Anime and manga

Anime is a unique Japanese animation, which is characterized by specific drawing and a range of topics. Anime series are created on the basis of manga and are intended for a variety of age categories and different segments of the population.
"Manga" literally translated from Japanese means strange (fun) pictures, "grotesque".

The authorship of this term belongs to one of the most famous Japanese engravers (Hokusai Katsushike), who invented this name for several of his engravings in 1814. However, over time, the word manga began to refer to Japanese comics, which are significantly different from the more famous Western counterparts.

Illustrated Japanese stories were first mentioned in the 12th century. It was then that a Buddhist monk named Toba created 4 scrolls with ink drawings and descriptions for them. These pictures told about Buddhist monks who violated the monastic rules, as well as about animals depicting people. These scrolls are now in the monastery where Toba lived. Subsequently, the manga absorbed some techniques from the West. This is especially true for the composition of the drawing, as well as proportions and color shades, previously considered unimportant, since the main attention was paid to the idea of the drawing. Japanese artists began to learn all this only at the end of the 19th century, when Japan opened its curtain.

The manga originated during World War II, when it was a propaganda medium and was funded by the Japanese state. At that time, manga was printed on high-quality paper and unofficially was called "Tokyo manga" - because of the patronage of the state. After the war, the opposition “Tokyo manga” “Osaka manga” appeared. It sold for almost nothing and was printed on the cheapest paper.

Anime (literally meaning animation) appeared in the early 20th century, when Japanese filmmakers began experimenting with various animation techniques invented in the West. The founder of modern anime traditions was Osamu Tezuka. He put into anime everything that later became modern anime series – for example, the use of big eyes in characters to convey emotions more pronounced.

There are such types of anime:

- shōnen anime (anime for boys, and of different ages);

Shojo anime (anime for girls – also for different ages);

- Spocon (sport anime);

- codomo anime (children's anime);

Dobutsu (anime about various furry creatures)

Hentai (pornographic anime) and its subspecies – shōjo anime (or yuri) and shōnen anime (or yaoi) – an anime about homosexual relationships, respectively, female and male.

Of course, anime affects more familiar European genres – such as fantasy, cyberpunk and mysticism.

Option 1: Ikebukuro is the second busiest station after Shinjuku. It's quieter than Shinjuku, slightly more expensive than Shibuya, there's no Akihabara weirdness.

Entertainment complex Sunshine City 60 city within the city.

Namja town is remarkable for its arcades, decorated in the style of the Japanese streets of the Showa period (1929-1987), where you can eat jeza (reminiscent of fried dumplings with greens or panstickers) and / or choose a dessert. Entrance 500 yen, 3000 yen with all the rides. Namco Theme Park, located on the floor above Namja Town, most of the attractions are dedicated to characters from such popular manga and anime as One Peace, Dragonba ll, Naruto. In the park you can buy themed souvenirs.

Anime and arcades in J-World is a theme park that combines several favorite anime series at once: Bleach, Naruto, One Piece, Dragon Ball Z... An adult fan of the above anime will walk in a slight euphoria from the realization that all this really exists, everything can be touched, play arcades and then buy a T-shirt. Well, the children will be absolutely, cloudlessly happy to communicate with the real Chopper or the real Naruto. Entrance is 1,300 yen, a ticket with all the attractions is 2,900 yen.

It is simply impossible not to visit the Sunshine Aquarium Tokyo Aquarium is unexpectedly located on the roof of Sunshine City, so two elements are mixed here at once - water and air. Including stingrays, jellyfish, as well as penguins, frogs, otters, seals, snakes. In one of the aquarium restaurants, you can watch frolic penguins through a transparent wall. (By buying tickets to the aquarium, you can immediately buy tickets to the observation deck (620 yen per person).

It's hard to walk past Animate stores and the following K-books. The first is more about cosplay, but ordinary anime lovers will like the opportunity to try on costumes of their favorite characters. There are also makeup kits for turning a girl into a boy and wigs of all colors of the rainbow. K-books are all about boy's love - videos, comics and fan merchandise. After all, there is nothing better than hugging a pillow with the image of a manga hero.

O-Daiba – the city of the future, Tokyo, was built on the site of a huge garbage dump. O-Daiba is a city of lights, music and entertainment. Streets for pedestrians are laid at the level of the third floor, and you will not have to give way to cars. Fort Venus shopping center; Toyota Megaweb exhibition center; Palette Town complex, History Garage, Toyota Showroom, where cars equipped with modern driving simulators are exhibited; Ferris wheel with heated seats, which is very pleasant and convenient in the cold season (920 yen per person). In Shiokaze Park, a life-size statue of a giant humanoid combat robot, Gundam, is 59 feet, or 18 meters. Robot RX-78-2 is built in honor of the 30th anniversary of the Mobile Suit Gundam franchise - one of the most successful anime projects, the Japanese animated series of the same name. During the day Gandam looks impressive, but with the onset of darkness spectacularly illuminated with spotlights outside and from the inside, it looks just amazing.

I suggest you go to the Gundam theme cafe, dedicated to the series about the robot Gandam released in the distant 79 year. The waitresses are dressed in cartoon uniforms, vegetables in salads are cut in the form of badges of the Federation of Earth. Be sure to go to the toilet – there will be a camera watching you. It's like a cartoon.

Taking a walk and watching the characters of the anime, we will end the scenic journey with the O-Daiba computer road (without a machinist), making a loop in front of the Rainbow Bridge over Tokyo Harbor.