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Japanese influence of Western design

Japanese anime

Anime:

Japanese Animation.

Anime was first discovered in 1910 beginning of the 20th century.  During world war 2 the first propaganda film was made being the first anime feature film. During 1970, Anime developed further  separating itself from the Western roots.

Anime in Western culture

The west was influenced by the metalwork, architecture, printmaking, of the Japanese. while the Japanese were influenced by the western electrifying new ideas on composition colour and design.

Usually, design and art are influenced by art history not only does this help the designer to illustrate his/her work according to the reference that he/she has but results to their final work as well.

Japanese art resulted in a pop culture technique that had an impact on the Westerns. The Japanese designed based on Modern cultural elements such as television and comic books and contemporary designs. 

I.e designers such as Simone Legno 

Simone Legno

Matthew Waldman

http://westernanime.weebly.com/

Anime terms

Manga: A book of pictures or comics

Manga is not the same as anime, anime is a cartoon that looks more realistic than that of the Manga.

Otaku: A Japanese contemporary term that means people with obsessive interests. Originated in 1983.

Kawaii: Cute Illustrations of the Japanese culture.

A pop culture term, if there is any chance one wants to look cute, Kawaii is the thing for them.

It all began with fashion and small illustrations but it was spread all over the world which is still used today.

This contemporary style originated in 1970 by young females that scripted cute doodles, from that it became an influence.  

A brief history of Anime in Western culture:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CPtfsRNKPv8

People also ask

What was the very first anime?

In 1948, Toei Animation was founded and 10 years later introduced the first colour anime feature film: The Tale of the White Serpent (1958). Around the same time, Mushi Productions released Astro Boy in 1963 which is considered as the first popular anime series.

When was anime created?

1951 - Osamu Tezuka created the milestone manga, Tetsuwan Atom or Astro Boy, as it was known in the US. As a result, years later he became a pioneer in anime and was the man responsible for the success of anime and manga worldwide.

Where did manga come from?

Origins. A millennium before Hokusai applied the term to a collection of his less serious works, there were "cartoonish" drawings to be found in Japan, but whether or not pictures are drawn in such a style constitute manga is a tricky question.

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