Motivation, Purposes, and Research Questions P.3

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1 Front cover ------p.1

Contents ------p.2

Motivation, Purposes, and Research Questions ------p.3

History of the Moving Characters ------p.4 →Q1: How did Manga and animate started and grow bigger in Japan? └history of modern Manga ----- p.4 └history of Manga magazines ----- p.5 └the classification of Manga ----- p.6 └history of modern anime ----- p.7

Glossary of Japanese Animation ------p.9 →Q2: What are the many special wordings in the animation circles in Japan? └words on the production line ----- p.9 ─COMIC LINE ---p.9 ─ANIMATE LINE ---p.10 └between the fans ----- p.10 ─WORKS & ACTIVITIES ---p.10 ─DIFFERENT FANS ---p.11 ─VIEWS ABOUT ANIMATE CHARACTERS ---p.11 ─CHARACTERS CHARACTERISTICS ---p.12 The Subculture ------p.13 →Q3: What phenomena or activities represent the animate culture? └cosplay ---- p.13 └dojinshi ---- p.14 └Maid café ---- p.15 └Otaku ---- p.16 My Favorites and Recommends ------p.17 └NARUTO ---- p.17 └LETTER BEE ---- p.17 └BAKUMAN ---- p.18 Due to animations ------p.19 Sources ------p.20

2 Motivation： Japanese animations have become an important part of my daily life since I entered junior high school. It’s a world full of imagination and from one story to another, it’s the universe of modern faerie tale. I love it so much that I can even forgot my meal. But to a person who only knew “Naruto” and suddenly become full interest in all animated cartoons and Manga, there’s a lot of questions and things unknown, so I would like to take advantage in this research and get more into my animated world.

Purposes： 1. To get to know more about the animations in Japan. (includeing its special phraseology, famous writers, well-known daubers, the celebrated Manga magazines and also the animation studios) 2. To investigate the effect of animations to Japan from past to now and to the future, and to explore the Manga culture between teenagers .

Questions： 1. How did Manga and animation started and grow bigger in Japan? 2. What are the many special wordings in the animation circles in Japan? 3. What phenomena or activities represent the animation culture?

3 Q1：How did Manga and animation started and grow bigger in Japan? parts of Rome’s Trajan’s Column↓ Early precursors of comic as they are known today include Rome's Trajan's Column, which was dedicated in 113 AD, is an early surviving example of a narrative told through sequential pictures. Back in Japan, “Manga” is the Japanese word for "comics” or “cartoons". Since the 1950s, Manga has steadily become a major part of the Japanese publishing industry, representing a ¥406 billion market in Japan.(approximately $3.6 billion). Manga has also gained a significant worldwide audience. In the West, the term "Manga" has now been appropriated to refer specifically to comics created in Japan, or by Japanese authors, in the Japanese language and conforming to the style developed in Japan in the late 19th century. In their modern form, Manga dates from shortly after World War II, but they have a long, complex pre-history in earlier Japanese art.

↑parts of “The bird and beast caricature” Since 12 century, Japan’s Manga culture had started growing, and “The bird and beast caricature” is considered to be the earliest Manga in Japan’s history. During WWII, the development of Manga had a short stagnation, but it also brought important events to modern Manga. During and after the U.S. Occupation of Japan , Manga strongly reflected U.S. cultural influences, including U.S. comics and images and themes from U.S. television, film, and cartoons, especially Disney. Modern Manga originated in the Occupation (1945–1952) and post-Occupation years (1952–early 1960s), while a previously militaristic and ultra-nationalist Japan

