Pinocchio and Key the Metal Idol Humanity in the inanimate Robots and dolls are fascinating to children and sci-fi fans. In the West, United States, Pinocchio was created and in the east, Japan, Key the Metal Idol. Pinocchio was directed by Steve Barron while Key was created by Hiroaki Sato. The Pinocchio...
Interpretations of Escaflowne: The Movie Escaflowne, a shojo anime, is a tale of one girl who saves the world of Gaea. Kazuki Akane and Yoshiyuki Takei directed the movie. Shojo is anime or manga where the lead character is a female. Shojo is the sister of boy’s shonen. There are a lot of series...
Murakami Visit at Brooklyn Museum On Saturday, June 14th, 2008 I visited Brooklyn Museum. When I got off the train, I saw a gigantic building with sculptures on it next to a lush Brooklyn Botanical Gardens. I was not sure what to expect. The Murakami show, I believed would present Anime that I was familiar...
The Ideal Anime Course Anime is broad. It cannot be pinned down as one thing or another. Thus during an introduction class, one should cover a multiple topics in one sitting. The ideal anime course should focus on some but not all genres. To get an understanding of the history and identity of anime,...