Whose childhood wasn't spent in anime?
As the world's largest animation industry country, Japan sits on more than 60% of the world's animation products, and to this day it is also a treasure at the forefront of animation culture output. Japanese anime has influenced, is, and will continue to influence the development of anime in various countries. In Japan, anime is a part of life, not only for children, but also for the adult world. On the train, you can always find passengers who are looking down at a manga, and even if you go to an Internet café in Japan, you can find a neat list of anime works on the shelves. Japanese anime that I was inspired by since childhood is of course the most authentic, so let's walk into the Japanese anime profession.
The animation major contains disciplines and their characteristics:
Anime and manga contain two parts in general, animation and manga, but the concept of anime is very broad, not simply animation plus manga, but also "pan-anime", that is, all works and products produced using elements of manga and animation can be included in the category of anime.
Manga Department: The Manga Department in Japan systematically teaches manga creation techniques over a four-year period, providing opportunities for exchanges with professionals and related internship opportunities. When I entered the Japanese manga major, I usually write short manga with specific topics to examine the degree of use of conventional techniques, character development, and storyboarding. Supplemented by portfolios and interviews, students' characteristics, strengths and potential are comprehensively assessed.
"Animation Discipline: As one of the most popular majors in Japan, because of its large demand, the popularity of domestic students studying in Japan to study animation majors is also unabated. To enter the animation major, you need to exert your own creativity and present abstract concepts such as words and music into pictures or dynamic performances. ”
Game discipline: divided into three directions: game design, game planning, and programming. There is no need to go to a junior college to study games in Japan, and the university curriculum will provide you with the most all-round learning and work opportunities.
Character design discipline: From the game standing painting you are familiar with, to the various exquisite board drawing illustrations on the P station Weibo, mascot design, hand-made, 3D modeling and other knowledge, all can be learned from this magical discipline. It is one of the most challenging and popular subjects in the U.S. University of Japan exam.
Illustration discipline: a major with a relatively free creative environment, focusing on the study of painting styles with their own characteristics. Learn art picture books, book binding, visual design, etc. After understanding a variety of painting forms such as oil painting, copper plates, ink painting, murals, etc., find a unique form of expression of your own. Students who want to study multiple fields can choose this major.
Animation Professional Employment Prospects:
The animation industry can create huge wealth. In Japan, the anime industry has become its third largest industry, accounting for more than ten percentage points of its gross national product. Japanese animation is in a leading position in the world, while China's animation professional talent resources are relatively scarce, so the demand for animation talents is also growing. The related industries that anime can engage in include the production of television animation, OVA (original animation video), the distribution of books, newspapers, albums, movies, music, audio-visual products, clothing, toys, video games and other derivative products related to anime and manga, stage drama cosplay activities, etc., online animation, online games, etc. In addition, the traditional manga industry will still maintain its unique high popularity, and the animation profession has a wide employment prospect, which is definitely an excellent choice to realize the parallel interest and work.
There are three types of anime schools to choose from when studying in Japan:
1, Undergraduate
That is, undergraduate, theoretically completed 12 years of education can apply, focusing on the cultivation of basic qualities, as well as animation-related theoretical cognition and research. Generally, japanese language N2 or above or Japanese language score of 220 or above are required, but this will vary slightly depending on the score requirements of different institutions. The internal examination is basically based on sketching, and some schools will also take other related subjects, subject to the school's current fundraising requirements.
2. Graduate School
It is equivalent to a domestic graduate school and is suitable for undergraduate graduates to apply. The most basic requirement is Japanese N2 or above, and in recent years, some of the better schools have a trend of requiring N1. The portfolio is the most important, the animation major also has to submit an additional dynamic video as part of the representative of the work, the college examination is divided into two parts: written examination and interview, the written examination is mainly based on small papers, and the interview mainly asks questions around the portfolio.
3. Specialized training colleges
The targeting of employment is very strong, graduation is employment, suitable for people who have no art skills and want to get a quick job. Those who meet the 12 years of education can apply, the minimum entry threshold, but the language proficiency is recommended to reach the level of N2. However, it should be noted that the academic qualifications of vocational schools are recognized in Japan, but not in China.
A leading Japanese anime figure
Osamu Tezuka
His real name is Osamu Tezuka, who took the pen name "Osamu Tezuka" because of his love of insects, and is a Japanese manga artist, animator, and doctor of medicine. In 1947, the manga "New Treasure Island" laid the narrative of Japanese manga, created the japanese manga ideology, and greatly expanded the expressiveness of new manga. In 1952, astro Boy was a sensation in Japan, and in 1953, "Ribbon Rider" was recognized as the world's first girl's manga. The manga "Bird of Fire" is widely regarded as the highest masterpiece in the Japanese manga industry. He was also the first manga artist in Japan to introduce the assistant system and corporate management. In 1961, the "Bug Production Animation Department" was established, and the following year began its activities under the name of "Bug Production Co., Ltd.", and Japan's first multi-episode TV animation "Astro Boy" and the first colorful multi-episode TV animation "The Forest Emperor" were born here.
1983's "Confession of Adolf" was the first serious historical comic book after the characterization of World War II. In 1988, as an ambassador of Sino-Japanese exchanges, he attended the first Shanghai International Cartoon Festival to meet with Yan Dingxian and Wan Liming. As a result of its great contribution to the construction of Japan's spiritual world after the war, the Asahi Shimbun established the "Osamu Tezuka Cultural Award" to commemorate his deeds during his lifetime.
