Social Find Out More Introduction to Being part of a club will help you to make friends Anime club is every Wednesday, 3:10pm - 4:30pm outside of your usual social circles. Our clubs have in A2. An all ages anime is shown first then, at Anime and Manga girls from all year groups and social groups chatting 3:50pm we show a slightly darker/more complex excitedly about their interest in Japan, different anime. The programme of shows is available on A guide for anyone who is interested in Anime and books and latest episodes! It is a great thing to be a poster in the library. Manga and wants to learn more. interested in, particularly if you’re shy, as fans will make friends with you immediately, bonding over Manga Club is every Friday week B in the library at lunch. Prepare to draw, make and debate! your shared hobby. This could help you become What is Anime or Manga? more confident and give you good self esteem. Worried about whether you’ll like an anime? Manga are Japanese comics that originate in old Many universities also have anime and manga Check out reviews and plot synopsis on Japanese ink drawings of everyday life and now, societies, so your interest can grow with you and www.animenewsnetwork.com . You can also check like graphic novels, illustrate a wide variety of help you to find new friends and contacts parent and teen reviews and episode guides on stories in different genres and for different throughout your life! www.commonsensemedia.org . Anime club will audiences. They read back to front and right to never show graphic violence or sexual content! The left, because Japanese writing reads right to left. earlier showing is always friendly for all ages. Anime is just an animated form of manga. Culture and global awareness Lovely Muco: Why are Anime and Manga so Exposure to other cultures forces us to re-examine This anime won awards popular? our own. For example, certain daily routines may be for its art style and There are potentially a lot of reasons for this but different- showering before a bath, bowing to charming story from the perhaps it’s because it’s so different to what we teachers before class, showing students’ test perspective of a shiba inu dog . are used to in the U.K. Some people enjoy the art ranking publicly and what is “burnable trash”? style, others enjoy the details of interaction This leads into discussions about the similarities and between characters, even in an everyday setting. differences between cultures, highlighting our Try before you dive in. Like literature, there are many imaginative and relatable stories. It is also interesting to learn unique customs and posing interesting questions- Studio Ghibli films are easily available and great to about the Japanese language, foreign culture and could we solve problems differently by borrowing watch as a starter into anime/manga. Why not customs while enjoying a good story. ideas from other countries? watch with your family? Recommendations include: Howl’s Moving Castle, My Neighbour Totoro and Being a good global citizen depends upon Barakamon: respecting alternative points of view. Discussing Spirited Away. There is also a variety of anime available on popular media subscriptions such as A calligraphy artist deals differences and similarities develops problem with a failure by moving to Netflix and Crunchyroll. English language versions solving, group and team work and inter-personal the Japanese country, where skills. Many people also pick up Japanese phrases can sometimes be more suitable for the whole family the local kids help him to from watching anime, which could lead to learning a as they are often cut for an american market. find his own style! foreign language to study/work abroad. Anime/ manga is violent The stories are silly: The characters all look the What’s the point? This Common Misconceptions and inappropriate: Anime/manga have stories same: all isn’t very educational: Like television, films and to fit any audience. Some Anime/manga artists can This is where you’re About Anime and Manga: books, some anime and are just for fun but you may have so many different art mistaken! There are anime manga is of a mature be surprised to learn that styles; take the exaggerated on a variety of topics, theme, but there are also many stories are based on features of One Piece, the themes, issues and even many excellent series ethical and global issues. A many different ninja in subjects. Some are even available for a younger/ cartoon format lets you Naruto or the realistic art based on Shakespeare, Learning Outside the Classroom teen audience, explore difficult themes at a style of Honey & Clover, to teaching recipes, world Many anime and manga feature a topic or theme, safe distance! name a few! history or microbiology! researching it in depth or exploring different points of view. Here are some we found: Moral & Ethical Dilemmas Moyashimon: Tales of • Hetalia: Axis Powers World history is remixed! Agriculture: Watch the countries of the world as characters Anime/ manga characters can be excellent role models! A young man who enters acting out important historical events. Many stories begin with an anti-hero who then goes on a agricultural university hiding journey to reach their full potential or, an average sports a secret- he can see microbes! This one is • Cooking Papa A manga about a salary man who team who overcome obstacles to become the best. A.Orizae, for making keeps a secret from his coworkers— he’s an These stories can inspire resilience and determination for Japanese rice wine! exceptional cook! Learn authentic recipes while you to achieve your own goals! enjoying the story. Many stories are set around massive topics such as war, Literacy terrorism, online culture, dictatorships and class systems • Tsuritama A socially anxious boy moves to a to name a few. Anime and manga usually show How can you improve your English while watching Japanese coastal community, where an “alien” characters from all sides, demonstrating their points of something in Japanese? befriends him and forces him to learn fishing. Very view and reasoning behind their actions. well researched, fishing equipment and techniques Anime club always watch anime in subtitles. Not only are are explored through this otherwise wacky comedy. Villains will often be portrayed as good people making the voices and plots more authentic, but you will be terrible or twisted decisions. This paints a more realistic reading without realising it! Manga comics also • Death Note (older teen) A genius teenager with a view of the world, especially in regard to complicated encourage reluctant readers to pick up books again. strong sense of justice tries to create a better issues. Many manga fans move onto so-called ‘light novels’, for society by killing criminals using a special enjoyment or you may be tempted to find similar stories notebook. Can the ends justify the means? in the library. Sailor Moon: A flaky, clumsy and failing student, • Blast of Tempest (older teen) Mash up several Visual literacy is also developed through reading comics, Usagi is suddenly tasked with fighting where text and image are both contributing to the telling different Shakespeare plot lines, the end of evil and saving the world! Becoming of a story. Following the story through text and image civilisation as well as a nature vs. manmade theme. more reliable and putting responsibility A tour de force! before love, there’s a lot to learn to develops cognitive skills for following a narrative and is become the leader she was born to be! useful for storytelling in presentations and other media.