. Animation produced outside of Japan with similar style to Japanese animation is referred to as anime-influenced animation . The earliest commercial Japanese animations date to 1917.

What is anime in Japanese?

Anime. Not to be confused with Amine. Anime ( Japanese: アニメ, IPA: [aɲime] ( listen)) is hand-drawn and computer animation originating from Japan. In Japan and in Japanese, anime (a term derived from the English word animation) describes all animated works, regardless of style or origin.

What is anime in the US?

English-language dictionaries typically define anime ( US: / ˈænəmeɪ /, UK: / ˈænɪmeɪ /) as "a style of Japanese animation" or as "a style of animation originating in Japan". Other definitions are based on origin, making production in Japan a requisite for a work to be considered "anime".

How much does an anime episode cost?

An anime episode can cost between US$100,000 and US$300,000 to produce. In 2001, animation accounted for 7% of the Japanese film market, above the 4.6% market share for live-action works. The popularity and success of anime is seen through the profitability of the DVD market, contributing nearly 70% of total sales.

How does anime differ from other forms of animation?

Anime artists employ many distinct visual styles. Anime differs greatly from other forms of animation by its diverse art styles, methods of animation, its production, and its process. Visually, anime works exhibit a wide variety of art styles, differing between creators, artists, and studios.

What was the first anime?

Three Tales (1960) was the first anime film broadcast on television; the first anime television series was Instant History (1961–64). An early and influential success was Astro Boy (1963–66), a television series directed by Tezuka based on his manga of the same name. Many animators at Tezuka's Mushi Production later established major anime studios (including Madhouse, Sunrise, and Pierrot ).

How many companies are there in the animation industry?

The animation industry consists of more than 430 production companies with some of the major studios including Toei Animation, Gainax, Madhouse, Gonzo, Sunrise, Bones, TMS Entertainment, Nippon Animation, P.A.Works, Studio Pierrot and Studio Ghibli. Many of the studios are organized into a trade association, The Association of Japanese Animations. There is also a labor union for workers in the industry, the Japanese Animation Creators Association. Studios will often work together to produce more complex and costly projects, as done with Studio Ghibli's Spirited Away. An anime episode can cost between US$100,000 and US$300,000 to produce. In 2001, animation accounted for 7% of the Japanese film market, above the 4.6% market share for live-action works. The popularity and success of anime is seen through the profitability of the DVD market, contributing nearly 70% of total sales. According to a 2016 article on Nikkei Asian Review, Japanese television stations have bought over ¥60 billion worth of anime from production companies "over the past few years", compared with under ¥20 billion from overseas. There has been a rise in sales of shows to television stations in Japan, caused by late night anime with adults as the target demographic. This type of anime is less popular outside Japan, being considered "more of a niche product ". Spirited Away (2001) is the all-time highest-grossing film in Japan. It was also the highest-grossing anime film worldwide until it was overtaken by Makoto Shinkai 's 2016 film Your Name. Anime films represent a large part of the highest-grossing Japanese films yearly in Japan, with 6 out of the top 10 in 2014, in 2015 and also in 2016 .

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