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Revolutionary Girl Utena (Japanese: 少女革命ウテナ, Hepburn: Shōjo Kakumei Utena) [c] is a Japanese anime television series created by Be-Papas, a production group formed by director Kunihiko Ikuhara and composed of himself, Chiho Saito, Shinya Hasegawa, Yōji Enokido and Yūichirō Oguro.
The advent of Japanese anime stylizations appearing in Western animation questioned the established meaning of "anime". [182] Defining anime as style has been contentious amongst critics and fans, with John Oppliger stating, "The insistence on referring to original American art as "anime" or "manga" robs the work of its cultural identity." [2 ...
By the end of 2020, light academia was ranked seventh for Tumblr's top ten aesthetics. [4] By the end of 2021, light academia was the third most popular aesthetic on Tumblr. [6] On Pinterest, the number of users tagging the terms 'Light Academia clothing" and "Light Academia clothes" increased 236-fold by December 2022, compared to December ...
The anime series was listed as one of the top 25 anime of 2010s by Anime Feminist. [77] Crunchyroll listed it in their "Top 100 best anime of the 2010s". [78] IGN also listed March Comes In like a Lion among the best anime series of the 2010s. [79] The second season was placed as "runner-up" in IGN ' s "best anime series of 2018" list. [80]
The kawaii aesthetic is characterized by soft or pastel colors, rounded shapes, and features which evoke vulnerability, such as big eyes and small mouths, and has become a prominent aspect of Japanese popular culture, influencing entertainment (including toys and idols), fashion (such as Lolita fashion), advertising, and product design.
In this respect, Nobue appears to appreciate the moe aesthetic. [6] It is seen during the anime that Nobue prefers Matsuri and Ana over Chika and Miu. The Nobue character changed from the manga to the anime. In the manga, she is a sixteen-year-old high school freshman, [7] while in the anime she is a twenty-year-old junior-college student. [8]
The chibi art style is part of the Japanese kawaii culture, [9] [10] [11] and is seen everywhere from advertising and subway signs to anime and manga. The style was popularized by franchises like Dragon Ball and SD Gundam in the 1980s. It is used as comic relief in anime and manga, giving additional emphasis to a character's emotional reaction.
Gackt, a Japanese singer-songwriter, is considered to be one of the living manifestations of the Bishōnen phenomenon. [1] [2]Bishōnen (美少年, IPA: [bʲiɕo̞ꜜːnẽ̞ɴ] ⓘ; also transliterated bishounen) is a Japanese term literally meaning "beautiful youth (boy)" and describes an aesthetic that can be found in disparate areas in East Asia: a young man of androgynous beauty.