The Mastery of Anime Backgrounds [new site]

Ghost in the Shell. Directed by Mamoru Oshii. Created by Production I.G.

Japanese animation is called anime, which is the abbreviated pronunciation of “animation” in Japanese (of course), and unlike western animation, themes in anime can range from ultra cute and colourful to explicitly disturbing, dark and/or philosophical. Themes vary depending on the context of the narrative which is why anime is so diverse and forever expanding and contesting the conventions of animation — the Japanese know how to tell a great story and aren’t necessarily bound to adhere to western standards.

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Anime background artists are dedicated to their craft, and much of their details don’t even get acknowledged fully; just look at the amount of TLC that went into these backgrounds and know that some of these are only getting less than five seconds worth of screen-time! That’s devotion for you, literally. One Tumblr user has set out to give credit where credit is due by displaying photos of anime backgrounds with the main characters digitally omitted, so we can all marvel at their textural splendor. A neat idea I think. Not every anime TV-series or film is great (there are a hell of a lot of duds out there), but some animes are masterpieces in their own right:

Akira. Directed by Katsuhiro Otomo. Created by Tatsunoko Production, TMS Entertainment.

Akira. Directed by Katsuhiro Otomo
Created by Tatsunoko Production, TMS Entertainment.

Paprika. Co-written and directed by the late Satoshi Kon. Created by Madhouse.

Magnetic Rose, from Memories. Directed by Kōji Morimoto and animated by Studio 4°C
Script by noted anime director Satoshi Kon, based on a story by Katsuhiro Otomo.

Metropolis. Loosely based on the 1949 Metropolis manga by the late Osamu Tezuka.

The anime had an all-star production team, including renowned anime director Rintaro, Akira creator Katsuhiro Otomo as script writer, and animation by Madhouse Studios with conceptual support from Tezuka Productions.

Tales From Eathsea. Directed by Gorō Miyazaki and produced by Studio Ghibli.

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Psycho Pass. Directed by Naoyoshi Shiotani — Created by Production I.G.

The Wolf Children Ame and Yuki. Directed by Mamoru Hosoda
Created by Studio Chizu and Madhouse.

Another. Directed by Tsutomu Mizushima. Created by P.A. Works.

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Ghost in the Shell. Directed by Mamoru Oshii - Created by Production I.G

Ghost in the Shell. Directed by Mamoru Oshii — Created by Production I.G

~ by Fionnlagh on June 10, 2013.

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