4 rebuilt its political and economic infrastructure. An explosion of artistic creativity occurred in this period, involving Manga artists such as Osamu Tezuka (手塚治虫) and Machiko Hasegawa (長谷川町子), who was one of the first female Manga artists, and had received Japan’s People's Honor Award in 1992. Between 1950 and 1969, an increasingly large readership for Manga emerged in Japan with the solidification of its two main marketing genres(teenagers), Shōnen Manga aimed at boys and Shōjo Manga aimed at girls. Modern Shōjo Manga featured love as a major theme set into emotionally intense narratives of self- realization. With the super heroines, Shōjo Manga saw releases such as Mermaid Melody Pichi Pichi Pitch(珍珠美人魚), Tokyo Mew Mew(東京喵喵), and, Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon(美少女戰士), ↑Osamu Tezuka and his works which became internationally popular in both Manga and anime formats. Groups of girls had also been popular within this genre. Shōnen Manga focused on topics thought to interest the archetypal boy, including subjects like robots, space-travel, and heroic action-adventure. Popular themes included science fiction, technology, sports, and supernatural settings. Manga with solitary costumed superheroes like Superman, Batman, and Spider-Man generally became less popular. The role of girls and women in Shōnen Manga had evolved considerably over time to include those featuring Bishōjo(single pretty girls). Now in the 21 century, we can see Manga turn into an international reading material, which has become the most popular topic between teens. ↑Machiko Hasegawa museum

The first Manga magazine, “Eshinbun Nipponchi”, was created in 1874. The magazine was heavily influenced by Japan Punch, founded in 1862 by Charles Wirgman, a British cartoonist. Eshinbun Nipponchi had a very simple style of drawings and did

←Shonen Sekai No.22 not become popular with many people. It ended after three issues, but it inspired many other magazines that popped out after. Shōnen Sekai (少年世界)was the first S magazine created in 1895 by Iwaya Sazanami, a famous writer of Japanese children's literature back then. It had a strong focus on the First Sino-Japanese War(甲午戰爭). In 1905, with the Russo-Japanese War, (日俄戰爭) Tokyo Pakku was created and became a huge hit. After that, a female version of Shōnen Sekai was created and named Shōjo Sekai(少女世界), considered the first Shōjo magazine. Shōnen Pakku was made and considered the first children's Manga magazine. It was influenced by foreign children's magazines. After Shōnen Pakku, more and more Manga magazines were launched. Some of the Manga featured speech balloons, where other Manga from the previous eras did not use speech balloons and were silent. Published from May 1935 to January 1941, Manga no Kuni coincided with the period of the Second Sino-Japanese War(中日抗戰). Manga no Kuni featured information on becoming a Mangaka (comic artist) and on other comics industries around the world. Manga no Kuni ↑Shonen JUMP handed its title to Sashie Manga Kenkyū in August 1940. (magazine)

Manga magazines often comprises Mangas which has the similar sex and age of readers. And they’re approximately split up as different category below. ● Kodomo Manga: Comics intended for children, which are noted for stories that are often very moralistic, teaching children how to behave as good and considerate people and helping them to stay on the right path in life. The episodes are generally standing alone, easy to understand, and mostly don’t have an ending as well. ○Some of the Kodomo Mangas: Doraemon, Chibi Maruko Chan, Pokémon ↑a model of Pokémon ●Shonen Manga: The main readers of it are boys from elementary school to senior high. Since 1960s, it has became popular among all ages until the Seinen (ages from 18to25) Manga had expand their age level. But still, Shonen Manga has a huge amount of readers in Japan’s publishing. Another characteristic of Shonen Manga is that the stories are usually full of diligence, friendship,

↑Fullmetal Alchemist 6 warm-blooded, and victory. Another special phenomenon is the leading characters of Shonen Manga usually has a bright disposition and they’re also “die hard”. Maybe it’s because the leading character’s death means the end of the publishing. ○Some of the Shonen Mangas: Naruto, One Piece, Bleach, Full metal Alchemist ●Shojo Manga: Girls from 12 to 18 are the main readers of Shojo Manga. Shojo Mangas are usually surrounded by romance. Pictures in Shojo Mangas are mostly dainty and full of fantasy; some appears with a gorgeous style; others Pretty comes up with conciseness and the beauty of true love. Soldier Sailor ○Some of the Shojo Mangas:Glass Mask, Sailor Moon, Nana, We are Pretty Cure ↓Moon ●Seinen Manga: It’s a subset of Manga that is generally targeted at a 18–30 year old male audience. There are less ultra reality, and become more of an adult comic. ○Some of the Seinen Mangas: Team Medical Dragon, 20th Century Boys ● Josei Manga: “Ladies comics” is a simple translation of Josei Manga. It portrays realistic romance or the everyday experience of woman living in Japan and the style also tends to be a more restrained version of shōjo Manga. ○Some of the Josei Mangas: Honey and clover, Loveless, Paradise Kiss

