March 18, 2010
Manga Topsite
Why Full Metal Alchemist Rocks
When anime and full metal alchemist made its debut in America, it was generally considered a quirky Japanese style of cartoon made for youngsters. A little later, when manga and anime inspired characters like the Mario bros began to rule the video game market, people started to take more notice. Many of the first generation of American and EU game players became charmed by the style of art in their games and wanted more. Who could blame them? Just look at full metal alchemist.
Many of the hottest video games of all time have their origins in manga and anime. Except for the most famous P and PG rated games like Mario, Pokemon and Digimon, lots of the M and R rated games, too, have their sources in Japanese cartoon art, animated or otherwise. Still other Japanese games such as the prisoner of Zelda, started as games and then were made into manga and anime. Nevertheless, the style of the originals were in most situations obviously related to manga, full metal alchemist and anime.
This has apparently little to do with how anime has had an impact on the North American film industry till you glance at the dates when these video games were released in the U.S. And realize that plenty of our best Hollywood directors were preteen and teen boys when these games came out. Their first introduction to M and R rated anime would be through these Playstation games and would naturally have led on to an interest in what else full metal alchemist had to offer.
Just as the sixties produced a number of French inspired Hollywood productions, the end of the twentieth century and the first decade of the twenty-first century have seen Japanese anime-inspired films.
The ghost in the Shell is one of the most highly acclaimed anime productions ever. Years ago, director James Cameron called it the most literary and artistic adult toon in history. His fresh production, Avatar, recently became one of the highest grossing film in history. The influence of Cameron’s exposure to the great anime features like spook in the Shell and full metal alchemist is apparent across the movie.
The Matrix, another ticket office blockbuster, also owes a big debt to ghost in the Shell. When the unknown directorial team, the Wachowski siblings, gave their pitch to producer Joel Silver, they asked him to observe the anime and told him that was what they needed to create on the screen. The Matrix trilogy went on to become not simply a ticket office success, but retains a big cult following to this day.
Another of the most well-known directors of the previous 2 decades is Quentin Tarantino, who paid homage to manga and anime in his Kill Bill films. Tarantino is an avid anime fan and there are substantiated rumors that he intends to make anime prequels to Kill Bill in the future.
The list doesn’t stop there, either. Full metal alchemist and anime have captured the imagination of Hollywood giants and audiences alike and doubtless we will be seeing much more of it in the future. Find the Top Anime Sites and Manga Sites.
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