Tokyo Culture

This blog is all about Tokyo culture. You can find all sorts of infomation about things in Tokyo and the Tokyo culture here. Enjoy Tokyo and love Tokyo!
このブログは東京文化についてすべてです。 あらゆる種類の東京の情報と、東京の文化です。 東京を楽しむし、東京が大好き!!

Friday 6 February 2009

Live in Tokyo: Anime

Anime(アニメ) is a popular part of the culture in Tokyo, especially the young and pop culture. It is a common Wasei-eigo(和製英語, Japanese English) word and it is taken from 'animation'. In Tokyo it is a general practice to watch anime.

Anime has many different genres, from romance story to future robots. Just like manga, anime influences the whole of Tokyo and even other parts of the world. It can be hand-drawn or computer animated and it is used in television series, films, video, video games, commercials, and internet-based releases, etc.

Anime is for all kinds of people in Tokyo - boys or girls, youngsters or businessmen. Anime for boys is mainly about robots and adventure, such as the Gundam(機動戦士ガンダム), Naruto(ナルト), and Bleach(ブリーチ)... Anime for girls is mainly about love and college life, such as Boys over Flowers(花より男子), the Prince of Tennis(テニスの王子様)...