A question of whether violence attract more audience to anime. Why are audiences attracted to bloodshed, gore and violence? A recent study from researchers at the University of Augsburg, Germany and the University of Wisconsin-Madison discovered that people are more likely to watch movies and anime with gory scenes of violence if they felt there was meaning in confronting violent aspects of real life.
Some anime have violence, just like some books, movies, games, tv shows, etc. There are plenty of anime that have no violence and are still considered great among their many fans.
Violence in fiction is often put in to raise the stakes. If our protagonist could be hurt/killed audiences get more invested in their well being due to the fact that their well being isnt guaranteed. Thats true with ALL fiction (and a lot of non fiction).
Your topic proposal lacks any type of real question to be investigated. A topic that you could explore with this could be comparing the use of violence in popular anime. Is there a connection between the desprate and brutal struggle of the Attack on Titan universe and the militaristic violence of the Bleach universe. Narrow down the topic and explore it more otherwise all you're saying is "things have violence in them" – Cojo9 years ago
The reason why I watched Hellsing:Ultimate and Black Lagoon.
Okay, it was more the fight scenes than the violence. What if you made the distinction between the two and also give examples of violence that works and violence that doesn't work? (Like Tokyo Ghoul - too violent and disturbing for my taste.) – OkaNaimo08195 years ago
You can’t be an anime fan on the internet and not heard people saying “I’m part of the anime community.” or “The anime community really angers me.”
You never hear someone say they are part of the TV community so why should there be an anime community? One anime fan might watch nothing but magical girl show and another might watch nothing but sport based show, do you really expect them both to get along just because they both like anime?
Should people who like anime using the phrase “anime community” refer to smaller sub groups over just lumping them altogether?
Explore the difference of the anime community from other possible communities (is there one for French animation? How about German? Or foreign ones in general?) as well as the fan base of American animation in Japan, and how they view it in their own context. Is this a unique phenomenon in North America or does it happen in the UK, China, African nations, etc.
Definitely an interesting idea. This idea of an "anime community" is definitely divisive if not entirely alienating to people. I feel like fringe hobbies like this suffer from this often so I'd say it's a topic worth pursuing. – Alex McDonough9 years ago
I agree that this would be an interesting topic to write about and I would want to read it. The writer should look into the different ways people define the "community" and how it effects viewer of anime as a whole. – ShelbyLee9 years ago
It depends what kind of 'Dose' you're talking about. – Lazarinth9 years ago
This is similar to the misguided notion that anime is a genre, rather than an art form which can include the usual genres. – OddballGentleman9 years ago
The better question is how does the anime community/fans present themselves? – Jordan9 years ago
I'm a psychology researcher. And now our team is working under the project dedicated to anime. The main hypothesis is that anime might be a good help for those who have different psychological trauma. Especially traumas that are connected with incomplete family in the childhood. Now I'm collecting different opinions from all possible corners on the Internet.
I think those psychologists are idiots.
– Joseph9 years ago
I can't imagine that those psychologists have done significant research on the subject that's considered to be conclusive. However, I think it's completely possible for someone with psychological trauma to find solace in any media including anime. – Jiraiyan9 years ago
You ticked fix without changing out for our in the second sentence. Watch out for that. – ChrisKeene9 years ago
If you would like to explore this idea it should be reflected in the title. I don't think this should be focused on just anime but with television in general. – Jordan9 years ago
This is not the place for that. Totally unprofessional. – T. Palomino2 years ago
Lately I've been hearing rumors of Hollywood adapting Akira into a movie of sorts. While I haven't exactly watched Akira myself, I know enough about it to understand that Akira is largely about/symbolic of Japan struggling to find an identity post-World War II, and features the start of the body horror genre, which, in Akira, was meant to mirror those who suffered from the effects of radiation after the United States deployed nuclear weapons on Japan. Am I the only one who feels that the United States making any sort of adaptation on Akira is a bit terrible?
All true, but you missed a few other reasons. American live-action interpretations of anime have had results ranging from terrible, all the way down to Dragon Ball Evolution. And honestly, even the anime film adaptation of Akira really wasn't a good idea; the original manga is much too long and complex, and the film, while it looks very pretty, is a narrative mess. – LangsEnd9 years ago
I certainly would agree. American adaptions of anime tend to be disrespectful of the source material. Hollywood suits seem to be under the impression that American audience aren't interested or capable of understanding other cultures. Besides Josh Trank's "Chronicle" is sort of the American "Akira" already. – Cagney9 years ago
It would definitely be a terrible idea just because you know they'd probably whitewash the entire cast. – Kayla Novak9 years ago
Hollywood has a history of not only fundamentally changing the original idea behind the movie but, as Kayla already stated, whitewashing the entire cast. I'm still highly pissed about the remake of Old Boy which I realize is a Korean film, not Japanese. – nighteyes9 years ago
Maybe you should focus on WHY it would be near impossible to adapt the source material correctly than to just say an American adaption will be a bad idea. – RGM9 years ago
I think you should bring up the upcoming Ghost in the Shell movie, and how that's not as egregious because Ghost in the Shell isn't as closely connected to Japanese history and culture like Akira is. We don't lose much whitewashing Motoko Kusanagi, but we do lose a lot by white-washing Tetsuo. – MaxEngel9 years ago
Analyze whether the anime series Hetalia is a fun (sometimes educational) portrayal of nations around the world for anyone to watch, or a racist portrayal of countries' worst stereotypes and prejudices while trivializing World War II, Hetalia's main setting.