Other things such as the theme of a story can be used to classify Mangas; however, there isn’t a clear demarcation line between each story, and most of the stories are mixed up with many different elements that it becomes harder to discriminate them.

After the Manga publishing, “Anime” (which most commonly refers to Japanese animated cartoons) had soon arrived at the front stage. Anime began at the start of the 20th century, when Japanese filmmakers experimented with the animation techniques also pioneered in France, Germany, the United States, and Russia. The oldest known anime in existence first screened in 1917-- it’s a two-minute clip of a samurai trying to test a new sword on his target, only to suffer defeat. By the 1930s animation became an alternative format of storytelling to the live-action industry in Japan, but it suffered competition from foreign producers and many animators. Nonetheless, Japanese animators made great strides in animation technique, especially with increasing help from a government using animation in education and

7 ↑Momotaro (Momotaro's Divine Sea eagles) propaganda. The first talkie anime was “Chikara to Onna no Yo no Naka” (The World of Power and Women), produced in 1933. The first feature length animated film was “Momotaro's Divine Sea eagles” directed in 1945 with sponsorship by the Imperial Japanese Navy. The 1970s saw a surge of growth in the popularity of Manga. The work of Osamu Tezuka(手塚治虫)drew particular attention: he has been called a "legend" and the "god of Manga". His work inspired characteristics and genres that remained fundamental elements of anime today. The giant robot genre, for instance, took shape under Tezuka, developed into the Super Robot genre under Go Nagai(永井豪)and others, and was revolutionized at the end of the decade by Yoshiyuki Tomino(富野由悠季)who developed the Real Robot genre. Robot anime like the” Gundam” and “The Super Dimension Fortress Macross” series became instant classics in the 1980s, and the robot genre of anime is still one of the most common in Japan and worldwide today. In the 1980s, anime became more accepted in the mainstream in Japan (although less than Manga), and experienced a boom in production. Following a ↑ A model of few successful adaptations of anime in overseas markets such as Tezuka Dragon ball, Sailor Moon, and Pokémon, anime gained increased acceptance in those markets in the 1990s and even more at the turn of the 21st century. Another great attainment of Japanese animation is the Academy award for best animated film obtained by Spirited Away which is the most representative work of Hayao Miyazaki’s.(宮崎駿)

Spirited away→

←Hayao Miyazaki and his award

↓Astro Boy movie Astro Boy Manga↓

8 Q2：What are the many special wordings in the animation circles in Japan?

a Tankōbon of “REBORN!” ───COMIC LINE─── ↓ ◎Manga: the Japanese word for "comics”, “cartoons" and consists of comics and print cartoons. ◎Mangaka: writer and the illustrator of Mangas. ◎Tankōbon: with a literal meaning close to "independently appearing book", which is the Japanese term for a book that is complete in itself and is not part of a series, though the Manga industry uses it for volumes which may be in a series. ◎Aizōban: it’s a collector's edition volume which are generally printed in a limited run, thereby increasing the value and collectability of those few copies made. ◎Bunkoban: a typical Japanese novel-sized volume. Bunkoban are generally A6 size (105 × 148 mm) and usually have a new cover designed specifically for the release. ◎Kanzenban: it’s another term which is sometimes used to denote this kind of a special release. A Kanzenban release is generally A5 size (148 × 210 mm) and will typically reproduce individual chapter covers, color pages, and side-stories from its original magazine run. ◎Sōshūhen: it’s B5 size (176 × 250 mm), larger than a kanzenban, and similarly reproduces chapter covers and color pages while also including a variety of bonus features such as posters and interviews. The ← a light majority of Sōshūhen releases are for popular Manga novel of with ongoing serializations. “Kara no ◎Light novel: it’s a style of Japanese novel primarily Kyōka”i targeting middle and high school students (young adult demographic). They are typically not more than 40,000–50,000 words long (the shorter ones being

