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1. オタク団結 !
Otaku Unite !
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2.  Nihongo is the spoken language
Terminology of Japan
 Kanji is the most used written
word form of Japan
 Shojo  titles for young girls
 Shonen  titles for young boys
 Seinen  titles for teenage boys
or young men
 Josei- titles for young women
 Kodomo  titles for children
 Otaku  Obsessed with Japanese
cultural related to anime
 Bishojo  beautiful girls
 Bishonen  pretty guys with
girlish traits
2  Fan Services  Details added to
the story to appeal to fans (inside

3. Terminology  Maho Shojo  magical girl titles
 Maho Shonen  magical boy titles
 Lolicon  Portraying underage
female as a sexual being
 Shotacon  Portraying underage
male as a sexual being
 Harem  group of women in love
with aman
 Reverse Harem  group of men
Clanned a Herem Anime
in love with a female
 Magical Girlfriend  a man with a
supernatural girlfriend
 Ecchi  indecent sexuality
 Hentai  sexually explicit
 Yuri or shojo ai  bisexual or
Ouran High School Host Club lesbian girls
a reverse Herem Anime
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 Shonen ai  gay without sex

4. What is manga?

5. What is manga?  Manga is a MEDIUM not
Term created by artist Hokusai. Manga is
broken into two words: “man” meaning “in
a subject that includes a
spite of oneself” and “ga” meaning picture. wide range of genres:
romance, sports,
historical drama,
comedy, science fiction
and fantasy, etc.
 Many fans keep up to
date through reading
scanlations. This is the
scanning, translation and
The Great Wave of f Katsushika by Hokusai
(1760-1849) created this around 1831. editing of comics from a
foreign language into a
5 different language.

6. What is manga?
 Much like anime, manga are
the book version of the
animated shows.
 They are written like most
books with dialogue and
narration. However, they are
completely illustrated graphic
novels. They are much like
comics.
 Fun Fact: Real Japanese
6 Manga is read top to

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8. The Wallflower by Tomoko Hayakawa
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9. Girls of the Wilds – Korean Web Manga
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10. What is anime?
Peter White (Bunny Form)
10 from Alice in the Country of
Hearts

11. What is anime?
 Japanese abbreviated
pronunciation of “animation.” It is
a popular form of animation in
Japan.
 Like movies, anime comes in
many genre’s such as:
comedy, action, and horror, and
live action.
 There are two main types of
anime:
 Subbed have Japanese
Peter White (Bunny Form)
11 from Alice in the Country of speakers with English subtitles.
Hearts

12. 12

13. key aspects in anime
 Happy Endings or slice of life - Not all
anime have happy endings. In fact,
sometimes characters die and sometimes
the bad guy wins. Japanese culture doesn't
shy away from death
Some titles:
 Whisper of the Heart
 Toki Wo Kakeru Shoujo
 Tegami Bachi
 K-ON!
 Spice and Wolf
 Lucky Star
 Bunny Drop
 Gosick
 Clanned
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14. 14

15. key aspects in anime
 Violence - This kind of anime features a
considerable amount of fighting - usually
with a martial arts slant.
Some titles:
 Dragon Ball Z
 Arata: The Legend
 Bleach
 Blue Exorcist
 Shaman King
 Naruto
 One Piece
 Soul Eater
 Magi
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16. 16

17. key aspects in anime
 Sexual Content - Many of the female
characters tend to have exaggerated
features and wear semi-sexy outfits.
However, a girl in a short skirt doesn't
mean the series is suggestive. Sailor Moon
is the best examples of a kid-friendly anime
and all the main characters wore sailor
suits.
 Some titles (seinen, josei, shonen ai, & magical girl):
 Loveless
 Black Butler
 Mew Mew Power
 Cardcaptor Sakura
 Mai-himi
 Puella Magi Madoka Magica
 Mamotte Lollipop
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18. FOOD!!!!!!
• Ramen noodles
• Ramune – Japanese Soda
food and snacks
• Bubble Tea
• Melon Bread
• Pocky – cookie sticks dipped in chocolate,
strawberry, etc.
• Find these at WalMart and Target
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19. FOOD!!!!!!
some popular food and snacks
• Pocky - Popular biscuit-like Japanese snack covered
• with a wide variety of flavors such as chocolate or
Ramen noodles
strawberry. There are many Pocky references in
• Ramune – Japanese Soda
anime, and some Pocky brands even sport anime
• characters on their boxes
Bubble Tea
• Melon Bread
• Ramen - Japanese noodles. Standard college meal
of choice because it's cheap and easy to make
• Pocky – cookie sticks dipped in
chocolate, strawberry, etc.
• Edamame - A at WalMart and Target
• Find these
dish of green soybeans boiled or
steamed in their pods.
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20. FOOD!!!!!!
some popular food and snacks
• Bubble Tea- A cold, frothy drink made with iced
• tea, sweetened milk or other flavorings, and usually
Ramen noodles
with sweet black balls or “pearls.”
• Ramune – Japanese Soda
• • Mochi - Japanese rice cake made of glutinous rice
Bubble Tea
• pounded into paste and molded into shape. Mochi ice
Melon Bread
cream is a Japanese confection made from mochi
(pounded sticky rice) with an ice cream filling.
• Pocky – cookie sticks dipped in chocolate,
strawberry, etc.
• Onigiri - a ballat WalMart and Target
• Find these
of sticky (short-grained)
rice, sometimes flavored, that's wrapped in a pliant
20 leaf

