According to Lent (2000), what place does animation occupy in Asian societies? How different is this across Asia (ie comparing China and Japan)?
Animations in Asia were influenced by western. They produced their animations in a similar way as Disney. Most Asia countries adopt western cartoons fully but China only adapted those elements that fit their culture. In China, they produce animations with the goal of bring pleasure to everyone but also must be educational. Indian’s animation industry was started and nurtured by foreign people. It was said that Indian animations always borrow from Western productions. Most Asia animation producers were trained under Western tradition.
Animations are influenced by political in Asia. Anime was banned in Korea and Taiwan for decades because of the fear of Japanese cultural imperialism, understandable as both countries had been occupied by Japan. China banned or postponed some foreign animations that are not in favour of the Chinese policies. On the other hand, Japan does not have limitation on animation productions and they can produce anything freely. As a result of that, Japanese have many good products and they are exporting their animations to the whole world.
Reference:
Lent,J.A.(2000).Animation in Asia:appropriation,reinterpretation,and adoption or adaptation.Retrieved 21June,2006, from AnimeResearch.com
I agree what you said about Chinese animations. Most of chinese animations are adopted from their own myth because they want to children have a good understsanding of their own culture.
ReplyDeleteJapanses animation has been so successful in the Asian even the whole world.what Japanese animations are tring to say that are universal. The ideas of their animations is about join their culture and issues in that century together then make audiences reflect to the whole world.