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== Art == | ==Art... (4)== | ||
{{eyecatch|Note|Explanations for the 4 subcategories are available here: [[Categories:Themes:Art]]}} | |||
'''Art''' plays an important part in the story and has central meaning to the characters (e.g. valuable paintings, or sculptures). Alternately the protagonists show a degree of artistic skill, e.g. as painters, sculptors, dress-makers, potters, musicians, composers, designers, etc. The anime will then centre on the development of those skills, from the unrecognized dilettante stages, right up to the moment of (commercial) breakthrough. | '''Art''' plays an important part in the story and has central meaning to the characters (e.g. valuable paintings, or sculptures). Alternately the protagonists show a degree of artistic skill, e.g. as painters, sculptors, dress-makers, potters, musicians, composers, designers, etc. The anime will then centre on the development of those skills, from the unrecognized dilettante stages, right up to the moment of (commercial) breakthrough. | ||
:''Examples: {{a|2835|Hachimitsu to Clover}}, {{a|5099|Iblard Jikan}}, {{a|2822|Gallery Fake}} | :''Examples: {{a|2835|Hachimitsu to Clover}}, {{a|5099|Iblard Jikan}}, {{a|2822|Gallery Fake}} | ||
==Coming of Age== | ==Coming of Age== | ||
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:''Examples: {{a|247|Koukaku Kidoutai Stand Alone Complex}}, {{a|345|Bubblegum Crisis Tokyo 2040}}'' | :''Examples: {{a|247|Koukaku Kidoutai Stand Alone Complex}}, {{a|345|Bubblegum Crisis Tokyo 2040}}'' | ||
==Military ...== | ==Military... (3)== | ||
{{eyecatch|Note|Explanations for the 3 subcategories are available here: [[Categories:Themes:Military]]}} | {{eyecatch|Note|Explanations for the 3 subcategories are available here: [[Categories:Themes:Military]]}} | ||
The anime concerns an organised armed force, and its members. Said body should have both the equipment and hierarchy found in military groups, and should ideally be actively utilising their power against an opponent. Characters are either employed as professional soldiers or enlisted on a volunteer basis, for ideological reasons. | The anime concerns an organised armed force, and its members. Said body should have both the equipment and hierarchy found in military groups, and should ideally be actively utilising their power against an opponent. Characters are either employed as professional soldiers or enlisted on a volunteer basis, for ideological reasons. | ||
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:''Example: {{a|595|Bakuten Shoot Beyblade}}, {{a|230|Pocket Monsters}}, {{a|234|Digimon Adventure}}, {{a|2061|Yuu Gi Ou: Duel Monsters}}, {{a|133|Dragon Drive}}'' | :''Example: {{a|595|Bakuten Shoot Beyblade}}, {{a|230|Pocket Monsters}}, {{a|234|Digimon Adventure}}, {{a|2061|Yuu Gi Ou: Duel Monsters}}, {{a|133|Dragon Drive}}'' | ||
==School Life ...== | ==School Life... (6)== | ||
{{eyecatch|Note|Explanations for the 6 subcategories are available here: [[Categories:Themes:School Life]]}} | {{eyecatch|Note|Explanations for the 6 subcategories are available here: [[Categories:Themes:School Life]]}} | ||
Since a large part of the anime audience still takes part in school life or is visiting college, it is only natural to choose a setting the audience can identify with, be it elementary, middle, or high school. For the older viewers a college setting with more mature real-life problems is appropriate. And since clubs take up so much time in the lives of students, these are obviously also important. | Since a large part of the anime audience still takes part in school life or is visiting college, it is only natural to choose a setting the audience can identify with, be it elementary, middle, or high school. For the older viewers a college setting with more mature real-life problems is appropriate. And since clubs take up so much time in the lives of students, these are obviously also important. | ||
==Sports ...== | ==Sports... (11)== | ||
{{eyecatch|Note|Explanations for the 11 subcategories are available here: [[Categories:Themes:Sports]]}} | {{eyecatch|Note|Explanations for the 11 subcategories are available here: [[Categories:Themes:Sports]]}} | ||
'''Sports''' anime revolves around a ''recreational'' physical activity or skill. In addition they often adhere to certain genre conventions, the emphasis on ''training'' and ''practice'' in preparation for ''competition'', characters desire for ''self improvement'', and pursuit of a specific goal. | '''Sports''' anime revolves around a ''recreational'' physical activity or skill. In addition they often adhere to certain genre conventions, the emphasis on ''training'' and ''practice'' in preparation for ''competition'', characters desire for ''self improvement'', and pursuit of a specific goal. | ||
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:''Examples: {{a|332|Hotaru no Haka}}, {{a|3573|Hanbun no Tsuki ga Noboru Sora}}, {{a|1002|Gunslinger Girl}}'' | :''Examples: {{a|332|Hotaru no Haka}}, {{a|3573|Hanbun no Tsuki ga Noboru Sora}}, {{a|1002|Gunslinger Girl}}'' | ||
==Underworld== | ==Underworld... (3)== | ||
{{eyecatch|Note|Explanations for the 3 subcategories are available here: [[Categories:Themes:Underworld]]}} | |||
The underworld we talk about here is not to be confused with the place where people are believed to go after they die, but the general term for organized crime. It is a shady world, unknown to most people, where illegal things like murder, smuggling, drug dealing and similar are happening daily. Groups known to be acting in this world are for example the Mafia or the yakuza. | The underworld we talk about here is not to be confused with the place where people are believed to go after they die, but the general term for organized crime. It is a shady world, unknown to most people, where illegal things like murder, smuggling, drug dealing and similar are happening daily. Groups known to be acting in this world are for example the Mafia or the yakuza. | ||
:''Examples: {{a|3395|Black Lagoon}}, {{a|1018|Crying Freeman}}, {{a|998|Mezzo DSA}} | :''Examples: {{a|3395|Black Lagoon}}, {{a|1018|Crying Freeman}}, {{a|998|Mezzo DSA}} | ||
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[[Category:Anime Categories]] | [[Category:Anime Categories]] |