HARAJUKU ANIME COSPLAY

Every Sunday, young people dressed in a variety of styles including gothic lolita, visual kei, and decora, as well as cosplayers spend the day in Harajuku socializing. The fashion styles of these youths rarely conform to one particular style and are usually a mesh of many. Most young people gather on Jingu Bridge, which is a pedestrian bridge that connects Harajuku to the neighboring Meiji Shrine area.^[1]
Harajuku is also a fashion capital of the world, renowned for its unique street fashion.^[2] Harajuku street style is promoted in Japanese and international publications such as Kera, Tune, Gothic & Lolita Bible and Fruits. Many prominent designers and fashion ideas have sprung from Harajuku and incorporated themselves into other fashions throughout the world.
Harajuku is also a large shopping district that includes international brands, its own brands, and shops selling clothes young people can afford.

MANGA IN DIFFERENT PARTS OF GLOBE

Manga, or Japanese comics, have appeared in translation in many different languages in different countries, including Brazil, Korea, mainland China, Hong Kong, Taiwan, France, Germany, Mexico, Argentina, Spain,Italy, and many more. In the United States, manga comprises a small but growing industry, especially when compared to the inroads that Japanese animation has made in the USA. One example of a manga publisher in the United States, VIZ Media, functions as the American affiliate of the Japanese publishers Shogakukan and Shueisha. VIZ Media has published many popular titles such as Dragon Ball, , One Piece, Detective Conan, Neon Genesis Evangelion, Rurouni Kenshin, Naruto, Yu-Gi-Oh!Fullmetal alchemist, bleach and the various works of Rumiko Takahashi

A SHORT STORY ABOUT THE FIRST ANIME EVER MADE

Not many complete animations made during the beginnings of Japanese animation have survived until now..

Imokawa Mukuzō Genkanban no Maki is the first professional Japanese animation film ever made. It was made by Ōten Shimokawa in 1917.

Inspired by French animation Fantasmagorie by Émile Cohl, Japanese movie productions started studying animation techniques. In 1915, Nikkatsu production started studying animation with Seitaro Kitayama, a painter. In the next year, Tenkatsu started studying with a manga artist Hekoten/Oten Shimokawa. Kobayashi Shōkai started their production with a manga artist Junichi Kouchi. Among these three productions, Tenkatsu film The Story of the Concierge Mukuzo Imokawa, directed by Shimokawa, came out first, completed in January 1917. It was screened a few times on movie theaters by the production. However, it is said the animation quality of the film was so poor that even Shimokawa himself was disappointed.  In 1917, Nikkatsu's Battle of a Monkey and a Crab, directed by Kitayama, was released. In the next month, Kobayashi Shōkai's Hekonai Hanawa's Great Sword, directed by Kōuchi was also screened.

"The oldest anime" title challenged
In July 2005, an old animation film was found in Kyoto. This undated 3 seconds film, plainly titled Moving Picture, has been speculated to be as much as 10 years older than Mukuzo Imokawa. This supposedly older anime is assumed to have been made for private viewing. Therefore, as a professional commercial anime, Mukuzo Imokawa still seems to hold the title of "the first".
Astro Boy is the first Japanese television series that embodied the aesthetic that later became familiar worldwide as anime. It originated as a manga in 1952 by Osamu Tezuka, revered in Japan as the "God of Manga". After enjoying success abroad, Astro Boy was remade in the 1980s as Shin Tetsuwan Atomu, known as Astroboy in other countries

Kanagaki Robun and Kawanabe Kyosai created the first manga magazine in 1874: Eshinbun Nipponchi. Eshinbun Nipponchi had a very simple style of drawings and did not become popular with many people. Eshinbun Nipponchi ended after three issues. The magazine Kisho Shimbun in 1875 was inspired by Eshinbun Nipponchi, this was followed by Marumaru Chinbun in 1877, and then Garakuta Chinpo in 1879 .

ABOUT THE FIRST ANIME IN JAPAN.........

 

The first ever peice of anime was of a samurai trying out a new sword on an enermy, however he suffered defeat. It was around two minutes long and was the birth of the anime world. however anime didnt really take off until the early eightys when manga also became an international craze.

 

 

OLDEST ANIME

 ANIME IN 1928

3 MANGA READER SITES THAT YOU SHOULD MUST CHECK OUT

manga fox

The eyeball catching thing about this website is that  how great the site looks. Not only that, you can flip through different color themes to make it easier on the eyes or fit in with your room’s wallpaper. The second amazing thing you'll see is their fabulous ranga  and collection of without which i cannot live.

one manga

One Manga comes second in the list. It’s got a comparable list of manga, but a slightly less pleasurable design and interface. Nevertheless, if you can’t find your manga on Manga Fox, this is exactly the site you should see on.