21. k-pop j-pop
j-rock
music
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22. Japanese Pop
1966
22 For a list of Poplar J-Pop artists, visit: http://www.last.fm/tag/j-pop/artists
or http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_J-pop_artists

23. Japanese Pop
Hikaru Utada
23 For a list of Poplar J-Pop artists, visit: http://www.last.fm/tag/j-pop/artists
or http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_J-pop_artists

24. J-POP now
Mika Nakashima Arashi Ayumi Hamasaki
Perfume GACKT Mr. Children/
“Misuchiru”
For a list of Poplar J-Pop artists, visit: http://www.last.fm/tag/j-pop/artists
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or http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_J-pop_artists

25. Japanese Rock
Haino Keiji
25 For a list of Poplar J-Rock artists, visit: http://www.last.fm/tag/japanese%20rock
or http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Japanese_rock_music_groups

26. Japanese Rock
The Tempters
26 For a list of Poplar J-Rock artists, visit: http://www.last.fm/tag/japanese%20rock
or http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Japanese_rock_music_groups

27. J-ROCK now
L'Arc~en~ciel Plastic Tree 雅 -MIYAVI
Dir En Grey The Pillows B'Z
27 For a list of Poplar J-Rock artists, visit: http://www.last.fm/tag/japanese%20rock
or http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Japanese_rock_music_groups

28. Korean Pop
Cho Yong-pil
28 For a list of Poplar K-Pop artists, visit: http://www.last.fm/tag/kpop
or http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_K-pop_artists

29. Korean Pop
Seo Taiji & Boys
29 For a list of Poplar K-Pop artists, visit: http://www.last.fm/tag/kpop
or http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_K-pop_artists

30. Korean Pop
PSY
30 For a list of Poplar K-Pop artists, visit: http://www.last.fm/tag/kpop
or http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_K-pop_artists

31. K-POP now
Sister G-Dragon 2am
Girls' Generation G.NA BigBang
31 For a list of Poplar K-Pop artists, visit: http://www.last.fm/tag/kpop
or http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_K-pop_artists

32. Programs, Clubs,
Events….
anime clubs manga book club
anime screening AMV workshop
sword play OVA night
game night manga and anime folklore
writing workshop gothlic lolita fashion Show
manga workshop cosplay Night
language speaking workshop create own cosplay
Cooking Demo voice acting program
genre anime club plushie Show and tell
anime conference hetalia anime group

33. What is Hetalia?
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34. What is Hetalia?
• A Japanese comedy online manga/anime taking place
around the time of World War II. All of its characters
represent modern day countries, such as Kiku
Honda(Japan), Ludwig(Germany), and Feliciano(Italy).
• All the characters are the stereotypes of their countries.
Such as Alfred(America) is often seen eating
cheeseburgers, Heracles(Greece) loves cats,
Feliciano(Italy) is addicted to pasta, and the most
infamous one: Francis(France) is the extreme bisexual
hopeless romantic.
• It was originally going to be aired on TV, but Korean
protesters found its portrayal of the Korea character(Im
Young Soo) to be offensive.(So it was canceled.)
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Urban

35. What is Lolita Fashion?
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36. What is Lolita Fashion?
• A fashion subculture that originated in Japan that is
based on Victorian-era clothing and costumes from the
Rococo period.
• The Lolita look began primarily as one of modesty with a
focus on quality in both material and manufacture of
garments.
• The original silhouette is of a knee length skirt or dress
with a 'cupcake' shape assisted by petticoats, but has
expanded into various types of garments including
corsets and floor length skirts. Blouses, knee high socks
or stockings and headdresses are also worn.
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Wikipedia