9 equivalent to a novella in US publishing terms), rarely exceed 200 pages, are usually published in Bunkobon size, and are often illustrated. ◎Comiket: Comics Market. The world's largest comic convention of dojin works. ───ANIMATION LINE─── the◎ symbolOVA: Oandriginal poster Video of a AnimationComiket→ or Original Visual Animation. They are animated films and series made specially for release in home-video formats, and mostly come up with a higher quality. ◎Omake: It is used as an anime and Manga fandom term to mean "extra or bonus".[ ◎Seiyu: voice actors and actress’. In Japan, they have a higher social position than in other countries. Some even works as an idol seiyu, yet they’re still very different from an idol and have little rewards. They can only get 18 thousand yen for one thirty-minute-anime, that’s fifteen times less than a normal office worker’s monthly Fukuyama Jun,↑the Lelouch Lamperouge,↑ salary. first winner of the character which Seiyu Award Fukuyama Jun won the Seiyu Award with. (Code Geass)

───WORKS & ACTIVITIES─── ◎ACG: meaning Japanese Animations、Comics and Games. This word is usually used in Taiwan, China, and Hong Kong. Since the light novel had become more popular, this word is also written as “ACGN”. ◎MAG: an abbreviation of “Manga, anime, and game”. Mostly use in Japan. ◎Cosplay: short of “Costume play” is a type of performance art in which participants don costumes and accessories to represent a specific character or idea. ◎Coser: short of “cosplayer”, means people who cosplay. ◎Dōjin: a general Japanese term for a group of people or friends who share an interest, activity, hobbies, or achievement. In Japan, the term is used to refer to amateur self-published works, including but not limited to Manga, novels, fan guides, art collections, music and video games. Some professional artists participate as a way to publish material outside the regular publishing industry. ◎Dōjinshi: self-published works usually magazines, Manga or novels. Often are re- creations of some popular Mangas. ← ◎MAD: film editing by animation fans, similar to Dōjin a brother MV but more emphatically on the picture and the meaning cosplaying than music. Super Mario

10 ───DIFFE RENT←a d ōjinFANS─── painting album of “Naruto” ◎Con(N.): mainly represent a kind of complex about something. To people that have this kind of passion, we a Loli↓ usually describe them by adding “con” after the thing they’re crazy for. ◎Otaku(N.): it’s a Japanese term used to refer to people with obsessive interests, particularly anime, Manga or video games. ◎Ecchi (H)(N. or Adj.): it’s an often used slang term in the Japanese language for erotic fantasy and sexual innuendoes. As an adjective it is used with the meaning of "dirty", "naughty", "frivolous"; as a verb, with the meaning to do something dirty, naughty, frivolous or to sleep together; or as a noun, to describe someone that is seen as Ecchi. ◎Fujoshi(N.): A female yaoi fan, literally means "rotten woman". ◎Kuso (Adj.): in Japanese, kudos means "crap," and is often uttered as an interjection. It is also used to describe outrageous matters and objects of poor ↑an example of Shota quality. (Inazuma Eleven) ───VIEWS ABOUT ANIMATE CHARACTERS─── ◎Moe(Adj. or V.): simply means the word “cute”, and can be use in any situation, just for things that you think it’s lovely. ◎Loli (N.): short of “Lolita” means girls from ten to sixteen, but in ACGs, Loli often means girls that are petite and dainty. In other situation, this word can also be used as a dressing type, Lolita fashion. This kind of dressing style usually includes knee↓ a Kemonomimi girl length skirts, stockings, lots of laces and ribbons, headdresses, accessories, leather shoes, some times gloves and more. ◎Shota (N.): cute little boys from three to fourteen. ◎Onē (N.): means “elder sister” in Japanese, but in ACGs it represent female characters that has a more mature figure, thought, and temperament. ◎Aniki (N.): a Japanese honorable term for an older brother or a superior. ◎Kemonomimi (N. or Adj.): Characters with animal features such as ears and

