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CONTENTSCONTENTS

y History & Development

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Roles & Effects in JapanyJapanese Comics In Asian Comic Industry

yJapanese Comics And Western Comic Industry

y Future Of Japanese Comic Industry

y Conclusion


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HistoryHistoryy Originated from caricatures of ancient scrolls 1000

years ago

y People read comics for fun and for educationy Is a popular culture that influences fashion, hairstyles,

makeup, etc.

y Is seen as a medium that can convey information of

other media: even the Japanese Ministry of Educationutilizes the genre into its textbooks


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3 historical threads that led to the development of late

twentieth-century comics:

y The drawing tradition on temple walls, ceilings andscrolls.

y Improvement in publishing technology: woodblockprinting which can create thousands of copies of oneblock.

y The influence from the West (19th century - 20th

century): trading, diplomatic relations and drawingtechnique => comics also spread to the rest of the

world through comics exporting business


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DevelopmentDevelopmentyAt the beginning of 1970s: comic was enormously

expanded

y since the 1980s, general truly gained popularity andlegitimacy as entertainment

y Comic is one of the most popular forms of massentertainment in Japan


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Themes & Categories:Themes:

y Sports

y Samuraiy Self-interest

y Cops and crimes

y Daily life

y Medical world

y Sciences

y History

Categories:

y Shoju

y Shonany Children

yAdult


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Roles andEffects onRoles andEffects onother industries inother industries in

JapanJapan


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Effects ony Politics

y Fashion

yAnimated films (aka anime)y Education


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Comics as a political tool

According to Ministry ofEconomy, Trade and Industry(METI): Japan is in danger oflosing its status as the world'ssecond largest economy in thenext 10 years.

2009: to explain the newEconomic Growth Policy, :

Japanese government printed acomic book called Count onOur Hopes for Japan's Future.


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Comics as a political tool

y The main characterNozomi Mitsuno (whichmeans hope of light)

made the policy becomeeasy to understand andfun

yAimed at young readers

(middle school youngworkers)


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Policy contenty To unify East Asian economies

y To reduce the carbon dioxide level

y To develop cooperations between small- and mid-scaled companies


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Comic & Fashion (aka cosplay)

y The word cosplay: 30 years (Japan& around the world)

y Heavily based on mangacharacters costumes

y Any kind of Japanese fashion thatlooks dramatic and manga-like,

including Gothic Lollita and videogames characters costumes

Source: http://photogabble.co.uk/wp-

content/uploads/2006/06/cosplay_img0021.jpg


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y Cosplay, is one of few fashion practices, is supportedby Japanese government to be introduced to the

world

y Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industrytakescosplay as 1 area of the textile industry

y Ministry of Foreign Affairs uses cosplay toencourage private-level diplomacy

Manga & Fashion (aka cosplay)


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Cosplay is also thechange of hairstyle &make-up

Source: http://blosomsakura.blogspot.com/2009/04/harajuku-fashion.html


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Comic & Films

MangaFilms & TV series in 2006-2007


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Animated film (anime)for children in the

1980s

MangaSource: http://www.coverbrowser.com/covers/maison-ikkoku


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Comic as an educational tool

Source: http://animealmanac.com/2009/06/04/review-of-the-manga-guide-to-series/


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Biology

Source:

http://www.asianoffbeat.com/default.asp?display=1053

Source: http://animealmanac.com/2009/06/04/review-of-the-manga-guide-to-

series/

Physics


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Asian valuesy Nation building?

y Encourage harmony between different ethnic groups

in Japan?y Press freedom with responsible?


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WHERE IS JAPANESEWHERE IS JAPANESE

COMIC STANDING IN THECOMIC STANDING IN THE

GLOBAL COMICGLOBAL COMIC

INDUSTRY?INDUSTRY?


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JAPANESECOMICSIN ASIANJAPANESECOMICSIN ASIANCOMICINDUSTRYCOMICINDUSTRY

yJapanese comic is a center of Asian comic industry.

y Biggest competitors

y Understanding the needs created comics based onAsian lifestyle to attract more Asian readers/ fans

y Festival comics are held in many Asian countries:Vietnam, Singapore, Taiwan.

y Salomoon, Doreamon and Hello Kitty are the firstcomics create a in some Asian Countries


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Not comics books cartoon films,

video game, game online, online

reading


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Comics Films

Hana Yori Dango


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Full House


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Vietnamy Doraemon is the first comic come to Vietnam

y Comics festival

y Education (drawing comic program in Hong BangUniversity)

y Created impact on young generations lifestyle (make up,fashion & hair style, study Japanese)

y Vietnamese subtitle

y Reading style of Japany Interaction from other technology communication

(reading comic on mobile)

y Summit in Vietnam


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http://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=sucks+to

+be+snape&aq=f


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Facts August 1996: Ghost in

the Shell n 1 sellingvideo in America (Journalof American Billboard)

Chihiros Journey :Golden Bear Prize at theBerlin Film Festival


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US market

y Existed since 1960s

y Succeeds in 1990s

- Separate shelves: Anime/Japanimation- Coverage on newspapers & cable TV

- Hits: Dragon Ball, Sailormoon, Pokemon


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European markety Planted late 1970s

y Europe: largest consumer of manga outside Japan

y 2/3 sales ofEurope: France

y Germany: sales of manga = 70% comics sales

y 40 francophone publishers of manga


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European market

y Britain

- manga version of

Shakespeare & The Bible

- Monocle (new business

magazine): features

manga on the back pageof every issue


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Influence of Japanese comics to the West

Jungle Emperor Leo vs Lion King


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Several similarities


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Simba Kimba


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Soar Bubu


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