Children's anime and manga: Difference between revisions

''Kodomo'' manga started in the late 19th century with the production of short manga, approximately 15 pages long, printed in magazines. These short manga were created as a part of the [[Meiji period|Meiji]] era's attempt to encourage literacy among Japanese youth. A major milestone in the popularity of anime was the creation of ''[[Astro Boy]]'' by [[Osamu Tezuka]], who is often considered the father of anime.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Zagzoug|first1=Marwah|title=The History of Anime & Manga|url=http://novaonline.nvcc.edu/eli/evans/his135/events/anime62/anime62.html|website=nova online|publisher=C.T. Evans|access-date=March 2, 2015}}</ref>

 

 

The second category consists of adaptations of Japanese media and original works. They use linguistic gags, contain references to [[Japanese society]], and may be harder to understand for [[Gaijin|non-Japanese]] audiences. They are in some ways similar to [[American animation]]. An example is ''[[Doraemon]]''.