ARS 394: Anime Exam 1

Katusushika Hokusai

"Thirty Six Views of Mount Fuji," "The Hundred Ghosts," but only 5 prints, coined the term manga which he used to describe his humorous sketches

Heian era

784 - 1185 AD, secular art became more popular, shift in power from court to shoguns and a warlord, castles to show power and wealth

Yamato-e

Japanese painting style influenced by the Tang Dynasty during the Heian period, known as the Classical Japanese Style

Shinto

Japanese religion, "the way of the gods," no scriptures, simplicity, shrines

Genga

a layout of an entire scene

Tachikiri

action that is drawn outside of the frame and to the edge of the paper

anime

animated film

Fukan

bird's eye view, makes characters seem really small

Shonen

boys' stories, action and hero oriented, sometimes coming of age stories, sometimes they have superpowers

Buddhism

came to Japan in 6th century from Korea by the Paekche Dynasty presenting a gilt bronze Buddha to Emperor Kimmei, changed interactions with spirits to more organized

Fukadoshi

dialogue balloons

woodblock print

each color has to have its own woodblock so it's actually printed many times

torii

front entrances of most Shinto shrines

Shojo

girls' stories, young girl characters with massive hairdos, gives them a dreamy look, filled with humor innocence, mischief, silliness, and sometimes magic, love is important theme

manga

graphic novel

manga-ka

manga artist

otoko-e

men's paintings, active sketches, movement scenes, little color and dialogue, Heian period

Edo period

modern day Tokyo, new upstart city, center for Chinese and Western learning, Ukiyo-e, new wealth

kami

nature or agricultural spirits, a part of the Shinto religion

Ukiyo-e

pictures of the floating world, particularly associated with Japanese woodblock prints, scenes of every day, people with money but not aristocrats, Edo period

marupen

round pens, hard lines

kabura

spoon pens, smooth, fluent, and soft lines

uni

thin lines that emanate from a character and they indicate speed, originated from a sea urchin

onna-e

women's paintings, court inspirations, romance, diaries, quiet scenes, color, dialogue, Heian period

onomatopoeia

words that phonetically imitate, resemble, or suggest the source of the sound they describe, like animal noises

aaori

worm's eye view