Imatoshi
Born in Kushiro, Hokkaido, he is a Japanese animation director, screenwriter, and manga artist who graduated from the Department of Visual Communication Design at Musashino University of Fine Arts.
In 1984, he won the Young Magazine Magazine Newcomer Award for his first comic strip, "Fu". In 1990, he released his first manga single-line book", "Returnee Line", and in the same year, he worked as an art designer in the animated film "Old Man Z" directed by Japanese animation director Katsuhiro Otomo, thus officially entering the animation industry. In 1991, the live-action movie "International Horror Apartment" was changed to a comic version, and it began to attract attention.
In 1997, he directed his first animated film, The House of the Unma, which established the eerie style of his work and won best film at the Asian Fantasy Film Festival. In 2001, the animated film Millennium Actress, directed by him, was released, which was selected as the best animation of the year by the Multimedia Arts Festival of the Agency for Cultural Affairs of Japan.
In 2003, he directed the animated film Tokyo Godfather, which won the Best Picture Award at the Tokyo International Animation Film Festival and was nominated for the Annie Award for Best Animation Director and Screenwriter. In 2006, he directed his last animated film, Red Hot Chili Peppers, and was nominated for the Golden Lion Award at the 63rd Venice International Film Festival in the same year.
Akira Toriyama
Born on April 5, 1955 in Aichi Prefecture, Japan, he is a famous Japanese manga artist. His famous work "Alare" and his masterpiece "Dragon Ball" are extremely popular and widely acclaimed all over the world. His works were serialized in Shueisha's manga magazine "Weekly Shonen JUMP", ranking first in popularity all year round, one of the absolute ace main forces, very popular with readers of all ages, and also influenced many later generations of manga artists, directors and other characters.
Among them, "Dragon Ball" is even more popular around the world, creating sales of far more than 250 million copies (2018). Akira Toriyama won the "40th Anniversary Special Award" at the Anguran International Manga Festival. On 30 May 2019, the French government awarded Akira Toriyama the Chevalier de l'Ordre des Arts et des Arts. It is no exaggeration to assert that Dragon Ball has changed not only the comic book industry, but the value of the name goes far beyond the comics themselves to become a separate culture, 30 years ago and 30 years later, when children became adults, it is still remembered by the generations of people in the world who lived the same time as us.
Beauty and anime
Meimei has an anime academy for anime majors. For the majors and colleges that students studying in Japan will apply for, they are divided into six independent disciplines.
Cartoon Discipline: Cartoon major is a unique major of the Faculty of Manga of Kyoto Seigo University, the learning content is similar to the illustration major, and more emphasis is placed on the basic students' human body foundation and sketching foundation, using a variety of expression methods to create, and finally find their own painting style. After having a solid foundation, you can be active in many fields such as games, manga, illustration, etc., and you can also become a master of art who publishes works personally.
Animation discipline: Japanese animation learns animation scripts, intermediate frame production, original painting production, photography, post-production, sound effects and other knowledge, and the learning system is very perfect. Animation has become a synonym for Japanese culture. There are currently about 430 animation companies in Japan, including Studio Ghibli, GAINAX, Toei Animation, Kyoto Animation and many other well-known companies. In recent years, the Japanese animation industry has also undergone some changes, from traditional hand-drawn animation to the era of combining 2D and 3D, and there will be more changes in the Japanese animation industry in the future, and there will be more career choices after graduation.
Character Design Discipline: Character design is the study of character production, from the basics to digital drawing, and ultimately applied to games, animation, hand-made and other fields. Now Weibo, pixiv on the color map, mostly in the field of character design content. This major is also one of the most popular majors in Japanese anime. Students are required to learn from the fields of sketching basics, human body basics, color design, and clothing design. After graduation, you can work in game character design, animator, illustrator and other jobs.
Game discipline: Japanese game production has always been at the forefront of the world, representing companies Nintendo, Square Enix, SEGA, KONAMI, Capcom, etc. In the era of console games and mobile games in parallel, many universities have opened game majors, such as Tokyo Polytechnic University, Takarazuka University, etc. Universities are generally divided into different disciplines such as game planning, game original drawing and 3D modeling, programming, etc., which can meet the needs of more students. In addition, Japan's art universities are also keeping pace with the times, and many universities have offered courses such as VR technology and Unity software, which have more advantages in employment after graduation.
Illustration Discipline: Although the illustration major in Japan is often confused with the character design major, the learning content is very different. The Illustration major mainly researches picture book production, book binding design, font design, graphic design and other content. In the illustration major, more attention is paid to students' self-expression and cultivates students' unique painting expression. Different painting pigments, different painting forms are used to make works. After graduation, you can be active in many fields such as picture books, illustration, book binding, graphic design, etc. In the examination, compared with other majors, more attention is paid to the information conveyed in the students' paintings and the fullness of the picture.
Manga Discipline: Manga is one of the synonyms of Japanese culture, whether it is Japanese story manga or a new generation of manga born in the era of electronic media, it is a popular major in Japanese anime and manga. Japanese manga is a school of its own, and in college, you will not only study the drawing method of manga, but also study the history of manga and understand manga in depth.
More chase has never stopped, the major games emerge in an endless stream, we have personally experienced the charm of Japanese animation since childhood, from the development of the Japanese animation industry we have also seen unlimited potential, from enlightenment to dreams to reality, your animation road from the beauty of the open!