Anime and its influence on other cartoons

Zainab Nasser

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Some instances of Anime influences

• In recent times the influence of Anime is quite evident on many of today’s toons.

• One such example is the popular video game ‘Zelda’.

• Over time the overall look of the main character ‘Link’ has changed dramatically from ‘normal’ to an extremely anime influenced character.

American ‘Anime’

• Many attempts to crate an English speaking ‘Anime’ have been made.

• One that has received much success and popularity is ‘Avatar’

• Avatar is based around Asian cultural beliefs of chi/Kami, not the American culture that it was created in.

Anime theme songs• Some Animes which have been translated into

English have kept the original untranslated version of the theme music.

• One such example is playing the background

Merchandise

• Anime merchandise is popular with noth the anime loving market and those not into their anime.

• Hello kitty has had much popularity and comes in almost anything to decorate your lifestyle, from car seat covers to toasters!

QUESTIONS??•I hope I’ve explained my

message well enough, but just in case, any questions?