37. What is Lolita Fashion?
• Gothic Lolita/GothLoli - Combination of Gothic and Lolita
Fashion. It is characterized through darker make-up and
clothing.
• Sweet Lolita/Ama-Loli -Styles are heavily influenced by
Rocco, Victorian, and Edwardian clothing. Often
characterized by using lighter colors and child-like motifs in
designs.
• Classic Lolita – A more mature style of Lolita that focuses
on Rococo, Regency, and Victorian styles. The colors and
patterns are a mix of Sweet and Gothic styles.
• Punk Lolita -This style of Lolita adds punch elements to
Lolita fashion: tattered fabrics, ties, chains, plaids and
37 androgynous hair styles.

38. What is Lolita
Fashion?
gothic punk
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sweet

39. Collection
Development Tools
….rent, buy and preview online
manga….
• Shounen Sunday
http://www.shonensunday.com
• IKKI Magazine (has not updated since Dec . of 2011)
http://www.sigikki.com
• VIZ Online App
http://www.viz.com/apps
• The Square Enix Digital Manga Store http://na.square-
enix.com/
• YEN PLUS
www.yenpress.com

40. Collection
Development Tools
….rent, buy and preview online
manga….
• Marvel Digital Comics
http://marvel.com/digital_comics/
• Go Manga
http://www.gomanga.com/
• NetComics
http://netcomics.com/
• ShojoBeat
http://shojobeat.com/manga/sb_vols.php
• Barnes and Noble
http://tinyurl.com/BNMANGA

41. Download Stats
Baka-Updates Manga
(+6) 1 Kurogane (IKEZAWA Haruto) Comedy, School Life, Shounen, Sports, Supernatural
-- 2 The Breaker: New Waves Action, Comedy, Drama, Martial Arts, Romance, Shounen
-- 3 Tower of God Action, Adventure, Drama, Fantasy, Mystery, Shounen, Supernatural
-- 4 One Piece Action, Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Fantasy, Shounen, Supernatural
-- 5 Naruto Action, Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Fantasy, Shounen
(+4) 6 Bleach Action, Drama, Shounen, Supernatural
(+13) 7 Girls of the Wild's Action, Comedy, Drama, Harem, Martial Arts, Romance
(+1) 8 Fairy Tail Action, Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Fantasy, Shounen, Supernatural
(-3) 9 Nisekoi Comedy, Harem, Romance, School Life, Shounen
(+4) 10 Skip Beat! Comedy, Drama, Romance, Shoujo, Slice of Life
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mangaupdates.com -- Weekly

42. Download Stats
Baka-Updates Manga
(+2) 1 One Piece Action, Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Fantasy, Shounen, Supernatural
(+3) 2 Naruto Action, Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Fantasy, Shounen
(+4) 3 Bleach Action, Drama, Shounen, Supernatural
(-3) 4 The Breaker: New Waves Action, Comedy, Drama, Martial Arts, Romance, Shounen
(+17) 5 Fairy Tail Action, Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Fantasy, Shounen, Supernatural
(-4) 6 Minamoto-kun Monogatari Adult, Comedy, Ecchi, Harem, Romance, Seinen
(+3) 7 Skip Beat! Comedy, Drama, Romance, Shoujo, Slice of Life
(-2) 8 Kami nomi zo Shiru Sekai Comedy, Harem, Romance, School Life, Shounen, Supernatural
(+18) 9 Tower of God Action, Adventure, Drama, Fantasy, Mystery, Shounen, Supernatural
(+9) 10 Nisekoi Comedy, Harem, Romance, School Life, Shounen
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mangaupdates.com -- Yearly

43. Search Stats
Crunchyroll
1 naruto shippuden 3.22% 1 sword art online 0.47%
naruto shippuden e 2 gundam style 0.19%
2 0.59%
pisodes naruto shippuude
3 0.18%
naruto shippuden o n 270
3 0.45%
nline 4 anime 0.14%
4 naruto shipuden 0.38% naruto shippuude
5 0.13%
sword art online epi n 267
5 0.36% 6 0.13%
sode 1
6 naruto 0.23% 7 k anime 0.12%
7 crunchyroll gintama 0.22% 8 gintama 0.12%
naruto shippuden 2 9 kokoro connect 0.11%
8 0.22%
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naruto shippuden 2 10 upotte 0.11%
9 0.19%
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http://www.alexa.com/siteinfo/crunchyroll.com
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Monthly increases and decreases that lead users to use

