Above a comparison to two different Anime's, Spirited Away and Death Note. These two very different Anime's are still set in our world but find a new dimension in which the story revolves around. Death Note is a psychological, supernatural, mystery thriller while Spirited Away is a fantasy. They are still Anime's but the story lines are what defines them.
In terms of sub-genres in Anime, there are so many! The list is endless from horror to porn! Yes porn! I had to check it myself and its pretty shocking! But in the end its what ever floats your boat. Bordwell quotes 'any theme may appear in any genre' (Bordwell 1989, 147). This very much applies to Anime sub genres.
There is an Anime genre for everyone. While there are a lot of children's based Anime where people to tend to jump to the conclusion that Anime is in fact for children because it is animated and looks like a children's cartoon they could not be further off the mark. It goes without saying that the anime sub-genre of porn (which is hugely popular around the world) is definitely not for children. There are many deep story lined Anime's that are very sophisticated. An example of this is Death Note. Death Note is about a young intelligent boy that finds a notebook. But this notebook (the Death note) is the deadliest weapon known to man. The holder of the death note writes the name of his or hers victim and they will die. The writer can even state how they die and even control them before so. As the series unfolds there are many twists that keep you glued to the screen. Not something for children!
Above - The trailer for Death Note. I strongly recommend you watching Death Note!
Above - The trailer for Spirited Away.
Reference
Bordwell, David (1989): Making Meaning: Inference and Rhetoric in the Interpretation of Cinema. Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press
There are obvious signs of effort here Daniel but the is not enough academic research i.e. from books, journals etc. to sustain the whole blog. There is some good primary research - observational - but nothing really underpins it. The fact that very few post have references and none actually use citations just highlights this. You should also be a bit further down the line by now. Please rectify this before the hand-in next week, if you do so you could get a decent mark.
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