Anime Art Theory: SUPERFLAT Explained!

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Published on July 8, 2022 7:30:07 PM ● Video Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kaNid-wiGbA

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Anime is an art form and Japanese artist Takashi Murakami proved it. He wrote a theory that tells us all the facts and history behind anime. In a nutshell: anime reacts to the circumstances it is produced in. This video essay is an overview of the art movement “Superflat” and what it all means for the rest of the world. We’ll teach you to understand anime like an academic.

PS: We explain End of Evangelion too… because why not?

CHAPTERS:
00:02 Episode 1 - Critical Anime Theory?
02:18 Episode 2 - The Origins of Superflat
03:45 Episode 3 - The Aesthetics of Anime
09:46 Episode 4 - Japan May Be The Future of the World

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Amber ♥ & M.

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FEATURED ANIME/FILMS:
Adolescence of Utena (1999), Akira (1988), Blue Period (2021), Comic Girls (2018), DARLING in the FRANXX (2018), Di Gi Charat (2001), Dragonball (1986), End of Evangelion (1997), Girls' Last Tour (2017), Hotaru no Haka / Grave of the Fireflies (1988), Jellyfish Eyes (2013), Jinrui wa Suitai Shimashita / Humanity Has Declined (2012), Kakegurui / Compulsive Gambler (2017), Kono Bijutsubu ni wa Mondai ga Aru! / This Art Club Has a Problem! (2016), Magic Knight Rayearth OVA (1997), Mahou Tsukai Tai OVA / Magic User’s Club OVA (1996-1997), Miss Hokusai (2015), Mobile Suit Gundam (1979), N.H.K. ni Yokoso! / Welcome to the NHK (2006), Neon Genesis Evangelion (1995-96), Otaku No Video (1991), Serial Experiments Lain (1998), Shin Godzilla (2016), Sono Bisque Doll wa Koi wo Suru / My Dress-Up Darling (2022), The Great Museum (2015), Velvet Buzzsaw (2019), Youjo Shachou / Cute Executive Officer (2021)

SOURCES:
Little Boy: The Arts of Japan's Exploding Subculture by Takashi Murakami (2005)
Little Boy – Murakami (publicartfund.org)
Takashi Murakami at the Palace of Versailles (theGuardian.com)
Empire of Japan (wikipedia.org)
Superflat Movement Overview (theArtStory.org)