This course uses Japanese Manga cartoons and Anime, animated movies, as modern mirrors that reflect the Japanese experience of rapid economic and social transformation over the past 150 years. Starting with the examination of ancient Japanese style of visual expression, we will trace how Manga and Anime sketch out a parallel world that is linked both historically and culturally to the imagined community of the Japanese nation-state. Taught in English.
Course Reflection
I was able to help fulfill my MLO 2 I took Japan 313. When I had originally signed up for this class I was apprehensive because I do not have an interest in Manga or Anime, however a friend had convinced me to take. Through this course I was able to gain an appreciation of manga and anime by the various topics. Some of the topics that were discussed were things; the origins of manga, various famous authors like Tezuoka Osamu, and Hayo Miyazaki, and dissecting various manga and anime works to gain a better understanding of the various genres, themes, and styles. Also during this course we also wrote bi-weekly reading reports, one of which is attached below, about Haiyo Miyazaki. At the end of this course I also further my understanding of Manga and Anime in Modern Japan by doing a research paper as well as creating a power point based off my research.