The origin of Chinese animation and Japanese animation

The development of domestic animation is a long and difficult road, but characterized by highlighting our Chinese characteristics, the following is a brief description of the course of the development of domestic animation.

49-55: the initial period. About this historical period, from the point of view of the development of art, basically we can see that the inheritance is more, and less innovation and development. There are not many representative works about this period, and basically nothing can be found.

56-60 years: the period of splendor. Starting from '56, our art career began a real nationalization course. In this period produced "tadpoles looking for moms" such a carrying .

61-65: a period of tortuous development. The achievements of this period are far from being comparable to those of the previous one. But even so, with the remaining courage of the previous historical period, it still made some achievements, producing two classics in the animated film industry, "The Pastoral Flute" and "The Greatest Showman".

76-84: the continuation period. This is a period of history that set things right. Corresponding to the cause of art, of course, can not show weakness. The characteristics of the works of this historical period are summarized in six words: large quantity and poor quality. There were fewer good ones, such as Nezha in the Sea and The Three Monks.

85-91: the period of decline. In this historical period, China's animation business is only left to eat old money.

92-06: revival period. In the era of the popularization of the Internet, a variety of production techniques were applied to the production of animation, and at this time, the works of a variety of works, and animation also began to categorize the age of the audience. It's like a replica of the Italian Renaissance. I recommend a few good animated films, beneficial education type: "Pet Baby Around the World", "Haier Brothers", "Pauline Lamp", "Journey to the West".

07 "happy star cat" to lead the domestic animation industry ready to go! Happy Star Cat" this cartoon series, will bring happiness to the nation's children. Happy star cat humor! Very popular! I hope that this animation, can lead to the development of the domestic animation industry!

The 12th-century "Bird and Beast Pictures" drawn by monks of the Shingon sect (a sect of Japanese Buddhism) are often considered the origin of Japanese manga, with birds and beasts behaving like human beings and Bodhisattvas under the easy, casual brush of the artist.

In 1814, Katsushika Hokusai, a famous painter of the Edo period in Japan, coined the term "manga" to refer to his group paintings of myths, history, and daily life with casual brushwork and concise lines that emphasized the main features of the characters.

Contemporary Japanese manga draws many of its expressive techniques from traditional Japanese paintings such as Zen painting, ukiyo-e, kyogen, and chunbutsu.

Satirical cartoons, which were political and current affairs, appeared in the 19th century, and the British cartoon magazine Punch, founded in 1841, was the most influential in this regard. The Japanese version of Punch appeared in 1862. "Punch-ei was later used to refer to European-style satirical cartoons, and in 1877 a Punch-style publication, Duan Duan Jin Wen, appeared in Japan. In 1877, a Punch-style publication called "Gumiho Jinken" appeared in Japan, which used balloon dialog and some Western drawing techniques. 1902 saw the first four-panel manga with typed dialog in Japan.

Another major influence on Japanese manga came from the American comic book explosion of the 1920s and 1930s, when comics such as Donald Duck and Mickey Mouse and Superman appeared and influenced many Japanese cartoonists.

Japanese manga in its modern sense was born after World War II. Osamu Tezuka, the "God of Manga", gave a new meaning to manga. He absorbed the characteristics of traditional art and tried to apply various impressive painting techniques to the creation of manga. He incorporated various cinematic expressions, such as zoom, wide angle, and top view, into his manga, giving it a cinematic and dynamic feel. Osamu Tezuka succeeded in taking Japanese manga into a whole new realm and giving it a distinctive self-styling, laying the foundation for Japan's rapidly growing manga industry.

Stages in the Development of Modern Japanese Manga

For more than half a century after World War II, the status of manga in Japanese society and people's understanding of manga have been changing. Osamu Tezuka once divided the development of modern Japanese manga into six phases:

Phase I (the first decade after World War II): the "toy age", in which manga was only a prop for children's entertainment.

Phase 2: The "Age of Clarity," when comics were viewed as vulgar, shallow reading material.

The third stage: the "Snack Era," in which parents and teachers reluctantly allowed children to read a little comics without interfering with their studies.

Stage 4: The "Staple Era," when the TV anime "Tekkai Astro Boy" was broadcast continuously on television in 1963, and many families watched it with adults and children, and the manga was recognized by society.

Phase 5 (1970s to mid-1980s): The "Air Age", when manga became an integral part of teenagers' lives.

Sixth stage (after the mid-1980s): the "mark era", when comics became a mark for teenagers to communicate with each other.