11 a tail, but a human body. Cat girl also falls under this concept. ◎Mocha shojo (N.): anthropomorphized transportation or some weapons such as ←a Macha Shojo aircrafts, ships, tanks, pistol. Usually represents as a young girl wearing armor and weapons. a Yaoi ◎ Yuri(N.): this word literally means "lily", and is a relatively painting of common Japanese feminine name, also known as the Girls' “Bakuman”→ Love. ◎Yaoi (N.): it’s also known as Boys' Love, a Japanese popular an example of Yuri→ term for female-oriented fictional media that focus on homoerotic or homoromantic male relationships, usually created by female authors.

───CHARACTERS CHARACTERISTICS─── a girl with a Hime cut hair ◎Ahoge (N.): a common characteristic of Manga characters, which is a tuft of hair style↓ that stands on the characters head, and can change its look by the variation of the character’s emotions. ↓a girl with an Ahoge on her head ◎Home Cut(N.): literally "princess cut" in Japanese, is a hairstyle consisting of straight, usually cheek-length side locks and frontal fringe. The rest of the hair is usually worn long and straightened. As the name suggests, the style is thought to have originated, or at least become common, in the Imperial court during the Heian Period of Japanese history. ◎Haraguroi (Adj.): means to hide a dagger behind a smile. ◎Tenzen Boke (Adj.): characters that often make careless mistakes are "Tannin Boke." This kind of characters are usually childish, simple- minded, and think over things in a very special way. ◎Tsundere (N. or Adj.): is a Japanese character development process that describes a person who is initially cold and even hostile towards another person before gradually showing their warm side over time. ◎Yandere (N. or Adj.): a Japanese term for a person who is initially very loving and gentle to someone before their devotion becomes ↑an example of

destructive in nature, often through violence. Yandere characters are mentally Haraguroi unstable, and sometimes are incredibly deranged and are not mentally sane, often using extreme violence as an outlet for their emotions. ◎Yamato Nadeshiko : The Japanese ideal for a woman, being humble and skilled in

a Tenzen Boke 12 girl(K-ON!) ↓ domestic matters.

a Yandere character

Q3 ： What phenomena or activities represent the animate culture?

Cosplay, short for "costume play", is a type of performance art in which participants don costumes and accessories to represent a specific character or idea. Characters are often drawn from popular fiction in Japan, but recent trends have included American cartoons and science fiction. Favorite sources include Manga, anime, comic books, graphic novels, video games, and fantasy movies. Any entity from the real or virtual world that lends itself to dramatic interpretation may be taken up as a subject. Inanimate objects are given anthropomorphic forms and it is not unusual to see genders switched, with women playing male roles and vice versa. There is also a subset of cosplay culture centered around sex appeal, with cosplayers specifically choosing characters that are known for their attractiveness and/or revealing (even explicit) costumes.

The cosplayers' purpose may generally be sorted into one of three categories, or a mix. Most cosplayers draw ↑a cosplay of “The Little Mermaid” characteristics of all three categories. (Ariel)

The first is to express adoration for a character, or in feeling similar to a character in personality, seeking to become that character. This type of cosplayers may be associated with being a Fan (person) and is often labeled as an Otaku. Other characteristics may be an enthusiastic manner and less attention to detail and quality. Such cosplayers are also most likely to adopt the character's personality and are

13 known to criticize other cosplayers for not having a full knowledge of their character, or not also adopting character mannerisms.

The second is those people who enjoy the attention that cosplaying a certain character brings. Within the cultures of anime and Manga specifically, as well as science fiction and fantasy, there is a certain level of notoriety that is attached to cosplayers. Such cosplayers are usually characterized by attention to detail in their garments and their choice of popular characters. They are also noted by participation in cosplay competitions.

