Comment on Brenda Chapman, Brave and women in animation by fyre-flye
though really sad hearing this, but (i know this isn't relating to this) the creator of Sailor Moon was a woman. "Her most popular work, Sailor Moon, rose to become as of 2011 one of the most recognized manga and anime products to date." (Wiki) And Id' thought we'd learn from this. I guess it's acceptable for a woman to direct an animated feature of her own, original concept...in Japan(?) or other countries that permit.
Sorry if i may not get the point to this journal, but it occurred to me that the creator of Sailor Moon (and director (?)) was a female. So if it was possible in Japan..then why not here?
Sorry if i may not get the point to this journal, but it occurred to me that the creator of Sailor Moon (and director (?)) was a female. So if it was possible in Japan..then why not here?
To my knowledge, Naoko Takeuchi generally had very little to do with the adaptations of Sailor Moon. She certainly didn't direct anything, and I recall her once mentioning that she actually cried at one point about how much the show changed some things (the original TV series was a very loose adaptation). She did have a bit more to do with the second movie they made, since she wrote a manga story specifically for the purpose of being adapted into that film, but while that movie was probably the closest adaptation of her work, I don't think she had much control about how it was adapted.
It's been a while since I was into anime that much, but I can't think of any animated series or movie from Japan that was directed by a woman. There are certainly plenty adapted from comics written by women, but it generally seems that guys do the adaptations there. So it doesn't seem that it's much better for Japanese women in the industry than it is for Western women, at least as far as I know.
It's been a while since I was into anime that much, but I can't think of any animated series or movie from Japan that was directed by a woman. There are certainly plenty adapted from comics written by women, but it generally seems that guys do the adaptations there. So it doesn't seem that it's much better for Japanese women in the industry than it is for Western women, at least as far as I know.
Ah, mkay.
I wouldn't say that, anime adaptions in general are a different bit than American cartoons are; as they have to more or less follow the manga (either looser or tighter adaptions depending on the product) so even if a director or animator is male, it's still the female's story being told. I'd like to think Sailor Moon is a rare case of a mangaka being upset with the work (if it's true) as I know Hiromu Arakawa, who wrote Fullmetal Alchemist, had a creative hand in the anime and was often at the studio and staff meatings working with them (for both the new and the older series), and even helped write the upcoming movie.
Now if you look only at original anime works which are not based on manga, then maybe it'd be a different story. I'd say Japan is far better off for a women looking to break it into the comic/animation industry just going by some of the charts and information I've seen.
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It's extremely one sided at this stage, though, but maybe it'll change one day.
Now if you look only at original anime works which are not based on manga, then maybe it'd be a different story. I'd say Japan is far better off for a women looking to break it into the comic/animation industry just going by some of the charts and information I've seen.
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It's extremely one sided at this stage, though, but maybe it'll change one day.