Eliza+Duffy

What do you know about Manga/ Anime? I know that it's really popular in Japan an that it's cartoon and is found on television and in comics.

What do you want to know? I would like to see if Manga would be as popular over in Australia and if our books would be over there and why they are so popular. It would also be interesting to see how it came around and why it it's so popular.

Self Introduction はじめました. わたしは　エライザ　です. じゅうよん　さいです. どうぞよろしく.

Tezuka Osamu and Hayao Miyazakai __ Tezuka Osamu  __ November 3 1928- February 9, 1989 He was a Japanese cartoonist, manga artist, animator, producer and medical doctor. He was born in Osaka and created Astro Boy, Kimba the White lion and Black Jack. He is known as the ‘Grandfather of Anime’ and is known to be the Japanese equivalent of Walt Disney. The distinctive ‘large eyes’. He received his medical degree at Osaka University in 1946 but decided to concentrate on manga and anime. His first production company was called Mushi Productions and was formed in 1961. He married Etsuko Okada on the 4th of October 1959 and has 3 children. __ Hayao Miyazaki  __ Born January 5 1941 He is a Japanese manga artist and well known film director and artist. He was born in Tokyo. During WW2 his father made rudders for A6M Zero fighter planes and during this time Hayao drew planes and throughout his life has maintained a fascination for aviation and they have appeared often in his films. His films incorporate themes, such as a relationship between nature and technology. His films are usually about strong, independent girls or young women. Miyazaki decided he wanted to be a manga artist but his talents were mainly planes, tanks and battleships and wasn’t that good at drawing people. Osama Tezuka influenced his early works. He has a son Goro but his work has been reported to impacted negatively on his relationship with him. His wife’s name is Akemi Ota.

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