Specifically, this topic focuses on the idea of possible stereotypes, discrimination, and racism in general from Hetalia (whether from the original Japanese version or the English dub).
I believe that the majority of the perspective is coming from Japanese culture, no? Will you talk about Japanese culture and their views on the world, like China and America? Or are you mostly focusing on the idea of stereotypes, discrimination, and racism in general? – arielsilkett9 years ago
Agree with Arielsilkett, it's mostly Japanese cultural perspective, to the point of other countries making jokes about the minutia of the japanese language in the subbed, which is taken out of the dubbed because it doesn't translate. – nsiegel9 years ago
While I do agree with the two previous about how Hetalia is from the point of view of a Japanese man, I think it would actually be interesting to explore what Hetalia doesn't have. Yes, many of the stereotypes in Hetalia could most definitely seem racist (especially the portrayal of the Eastern Europeans), but I think it would be interesting to explore Hetalia from what could have been done with the plot and why. World history is really dark, especially when speaking of wars. The fact that Hetalia has many comic strips that revolve around WW2 and yet it still remains a slice of life. So I actually think you should delve more into the portrayal of the nations history. You mentioned the trivialisation of WW2, but there could be a lot more to that as well.
Also think about how the nations supposedly represent the nations, but they reflect MODERN stereotypes. Italy was a fascist nation in WW2, so wouldn't Italy's behaviour reflect that? I don't judge Hetalia because of this, it's fine at what it does, I just think it might be interesting to think about what hetalia could have been if it were a more accurate portrayal of history.
Interesting idea! You're headed on the right track! – QueenandLeonhardt9 years ago
Hey, it's not like Western cartoons haven't portrayed races regularly. Hetalia probably does both, but honestly I doubt anyone really cares. The only country I felt was portrayed negatively was Ukraine, and that's because she was "endowed" and little else. I feel Hetalia puts a new spin on countries and, honestly, there wasn't really anything that offensive apart from some unnecessary sexual jokes. – OkaNaimo08195 years ago
Mushi-shi is a very atmospheric anime with great story telling and fascinating philosophy behind it. Mushi-shi is more calming then most phycological anime, as the show does not want to scare watchers, but to bring them on a spiritual journey. There are many great episodes following our protagonist Ginko. Some examples are Raindrops and Rainbows, One-Night Bridge, Cotton Changeling, Shrine in the Sea and many more.
Obviously specific episodes will need to be mentioned. However, you mentioned that Mushi-shi is "more calming then most physiological anime". It would be a good idea to compare these specific episodes to other animes in order to reflect Mushi-shi's uniqueness. – Ryan Errington9 years ago
This is something I think a lot of anime fans who got into it during the late 2000 period want to learn about, but haven't been able to. I understand the expertise is there, from offhanded comments by older critics, and some analysis of particular aspects of older anime. But I've found it hard to learn about in detail.
Hello, I believe this is a great topic. I, myself, am very curious as to the history of anime and its startup. How much of Japanese culture will you include in your paper? Since it is about anime history, will the focus be strictly Japanese anime? – arielsilkett9 years ago
I think this topic of yours is really interesting. However, it requires tedious research if you have not seen the 90s anime yourself. In any case, it would be great if you can really do it! so I wish you the best of luck! – lacieroseve9 years ago
If you're going to be doing this topic, you might want to look into some of the genre shakers - Neon Genesis Evangelion for mecha anime, for instance. There's also JoJo's Bizarre Adventure, Revolutionary Girl Utena - basically stuff that's sort of obscure-ish. – Helmet9 years ago
This article has a lot of potential, however the Artifice won't publish anything that reads too much like Wikipedia. I'd be concerned this article may come across that way. If the author goes into enough detail with particular series and adds their own voice the topic would be successful. – Jordan9 years ago
Under the umbrella of the majestic story of Ghost in the Shell, discuss how important are the values about the "ghost" aka consciousness and its relationship with the "shell" in our context.
