Resaerch Questions

The main point of my research is to show people how we, the Western culture have inspired the otaku (anime/manga) culture, and how in return, they have inspired Western culture.  So some of the main questions I have are: How was current types manga created, and what inspired the person  to create them(?),  Where do manga and anime authors get their inspiration for their own series(?),  How was  America’s culture re-inspired by the anime and manga that was introduced into our society(?), and finally, Do American’s realize the impact of anime and manga in what they see in everyday life(?).  These are the inside questions for my main research question which is: How did western culture inspire anime and manga, and in return, how they inspired us. That is what I am trying to find.

Story behind my reaserch

Whenever someone mentions the terms “anime” or “manga”, most people associates those terms with something only nerds and the people who live in their parents basement watch and read. As if it was an underground thing that only a handful of what people know, then you are wrong.  Many of the biggest named movies are based off anime and manga. Such as the movie The Matrix, where it mentions the plugging into machines was first mentioned in the anime movie Ghost in the Shell. They also influenced American comic writers as well. For example Stan Lee a large America comic book writer is part of a manga called Karakuri Doji Ultimo, and also is also part of a robot genre anime called Heroman. But we also give them ideas, for example,  the hero in one of the most popular anime and manga Dragon Ball, Goku, the protagonist,  who came from another planet and landed on Earth, and is a great fighter, is similar to a well known superhero, Superman. So I would like to show people how powerful anime and manga are to our society, and how we have helped them.


Picture Sighting:

"Goku VS Superman." Graphic. Anime Baths: Goku VS Superman. First Last. 2011. Web. 27 Oct 2011. <http://animebath.blogspot.com/2011/04/goku-vs-superman.html>.