The third is those who enjoy the creative process, and the sense of personal achievement upon completion. Such people are more likely to have a greater budget dedicated to the project, more complicated and better quality outfits with access to more materials. They are also more likely to engage with professional photographers and cosplay photographers to take high quality images of the cosplayers in their garment posing as the character.

← the cosplay of “Sword Story” ↓ (Shichika Yasuri and Togame)

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Dōjinshi is the Japanese term for self-published works, usually magazines, Manga or novels. Dōjinshi are often the

14 work of amateurs, though some professional artists participate as a way to publish material outside the regular industry. Dōjinshi are part of a wider category of dōjin including, but not limited to, art collections, anime, hentai and games. Groups of dōjinshi artists refer to themselves as a circle.

Dōjinshi are made by artists or writers who prefer to publish their own materials. Since the 1980s, the main method of distribution has been through regular dōjinshi conventions, the largest of which is called "Comiket" held in the summer and winter in Tokyo's Big Sight. At the Convention, over 20 acres (81,000 m2) of dōjinshi are bought, sold, and traded by attendees. Dōjinshi creators who based their materials on other creators' works normally publish in small numbers to maintain a low profile from litigation. This makes a talented creator's or circle's dōjinshi a coveted commodity as only the fast or the lucky one will be able to get them before they sell out.

Maid cafés are a subcategory of cosplay restaurants founded predominantly in Japan. In these cafés, waitresses dressed in maid costumes act as servants, and treat customers as masters (and mistresses) in a private home, rather than as café patrons. The first permanent maid café, Cure Maid Café, was established in Akihabara(秋葉原), Tokyo, Japan in March 2001, but maid cafés are becoming increasingly popular. As they have done so, the increased competition has made some use unusual tactics in order to attract customers. They have also expanded overseas to countries like China, South Korea, Taiwan, the Czech Republic, Mexico, Canada and the United States. ↑a maid haircut in Taiwan.

←an elder maid café. Young employees have to dress as old ladies.

15 a Manga of maid café. (An Yet the Town Moves) →

Otaku is a Japanese term used to refer to people with obsessive interests, particularly anime, Manga or video games.

In modern Japanese slang, the term Otaku is most often equivalent to "geek". However, it can relate to a fan of any particular theme, topic, hobby or any form of entertainment. The former Prime Minister of Japan Taro Aso also claimed himself to be an Otaku, using this subculture to promote Japan in foreign affairs.

There also has been some negativity towards Otaku and Otaku culture. Tsutomu Miyazaki became known as "The Otaku Murderer" in 1989. His bizarre murders fueled a moral panic against Otaku.

16 ※Written by: Masashi Kishimoto ※Published by: Shueisha ※Magazine: Weekly Shonen Jump ※Original run: November, 1999-ongoing ※Leading character: Uzumaki Naruto, Uchihha Sasuke Haruno Skura Hatake Kakashi ※ Plot: Twelve years before the start of the series, a powerful creature known as the Nine- tailed Demon Fox attacked the ninja village Konohagakure, killing many people. In response, the leader of Konohagakure's ninja military, the Fourth Hokage, sacrificed his life to seal the demon inside the newborn baby, Uzumaki Naruto. However, people in the village regarded Naruto as if he was the Demon Fox itself, but thanked of the decree made by the Third Hokage, which forbade anyone mentioning the attack of the demon, Naruto had the chance to prove himself in the young graders of his age. And as becoming a Hokage as a dream, Naruto’s story begins with the long journey of searching for recognition and dreams.

17 ※Written by: Hiroyuki Asada ※Published by: Shueisha ※Magazine: Jump Square ※Original run: September 2006-ongoing ※Leading characters: Ragu Shīingu Nitchi ※Plot: The story takes place in the land of Amber Ground, a place of perpetual night only partially illuminated by an artificial sun. Ragu Shīingu works as a "Letter Bee" (delivery boy) at the "Bee Hive" (a delivery service), with his Dingo(partner) , Nitchi, and her "pet", Steak, traveling with him. As a Letter Bee, Ragu’s job is entrusted to deliver letters and packages from town to town while avoiding Amberground's deadliest hazard — a species of giant armored insect known as Gaichuu, who attempts to feed off the "heart" that resides within these letters and packages.

