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This 5 page paper examines an article on manga and anime. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
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5 pages (~225 words per page)
File: RG13_SA01106bry.doc
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begin as follows: " Recent decades have seen an extraordinary growth in the international reception and consumption of manga and anime. Manga and anime have been central to Japans popular
culture but these powerful narratives, characterized by hybridity and fluidity, have spread out from their local source to achieve global reach and appeal" (Bryce, Barber, Kelly, Kunwar et. al.,
2010). They go on to provide a look at manga and anime in historical context, noting quite succinctly that these forms have been influenced by Western comic book art (Bryce,
Barber, Kelly, Kunwar et. al., 2010). Authors go on to write about how manga is distinct from traditional comic art. They say that manga is unique because it conveys
multiple meanings at once (Bryce, Barber, Kelly, Kunwar et. al., 2010). After examining the origins of the art forms, authors then go on to explore how manga and anime
has been shared throughout the world (Bryce, Barber, Kelly, Kunwar et. al., 2010). The Japanese expanded its market largely due to economic woes; the market in Japan had decreased
(Bryce, Barber, Kelly, Kunwar et. al., 2010). Authors report: "The popularity of manga and anime has also grown in Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand, India, Hong Kong and Vietnam, and manga
heavily dominates local comic industries in both Taiwan and Indonesia (Lent, 2006; Ng, 2001; Ng, 2002; Wong, 2006 as cited in Bryce, Barber, Kelly, Kunwar et. al., 2010).
Authors argue that these manga and anime artists have been successful in a market that was once dominated by the western world (Bryce, Barber, Kelly, Kunwar et. al., 2010).
Authors note that video games also make use of this form of art (Bryce, Barber, Kelly, Kunwar et. al., 2010). Authors shift from a discussion on globalization to glocalization,
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