by Jordan Trygstad What is Anime? What is Anime? “Japanese cartoons and computer animation (=pictures, films etc produced using a computer)” - Longman English Dictionary Online What is Anime? What is Anime? What is Anime? What is Anime? What is Anime? What is Anime? “a style of animation originating in Japan that is characterized by stark colorful graphics depicting vibrant characters in action-filled plots often with fantastic or futuristic themes” - Merriam-Webster Why Anime? Why Anime? NDSU Anime Club Friday & Saturday 7 – 10pm Why Anime? NDSU Anime Club Friday & Saturday 7 – 10pm 24 Nights a Semester 72 Hours Why Anime? NDSU Anime Club Friday & Saturday 7 – 10pm 24 Nights a Semester 72 Hours 9 Semesters 648 Hours Death in Anime Death in Anime Goals -Understanding Religious Climate Goals -Understanding Religious Climate -Associating Fairy Tales and Myths Goals -Understanding Religious Climate -Associating Fairy Tales and Myths -Applying Psychoanalysis Goals -Understanding Religious Climate -Associating Fairy Tales and Myths -Applying Psychoanalysis Religious Climate -Shinto -Buddhism -Christianity Religious Climate -Shinto -Buddhism • More than 85% (Karan 72-3) • Reincarnation • Bardo -Christianity Limited Time Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood Episode 02 – “The First Day” Mother Revival? “And then something goes terribly wrong.” Revival After Fairy Tales - “White Bird Sister” - “The Elder Sister and the Younger Brother” Stages of Grief - Denial - Anger - Bargaining - Depression - Acceptance Thank You NDSU English Professors and Instructors Dr. Robert O’Connor Dr. Elizabeth Birmingham Works Cited "Anime." Longman English Dictionary Online. N.p., n.d. Web. 29 Nov. 2012. <http://www.ldoceonline.com/dictionary/anime>. "Anime." Merriam-Webster. Merriam-Webster, n.d. Web. 29 Nov. 2012. <http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/anime>. "Bardo." Wikipedia. Wikimedia Foundation, 22 Nov. 2012. Web. 30 Nov. 2012. <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bardo>. Beasley, W. G. "Origins." The Japanese Experience: A Short History of Japan. Los Angeles: U of California P, 1999. 1-18. Print. Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood. Dir. Yasuhiro Irie. Bones, 2009. DVD. Gluck, Carol. Japan's Modern Myths: Ideology in the Late Meiji Period. Princeton, NJ: Princeton UP, 1985. Print. Karan, Pradyumna P. "The Cultural Heritage." Japan in the 21st Century: Environment, \ Economy, and Society. Lexington: UP of Kentucky, 2005. 69-76. Print. Kawai, Hayao. The Japanese Psyche: Major Motifs in Fairy Tales of Japan. Woodstock, CT: Spring, 1997. Print. Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann. Dir. Hiroyuki Imaishi. Gainax, 2007. File. .