※Written by: Tsugumi Ohba ※Illustrated by: Takeshi Obata ※Published by: Shueisha ※Magazine: Weekly Shonen Jump ※Original run: August 2008-ongoing ※Leading characters: Mashiro Moritaka Takagi Akito ※Plot:

The plot begins when Mashiro Moritaka, a junior high student, forgets his notebook in class. His classmate, Takagi Akito, notes Mashiro's drawings in it and asks him to become a Manga artist to his stories. Mashiro declines, citing his late uncle, a Mangaka, who died from overwork. Takagi incites Mashiro to meet with Azuki Miho, Mashiro's crush, and tells her the two plans to become Mangaka. In response, Miho reveals her plans to be a voice actress. Mashiro proposes to her that they should both marry when Azuki becomes a voice actress for the anime adaptation of their Manga. The two then start creating their

18 Manga, under the pen name Muto Ashirogi, in hopes of getting serialized in Weekly Shōnen Jump.

After submitting many one-shots to Shueisha, Ashirogi begins with their first published series in Weekly Shōnen Jump, Detective Trap, which is eventually canceled due to its declining popularity. Their next series is the gag Manga Run, Daihatsu Tanto!, which they gave up on realizing it would never be popular. Their current series, Perfect Crime Party, has been met with considerable popularity but due to its theme, is unfit for an anime series. When their rival, Eiji Nizuma, submits a one- shot for serialization, Ashirogi competes by submitting Reverse which replaces Perfect Crime Party while the latter is moved to Shueisha's fictional monthly magazine, Hisshou Jump.

“Manga Attack!” looking backwards from now, Manga do rushed into my life just as an army. “Bomb!” the big crash reversed a little girl’s vision. A world of fantasy, not only are fluffy animals telling stories, but it’s a whole new sight of human’s imaginary. More close to teenagers, characters in Mangas act more as a real friend. From Princess Comet, my first Shojo Manga, I’ve fallen in love with the beautiful scene that comes into my mind. Since than, Naruto, Mermaid Melody, Do Re Mi, and more…… Though I got interests in Manga, I was still a very layman. Thanks of this research, I got a chance to know more about this Japanese modern culture. Soon, we had began working on our project. Started before the summer vacation of the eighth grade, classmates continually hand in their reports, but it seems to be a struggle to me, with the result of three weeks for only two pages, I’m no doubt the last in the class. I just couldn’t find time then. Two camps on the schedule, that means a month away from home, but after that, I sank into another serious problem, which really harmed my faith. It was the laziness. Every time I opened the computer, I fell in a daze after a typing of two sentences, and that cost the big disaster. Now, writing this composition in front of the desk, I’m still feeling a bit of sorry to all my classmates and teachers, but also proud of this result. “I finally finished it!”everything seems to be nice and fresh today. Finally reborn after a twenty pages fight , I can hand in my work at last. What a wonderful day, thanks to everyone, waiting with patience. From now on, I’ll do my best at anything and won’t let this

19 kind of problem happen again.

