Welcome to My Learning Curve: Japanese Style with Anime

The University of Michigan's Japanese Animation Group, defines Anime as ...

Anime (ah-NIH-may) is a term for Japanese animation. Anime often covers more serious topics than the typical cartoon. In America, cartoons are considered a form of entertainment meant for children. In Japan, people of all ages watch anime. Most shows and movies are centered for kids, adolescents, or young adults, but there are also many anime that are made for the older crowd, even businessmen. There are many genres in anime with basic categories like comedy, romance, action, drama, and pornography (hentai). There are also anime with content meant specifically for boys (shounen), girls (shoujo), and businessmen. For more detailed explanations of the types of anime, take a look at our Genres section and hopefully you will learn something while viewing some great pictures.

After visiting the above site, you should have a better understanding of the history of Anime.

Some Other Useful Resources

Here's Wikipedia's definition of Japanese Anime. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anime

Learn about how Japan society had provided the backdrop for early Anime. http://aboutjapan.japansociety.org/content.cfm/anime_filmography_1

Take a look at this site's animated shorts and learn about Anime Studio Pro software. http://anime.smithmicro.com/userstories/scott-minzy.html

How to Draw Anime

Below you'll find some visuals demonstrating on how to draw and position facial features on anime characters.

Once you click on the titles, you will be taken to the original website where you can learn about drawing the whole body too!

How to Draw Anime Faces