Studio Ghibli

better understanding of these theory’s and that something in my writing sparks an interest in your mind for them as well. That being said I bring to you. Grave Of The Fireflies Grave of the fireflies is a movie produced by the animation company “Studio Ghibli” based in 1980’s Japan this movie portraying two young siblings, one by the name of Sieta and the other by the name of Setsuko, struggling to survive throughout a war in their country. Conflict theory Conflict theory originated in the…

Certain anime have been found to contribute to aggressive behavior in students. A study stated that children like to watch anime because it is fun, and has humor and violence. Most of the students would learn and imitate from their observation through watching those programs. If they would ever feel intimidated, they would hit, attack, or kick the person. (Omar, 2011) However, many have also said that anime and manga has show good effects on them. A poll’s result states that 58.44% of the…

ADOLESCENT GIRLS’ STRUGGLES IN FANTASY WORLDS: CORALINE AND SPIRITED AWAY ON SELF, FAMILY AND GROWING UP INTRODUCTION The films Coraline (2009) and Spirited Away (original Japanese title: Sen to Chihiro no Kamikakushi, “Sen and Chihiro’s Spiriting Away”, 2001) comes from producers with different cultural backgrounds. Despite being intended for younger audiences, both films, which revolves around the fantasy genre, are uniquely presented in such a way that is shrouded in mystery and uncanniness…

The Borrowers by Mary Norton is a classic novel that does not get dated with time. “Marcus Crouch comments that, ‘of all the winners of the Carnegie Medal [awarded annually by the British Library Association to the best children's novel of the preceding year], it is the one book of unquestioned, timeless genius’” (Stott). The Borrowers was published in 1952 has continued to be read throughout the following years. This book is still in print and is still being read even sixty years after it was…

Tale of the Bamboo Cutter constitutes as the earliest example of a monogatari text. A focus on vernacular tales, and fictional stories characterize the literary form monogatari. This tale’s popularity led to several adaptations including, the Studio Ghibli film, The Tale of Princess Kaguya. The ability to convey a story, change with the use of different mediums along the lines of text and film. As so, the text uses various character interactions with Princess Kaguya and character action to…

In 2010 a major box office hit was Toy Story 3. With its Pixar tile and multiple awards for animation, Toy Story 3 became an American classic. A key factor that makes Pixar films so endearing to movie patrons are its stunning and punctilious animations. Pixar tends to leave conspicuous “Easter Eggs,” or references to past and future movies, to be discovered by audiences. For example, Pizza Planet truck from the original Toy Story is referenced in every Pixar film at least once. With this, many…

In today’s modern world societies know of the big religions like Hinduism, Buddhism, Judaism, Christianity, Islam, but the majority of the world could not tell you about the Shinto religion. The Shinto religion is a very rich religion that beliefs in spirits, nature, and purity. This plays a part of everyday life in Japan. Shinto does not meet all the stipulations of most modern religions and there is not missionaries whom spread the religion outside of Japan. The Shinto religion utilizes…

There are distinct images that come to mind when the term biennial is used — sheer number of artworks displayed, intellectual discourse, avant-garde, grand openings and a crowd of visitors that temporarily takes over sites and public spaces that host these biennials. These iconic events which recur at every predetermined number of years render a feeling of happening — a redefinition of the contemporary art scene. But do these images conjured correspond to the reality of biennial events? What…

cultural products overseas, such as electronics for entertainment like Nintendo, Tamagotchi and PlayStation among others, revived Japan's confidence. Anime, manga and music were also increasingly gaining attention from abroad. Some examples are Studio Ghibli movies, Pokemon, etc. 1 Japan started gaining…