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20 16.Anime Elites http://www.animelites.com/bakuman-takeshi-obatas-masterpiece/ 17.夢想校園 http://amazdream.marlito.com/viewthread.php?tid=4 18.見聞錄 http://blog.freshbj.com/340.html 19.Special Things in Normal Life http://blog.xuite.net/abcxyz07/nothing/11855242- %5B%E8%BD%89%E8%B2%BC%5D+%E5%8B%95%E6%BC%AB %E7%95%AB%E8%BF%B7%E4%B8%8D%E8%83%BD%E4%B8%8D%E7%9F %A5%E9%81%93%E4%BD%9C%E8%80%85%E7%9A %84%E7%85%A7%E7%89%87 20.GNC 綜合新聞 http://www.gamebase.com.tw/forum/60053/topic/85709822/1 21.扶桑文庫 http://fusobunko.koshoten.net/catalog/product_info.php/products_id/31591 22.靈魂羊的胡‧思‧閣 http://soulspell.blogspot.com/2009_03_01_archive.html 23.旅案內 http://www.tabiinfo.net/spot/13290.html 24.哈日返日不如知日 http://www.cuhkacs.org/~benng/Bo-Blog/read.php?537 25.K" http://kynki93.blogspot.com/2009/07/blog-post_27.html 26.Golby Travel http://www.golby.com/travel/Blog/ 27.天涯 http://www.dutianya.com/m2724/2.html 28.藍色電影夢 http://4bluestones.biz/mtblog/2011/01/0115.html 29.搜搜百科 http://baike.soso.com/v49081.htm?syn= %E5%B0%91%E5%B9%B4JUMP 30.GTO 的偉大記事 http://www.cuhkacs.org/~gto/blog/archives/post_101.html 31.老貓頹廢荒唐過日子 http://cclknn.pixnet.net/blog/post/31175146- %E3%80%90%E6%87%B7%E8%88%8A%E3%80%91%E7%BE%8E %E5%B0%91%E5%A5%B3%E6%88%B0%E5%A3%AB 32.夜風記 http://yokaze.wordpress.com/2009/01/22/zakka-films-releases-the-first- anime-ever/ 33.178 在線漫畫 http://manhua.178.com/msnzsqp/ 34.台灣小站 http://www.mesotw.com/bbs/viewthread.php?tid=2133 35.禁地論壇 http://www.jindi.org/bbs/thread-200040-1-1.html 36.洋蔥剁剁剁 http://sophiaer.wahouse.com.tw/blog/index_details.php?id=2804 37.遊戲基地 http://www.gamebase.com.tw/forum/60311/topic/85850992/1 38.夢翼 x 嶽影 http://dreamlandvos.blogspot.com/2010/06/blog-post_05.html 39.＜C 控的 YY 世界＞之動漫最高，同人大好 http://blog.roodo.com/ceres35/archives/1425313.html 40.Life of samuiyuki http://samuiyuki.pixnet.net/blog/post/23797187-%5B %E8%81%B2%E5%84%AA%5D%E7%A6%8F%E5%B1%B1%E6%BD %A4%E5%A5%BD%E5%BC%B7%E5%96%94~~~~ 41.cosplay http://crushable.com/tag/cosplay/

21 42.安娜私房? Anna’s Closet http://blog.omy.sg/annalim/ 43.腐宅圖片分部。http://lovetabris.pixnet.net/album/photo/41681031-shel- %E7%81%AB%E5%BD%B1%E5%90%8C%E4%BA%BA%E7%95%AB %E5%86%8A-%E8%AA%93%E7%84%B1 44.Yaoi Haven http://yaoi-haven.tumblr.com/ 45.TH Project 機械娘 http://www.gaforum.org/showthread.php?t=170517 46.搜搜問問 http://wenwen.soso.com/z/q201335208.htm 47.萌娘百科 http://wiki.moegirl.org/%E5%A4%A9%E7%84%B6%E5%91%86 48.The Colorless http://thecolorless.net/posts/show/6595 49.獨立遊戲開發者分享會 http://cubeat.game.tw/igdshare/2011/10/for-indie- developement/ 50.Comipress http://comipress.com/article/2008/08/03/3636 51.小謝 IT 評說 http://blog.sina.com.cn/s/blog_4b536d270100eo5i.html 52.宅宅新聞 http://pic.gamme.com.tw/10453/1 53.食品頻道 http://big5.xinhuanet.com/gate/big5/news.xinhuanet.com/food/2011- 06/16/c_121544160.htm 54.動漫頻道 http://comic.big5.dbw.cn/system/2010/08/10/052668707.shtml 55.互動百科 http://www.hudong.com/wiki/%E5%BE%A1%E5%AE %85%E6%97%8F