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History As predecessors, anime-influenced animation owes to manga-influenced comics and La nouvelle manga, due to manga influences affecting the American and Franco-Belgian comic book industries. At the same time, the increasing amount of Japanese anime series coming into the US, starting mainly with Robotech (though other Americanized anime series were broadcast as early as the 1950s) impacted a generation of writers, animators and artists. On a similar level, Japanese cinema, such as jidaigeki, also influenced directors and others. As the Japanese artforms created an impact overseas, creators outside of Japan began to emulate the styles, dynamics, and clichés of the Japanese forms. Visually, there are still some differences between true anime and anime-influenced animation. In some cases, enough so that it can be spotted by most fans of the genre. While anime from Japan tends to immerse the characters, actions and settings in a Japanese context due to the experiences of the creators, other animation tends to place little stock in these or will sometimes leave such devices out entirely. This has caused critics of the style to refer to it as nothing more than retrofitting anime styling to western plotlines. Additionally, it is made for Western television and audiences. They will oftentimes have a different pace than its Japanese counterparts. Another difference is fanservice. It may be present to some degree or other in most anime works, but it will often not be included in Western animation. Some American animated television series have singled out anime styling with satirical intent. South Park (with "Chinpokomon" and "Good Times With Weapons") and The Angry Beavers. South Park has a notable drawing style, which was itself parodied in "Brittle Bullet", the fifth episode of the anime FLCL, released several months after "Chinpokomon" aired. Furthering the cycle is Teen Titans, a series that references FLCL on multiple points. * Some episodes of The Simpsons either referred to Japan or included Japan all together. These are all examples of anime's impact into Western animation. Resemblance to Anime Due to anime influence, Western animation adopted some techniques and gags from anime. Here are a few examples: Criticism The style is sometimes lambasted by critics and fans of anime and limited animation alike, for a number of reasons, among them the idea that the "Americanization" of anime is untrue to original works, or that works whose style tries emulate anime are insulting to "true" anime (that made in Japan). It is often called "fauxnime" by critics and fans alike. It is similar to the criticism of anime works done by Japanese studios that are based on American content, such as the 2006 ''Witchblade'' anime, and Demashita! Powerpuff Girls Z. Furthermore, a few series such as the Dragonball series and Saiyuki are based off of the Chinese story Journey to the West. Thus, Japanese animation is the only form of animation generally accepted as anime. By definition, anime refers to Japanese animation. Examples of anime-influenced animation North American animation European animation Online RPG/Flash Game See also | ||||||||||
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