Statement of Purpose

This blog began as an assignment for a class of mine; however, I plan to continue posting in it long after the class is over. This subject of this blog is Anime-influenced animation (also known as fauxanime, American anime, etc etc) and Original English-language manga. I strongly support the industry of anime-influenced animation and OEL manga, and I will be examining various topics and controversies within the genre. I will also explore the industry in non-Asian countries (such as Canada and the EU). Posts will include thoughts on the industry, essays, reviews, and hopefully interviews eventually.

Thursday, June 4, 2009

Article About Americanime

Hey there, folks. It's been a long while since I made a post here, but I finally found something pertinent to the subject of this blog. During a random foray into the internet, I happened to find this PDF of an article about Americanime. She actually mentions Totally Spies, Teen Titans, and Avatar, too, so the topic is unmistakable. She seems to have a pessimistic tone though, saying that businesses are just trying to capitalize off the Pokemon craze, and that American anime will never be as popular as anime. Well, of course not. It's the same old argument again, that American businesses are just greedy, but I can't exactly disagree with her. It's just that the few honest artists out there are unheard voices.

Anyway, here is the link to the article. Scroll to page 20 of the magazine (page 11 of the PDF). The magazine is Tanuki, and the article is called "When Anime Attacks" by Kathryn Ortland. Enjoy.

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