Monthly Anime Adventure: The Artistic Merit of Shonen Anime

Thursday, February 16, 2012 - 6:00pm - 8:00pm

Shonen anime is defined as anime targeted at younger teenage boys.  Popular titles include Dragon Ball Z, One Piece, Naruto, and Fullmetal Alchemist.  It is exemplified by young, brash heroes gathering a team of friends to defeat some great nemesis.  It is often crudely drawn, and the emphasis is on fighting and action, rather than plot or development.  In this seminar guest lecturers from Anime Punch will dissect the most popular titles in anime to identify what elements within them makes them good art, good media, good marketing, or all of the above.

About Monthly Anime Adventure

Monthly Anime Adventure is a series of talks, discussions and multimedia events all centered on Japanese animation.  The meetings will be as entertaining as they are informative.  Whether you have a passing interest in Animation or Japanese pop-culture or you’re a hard core otaku, these features will be fun and enriching to you!  The Monthly Anime Adventure is produced by the staff of Anime Punch, an annual Anime Convention hosted in the Columbus dedicated to a “college level” exploration of Japanese animation.

Free and open to all.