44. Collection
Development Tools
Get instant online Twitter feeds ---
• AICN Anime @aicnanime
• Anime News Network
@animenewsnet
• Otaku USA Magazine @Otaku_USA
• Crunchy Roll @Crunchyroll • The Manga Critic @manga_critic
• AnimeNext @animenext • VIZ Media @VIZMedia
• AnimeToday @animetoday • Peter Payne @jlist
• TokyoPop @TOKYOPOP • FUNimation @FUNimation
• AniplexUSA @aniplexUSA
• MangaNEXT @MngaNEXT
• Otakon @Otakon

45. Collection
Development Tools
…anime streaming (free and not free)
•CrunchyRoll • FUNimation•
MovieLicensingUSAPublicLibraries
•VIZMedia• AnimeNewsNetwork • Hulu • Naruto.com
• Cartoon Network • Adult Swim • Netflix • Anime Network
• Youtube • Bandai • Kadokawa Entertainment
• Amazon Instant Videos
• Bost TV•Crackle
• X-Box Live • iTunes •TotalVID
List Supplied by CrunchyRoll

46. Streaming
Title Platform Distributed by
009-1 hulu Funimation
009-1 Youtube Funimation
Angel Beats! Anime Network Sentai Holdings
Angel Beats! hulu Sentai Holdings
Baccano! hulu Funimation
Baccano! PlayStation Network Funimation
Baccano! X BOX Funimation
Bakemonogatari Crunchyroll Aniplex of America
Bakemonogatari hulu Aniplex of America
Baccano! Youtube Funimation
Birdy the Mighty Decode hulu Funimation
Birdy the Mighty Decode Youtube Funimation
Black Butler hulu Funimation
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http://www.aniplexusa.com/watch/

47. Streaming
47 Animenewsnetwork Partnered with Viz

48. Resources and
helpful information
Short list of some US Distributors
• NISAmerica•
• SentaiFilmworks•
• DarkHorse•
•Bandai•
• AniplexUSA•
• MangaEntertainment •
•Discotek•
Full List Located on the AnimeNewsNetwork:
http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/compan
y.php?list=licensing

49. Resources and
helpful information
International Music
• Amazon•
• Last.fm•
• Pandora•
• OtakuMusicRadio•
• AOL Online Free Radio•
• Online Radios• Events
•Youtube• • Otakon Music Festival •
• AnimeNext •
• NYCC •
• Kotoricon •
• KBS Concert •

50. Resources and
helpful information
Furman, M. “Anime and Manga Fever: Programs and collections for Teens” (2011).
http://www.mpla.us/documents/handouts/2011/furman.pdf
Halsall , J. “Anime goes mainstream: there's something for everyone, so get in on the
act" 2010. http://www.schoollibraryjournal.com/slj/printissue/currentissue/886355-
427/anime_goes_mainstream_theres_something.html.csp
Fletcher-Spear, K. The Anime-ted Library (2005)
http://www.voya.com/2010/09/18/the-anime-ted-library
Brenner, R.E. Understanding Manga and anime (2007)
Galbraith, P.W. The Otaku Encyclopedia (2009)
Kim, P.H. Korean Pop In History: From American imports to Asian exports.
http://www.ssc.wisc.edu/~pkim/kpophist.pdf

51. Resources and
helpful information
"The History of Anime and Manga." Nova Online Home Page. Web. 18 Oct. 2011.
"Should My Kids Watch Anime?" Anime News, Reviews, FAQs and Interviews from
Your Guide at About.com. Web. 19 Oct. 2011.
"Buyer's Guide to Anime Genres and Themes." Anime News, Reviews, FAQs and
Interviews from Your Guide at About.com. Web. 19 Oct. 2011.
Anime and Manga Collection Development for Librarians
https://sites.google.com/site/animemangaforlibrarians/references
Garcia, H. A Geek in Japan: Discovering the Land of Manga, Anime, Zen, and the
Tea Ceremony (2011)
Fukuya, T. The History of J-POP http://www.t-fukuya.net/j-pop.pdf
Wikipedia. J-Rock: Japanese Rock Music.
http://www.gojapango.com/culture/j_rock.html

52. Contact Information
Jen Schureman
jschureman@gcls.org
Lanora Melillo
SPLYouths@gmail.com
@librarianbunny
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53. Created by:
Jen Schureman, Gloucester County Library
The Anime Club of Gloucester County Library
(Mullica Hill Branch) – theme &
slides 1, 6, 11, part of 13, 15, & 17
Lanora Melillo, Secaucus Public Library
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