  

manga volume

Third is Manga Volume. At first sight it highly resembles a file sharing site, and there are more similarities than that. Users can upload new manga from the frontpage, contributing to the already huge database of english manga.

ANIME EXPO.

 Anime Expo-Los Angeles is one of the nation's largest exhibition for animation and image. The trade show will serves a key key meeting place for the general public to express their interest & explore various aspects of both anime and & manga, as well as for members of the industry to conduct business.

CONVECTION

Gatherings of fans featuring cosplay, exhibitor's halls, viewing rooms, and discussion panels. On this site you'll generally see mention of anime conventions

OTAKU

In Japanese, otaku means people who are obsessed over something. Usually, it is in reference to anime, manga, and video games. In the western world, the word is frequently designated to a fan of anime, manga, video games and/or Japanese culture.

VOCALOID PICS

VOCALOID CHIBI CHARACTERS



VOCALOID

VOCALOID ORIGINAL CHARACTERS

VOCALOID

Vocaloid  (ボーカロイド, Bōkaroido)is a singing synthesizer application,.^[1][2] The software enables users to synthesize singing by typing in lyrics and melody. It uses synthesizing technology with specially recorded vocals of voice actors or singers. To create a song, the user must input the melody and lyrics. A piano roll type interface is used to input the melody and the lyrics can be entered on each note. The software can change the stress of the pronunciations, add effects such as vibrato, or change the dynamics and tone of the voice. Each Vocaloid is sold as "a singer in a box" designed to act as a replacement for an actual singer. The software was originally only available in English and Japanese, but as of Vocaloid 3, Spanish, Chinese and Korean will be added.

FOE MORE INFO CHECKOUT VOCALOID IS LIFE.BLOGSPOT.COM

BEST MANGA WRITERS

Bleach
Author: Tite Kubo

Maison Ikkoku
Author: Rumiko Takahashi

Mermaid's Forest
Author: Rumiko Takahashi

Basara
Author: Yumi Tamura

Fruits Basket

Author: Natsuki Takaya

Naruto

Author: Masashi Kishimoto

Marmalade Boy

Author: Wataru Yoshizumi

Banana Fish

Author: Akimi Yoshida 

 Love Hina
Author: Ken Akamatsu 

 Akira
Author: Katsuhiro Otomo

UPCOMING ANIMES ON T.V.

GUILTY CROWN (2012)

CODE GEASS GAIDEN BOUKOKUNO AKITO (2012)


AVATAR THE LEGEND OF KORRA (2O12)


RUROUNI KENSHIN (2012)


Dc NATION (2012)

BEST ANIME COSPLAY

      SHAKUGAN NO SHANA :SHANA



  BLEACH : ICHIGO



   NARUTO : GARA


  NARUTO : NARUTO


  VOCALOID : MIKU

TOP RATED ANIME MOVIES THAT YOU SHOULD SEE BEFORE YOU DIE

HOWL'S MOVING CASTLE

SPIRITED AWAY

PRINCESS MONONOKE

MY NEIGHBOUR TOTORO

KIKI'S DELIVERY SERVICE

GHOST IN THE SHELL

NAUSICAA OF THE VALLEY OF THE WIND

GRAVE OF THE FIREFLIES

THE GIRL WHO LEAPT THROUGH TIME

PAPRIKA

TOP RATED ANIMES

DEATH NOTE

NARUTO

BLEACH

FULLMETAL ALCHEMIST

CODE GEASE

VAMPIRE KNIGHT

INUYASHA

ONE PIECE

DRAGONBALL Z

DETECTIVE CONAN (CASE CLOSED)

Manga And Anime In Japan

  Anime

• Anime is the Japanese word for "cartoon." Outside of Japan, it has come to describe animation originally produced in Japan.

Manga

• Manga is the Japanese word for "comic book." Outside of Japan, it has come to describe comic books originally written and published in Japan. Many animes are based on a manga of the same name.

Art Style

• Most, but not all, anime and manga follow an easy to recognize style with characters having large eyes, flamboyant hair styles and relatively small mouths and noses.

Demographics

• Unlike the traditional American perception that comics and cartoons are generally for children and male teenagers, multiple genres of anime and manga cater to people of different ages, genders and backgrounds.

Examples

• Examples of anime include the children's movie "Spirited Away" and the more mature "Akira." Examples of manga include the comedy "Ranma 1/2" and the more serious "Death Note," both of which are also anime television series.