“What is the difference between manga and anime?”
You may have your own explanation ready, but the answer isn’t so cut and dry: The difference between “manga” and “anime” depends on where you live! In Japan, “manga”（漫画／まんが）is a very broad term that applies to anything that is drawn in a cartoon-style, whether it be animation, print, or interactive. Even American cartoons shown on Japanese TV (“Powerpuff Girls,” Disney movies, etc.) can be called “manga” in Japanese, because they aren’t live-action.
“Anime”（アニメ）is a Japanese word that’s an abbreviation of the English cognate “animeeshyon”（アニメーション). Anime, which translates literally to “animation” in English, can only be ascribed to things that are animated. A manga comic book that you would find in the bookstore would never be called anime in Japan.
In other parts of the world, however, the popularity of Japanese animated movies and TV shows in turn helped make manga in its print form so trendy. Therefore, outside Japan pretty much anything that’s drawn in a Japanese cartoon style can be called “anime” or “anime style.” However, very few people outside of Japan would ever use the word “manga” to describe anything but Japanese-style comic books.
Monday, January 25, 2010
Reading Film: The Story of Movies
Reading Film: The Story of Movies
http://www.edutopia.org/reading-film-story-movies
A Conversation with Martin Scorsese: The Importance of Visual Literacy
http://www.edutopia.org/conversation-martin-scorsese
http://www.edutopia.org/reading-film-story-movies
A Conversation with Martin Scorsese: The Importance of Visual Literacy
http://www.edutopia.org/conversation-martin-scorsese
Teaching Visual Literacy
A link to the book: Teaching Visual Literacy
http://books.google.com/books?id=cb4xcSFkFtsC&lpg=PP1&ots=EvGJrUMIlf&dq=fisher%20frey%20visual%20literacy&pg=PA38#v=onepage&q=&f=false
Coraline: The Graphic Novel
More available resources regarding graphic novels in the classroom. The first two links are from the author and illustrator of Coraline. The final two links will get you to Will Eisner's site and another contemporary expert in the field of comics, Scott McCloud.
http://www.neilgaiman.com/
http://www.pcraigrussell.net/
http://scottmccloud.com/
http://www.willeisner.com/
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