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Anime is a large and diverse world of Asian animation. Japan became the ancestor of this type of art, but in addition to it, South Korea, China, Indonesia and other countries can be attributed to the creator of original cartoons. In the Asian world, the best anime and manga overtake Oscar-winning films at the box office. The main features of this genre are big-eyed characters, carefully drawn landscapes and backgrounds, unpredictable and sometimes sentimental plots. Such animations can be both serial and full-length/short films. As in the world of cinema, anime creators include cult producers and directors, as well as voice actors.
Anime Genres
Japanese cartoons are not only a spectacle for children, but also a fantasy for adults. Many animations contain reflections on serious topics, as well as erotic overtones. In order not to get lost in the variety of Japanese videos, let's try to understand the world of anime. A list by genre will help you choose one or another tape for home viewing. Most often, many animated films are a symbiosis of various styles. In addition to the usual for everyone (comedy, fairy tale, drama, fantasy, mysticism, romance, action movie,psychological thriller, sci-fi, detective, etc.), there are also less familiar anime genres:
- Space opera. The main plot lies within the framework of intergalactic wars. Mandatory attributes of this genre are spaceships, scientific inventions, superheroes and many dynamic collisions. In general, something like a space action movie with elements of science fiction.
- Sentai is an adventure reading based on the adventures of a group of recurring heroes. Distinctive features: a sea of adventure, relationships between characters, mutual assistance, a united struggle against something.
- Fur. It is characterized by an abundance of huge robots, transformers, human machines and other fictional mechanisms.
- Mecha-sentai is a synthesis of the two previous genres, when a team of heroes acts as transformer pilots, robots, spider-cars and other mechanisms. Fantastic stories happen to them right there, but the main plot line is a “war” with someone.
- Spokon is a type of sports anime that tells about the life, successes and defeats of various athletes. Often in such a cartoon it is told about how a first-class athlete grows out of some "frail" one.
- Maho-shojo is a "girly" cartoon with elements of magic and sorcery. The story is based on the life of a magical girl, her personal problems and experiences, features of growing up, romantic and magical adventures.
- Cyberpunk is one of the most popular styles today,blew up the Internet with an abundance of literature and cartoons. It is designed in gloomy colors, shows a terrifying picture of the future, when a person is enslaved by computer technology.
- Steampunk focuses on the times of technological progress in the 19th century. Anime is replete with an abundance of airships, locomotives, ships and other machines of that time. Steampunk is kind of like retro cyberpunk. But his picture is much more positive. Also, similar anime genres are also called "steampunk".
- Apocalyptic tells the viewer about the end of the world and its coming. In such a cartoon interpretation, one can see various variations of the death of life on the planet.
- Post-apocalyptic tells of times after the end of the world.
- Soap Opera is a polysyllabic love anime. The genre "romance" comes out on top, besides the plot is seasoned with sharp and intricate relationships between the characters.
- Everyday life describes the everyday life of schoolchildren, their life and relationships, seasoned with strange Japanese humor and excessive sentimentality.
- Dobutsu is the most "fluffy" anime, showing the adventures and lives of all kinds of fictional furries.
- Kawaii is an animated story in which you can find something bright, infinitely cute, fluffy and "cute".
- Hentai - erotic anime with pornographic elements and explicit scenes. Only persons over 18 years of age are allowed to view.
- Etty - erotic, but softer, withoutporn demonstrations. There are usually various sexual connotations in the plot (depending on the age audience the film is aimed at).
- Yaoi is an erotic cartoon in which the main story line revolves around homosexual relationships between men.
- Shonen-ai - talks about the homosexual love of a man for a man without showing erotic scenes. Shojo-ai - the same thing, only the heroes of same-sex love are girls.
- Yuri is erotica, where lesbian relationships are already in the spotlight.
Among other things, the following annotations to animated films will help you figure out who certain anime genres are aimed at:
- shojo - for girls (12-18 years old);
- shonen - for boys (12-18 years old);
- seinen - for men;
- jo - for women;
- kodomo is for kids.
In reality, there are many more styles of Asian animation. Just like in the film industry, not all anime are interesting and good. But you can choose a cartoon to your liking based on ratings and reviews.
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