Manga and Anime Go to Hollywood: The Amazingly Rapidly Evolving Relationship between Hollywood and Japanese Animation, Manga, Television, and Film

The media industries in the United States and Japan are similar in much the same way different animal species are: while a horse and a kangaroo share maybe 95% of their DNA, they're nonetheless very different animals and so it is with manga and anime in Japanese and Hollywood animation, movies, and television. Though they share some key common elements, they developed mostly separately while still influencing each other significantly along the way. That confluence is now accelerating into new forms of hybridization that will drive much of future storytelling entertainment. Packed with original interviews with top creators in these fields and illuminating case studies, helps to parse out these these shared and diverging genetic codes, revealing the cross-influences and independent traits of Japanese and American animation. In addition, shows how to use this knowledge creatively to shape the future of global narrative storytelling, including through the educational system. Northrop Davis paints a fascinating picture of the interrelated history of Japanese manga/anime and Hollywood since the Meiji period through to World War II and up to the present day and even to into the future. The media industries in the United States and Japan are similar in much the same way animals on earth share a similar DNA, but while a horse and a kangaroo maybe 95% related on a biological level, they are also very different - this is the way it is with manga/anime in Japan and Hollywood animation/movies/TV. Although sharing some key common origins, they developed mostly separately but influenced each other significantly along the way. That confluence is now accelerating into new forms of hybridization that will drive much of future storytelling entertainment. Understanding these common and divergent "DNA" origins, the cross-influences and the independent traits is one of many reasons why this book is so important. Through original interviews with top creators in these fields and illuminating case studies including adaptations of Japanese mangas and animes for Hollywood remakes, Manga and Anime go to Hollywood analyzes the specific dynamics of this confluence between Japanese manga/anime and American film,animation and television. In addition, it shows how to use this knowledge creatively to shape the future of global narrative storytelling, including through the educational system. It is a fascinating to any reader with an interest in the inter-related history of Japanese manga/anime and Hollywood since the Meiji period through WW2, what is happening on the cutting edge right now - and into the future. La 4e de couverture indique : "The media industries in the United States and Japan are similar in much the same way different animal species are: while a horse and a kangaroo share maybe 95% of their DNA, they're nonetheless very different animals-and so it is with manga and anime in Japanese and Hollywood animation, movies, and television. Though they share some key common elements, they developed mostly separately while still influencing each other significantly along the way. That confluence is now accelerating into new forms of hybridization that will drive much of future storytelling entertainment. Packed with original interviews with top creators in these fields and illuminating case studies, Manga and Anime Go to Hollywood helps to parse out these shared and diverging genetic codes, revealing the cross-influences and independent traits of Japanese and American animation. In addition, Manga and Anime Go to Hollywood shows how to use this knowledge creatively to shape the future of global narrative storytelling, including through the educational system. Northrop Davis paints a fascinating picture of the interrelated history of Japanese manga/anime and Hollywood since the Meiji period through to World War II and up to the present day - and even to into the future." The First Ever Look At How Major Hollywood Movies Were Adapted From Japanese Mangas And Animes-- Introduction : Wind From The East : The Worldwide Success Of Manga And Anime And An Overview Of Their Impact On Hollywood -- Characteristics Of Manga And Anime That Make Them Attractive To Hollywood -- Divergent Dna : Modern Manga's Ancestry Leading Up To The Beginning Of Modernization Of The Form By Tezuka In The World War Ii Era -- Modern Manga Is Developed, With Heavy Hollywood Movie/animation Influences (the Examples Of Similar Dna) -- The Manga Industry Today -- Anime Is Born And Invades America (and American Tv Goes To Japan And Influences Manga/anime) -- Adaptations Of Manga And Anime To American Television And Live-action Movies (and What Creators Can Learn From Them And Apply To Their Own Works) -- Hollywood Adaptation Case Study #1 : In Defense Of Speed Racer -- Hollywood Adaptation Case Study #2 : Astro Boy -- The Screenplay And Television Script's Crucial Role In Adaptations, Plus Pitching And The Green-light (studio Approval For Production) -- The Future Of This Hybridity -- Afterword : Manga In Education : The Practical Benefits Of Creating Manga; Two Manga Production Teaching Examples. Northrop Davis. Includes Bibliographical References And Index. The media industries in the United States and Japan are similar in much the same way different animal species are: while a horse and a kangaroo share maybe 95% of their DNA, they're nonetheless very different animals-and so it is with manga and anime in Japanese and Hollywood animation, movies, and television. Though they share some key common elements, they developed mostly separately while still influencing each other significantly along the way. That confluence is now accelerating into new forms of hybridization that will drive much of future storytelling entertainment. Packed with original interviews with top creators in these fields and illuminating case studies, Manga and Anime Go to Hollywood helps to parse out these these shared and diverging genetic codes, revealing the cross-influences and independent traits of Japanese and American animation. In addition, Manga and Anime Go to Hollywood shows how to use this knowledge creatively to shape the future of global narrative storytelling, including through the educational system. Northrop Davis paints a fascinating picture of the interrelated history of Japanese manga/anime and Hollywood since the Meiji period through to World War II and up to the present day - and even to into the future. FC Half Title Title Page Copyright Contents Acknowledgments Preface 1. Introduction: Wind from the East—The Worldwide Success of Manga and Anime and an Overview of their Impact on Hollywood 2. Characteristics of Manga and Anime that make them Attractive to Hollywood 3. Divergent DNA: Modern Manga’s Ancestry Leading up to the Beginning of Modernization of the Form by Tezuka in the World War II Era 4. Modern Manga is Developed, with Heavy Hollywood Movie/Animation Influences (The Examples of Similar DNA) 5. The Manga Industry Today 6. Anime is Born and Invades America (and American TV goes to Japan and Influences Manga/Anime) 7. Adaptations of Manga and Anime to American Television and Live-Action Movies (and What Creators can Learn from Them and Apply to Their Own Works) 8. Hollywood Adaptation Case Study #1: In Defense of Speed Racer 9. Hollywood Adaptation Case Study #2: Astro Boy 10. The Screenplay and Television Script’s Crucial Role in Adaptations, plus Pitching and The Green-Light (studio approval for production) 11. The Future of this Hybridity Afterword: Manga in Education—The Practical Benefits of Creating Manga; Two Manga Production Teaching Examples Glossary Endnotes Works Cited Index Wind from the East, Beginnings Early Major Influences of Hollywood on the Origins of Manga Manga/Anime's Art and Storytelling Forms Legal/Copyright and Structural Differences between Japanese and American Media Industries How Anime was Born and Invaded America Adaptations of Mangas and Animes for American Television and Live Action Movies Case Study. Battle Angel Alita Case Study. Hollywood's Live Action Remake of Astro Boy Case Study. In Defense of Speed Racer Differences between Japanese and American Feature Film Production Systems Case Study. History's Most Complicated and Interesting Adaptation Negotiation : The Train Wreck of Train Main Reverse Adaptations : Hollywood Movies Become Anime; Plus, Anime's Current Influence on American TV Manga in Academia Appendix. Interviews.