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Lesson 2.2: Japanese Animation

Learning Task/ Activity

Make a poster with the theme: Japanese Anime: Pinoy Fascination. The poster must
include your learning about this lesson. Required elementss in your poster:
slogan/text, good combination of coloring material, proper use of space paper, and
relation to the theme.
Assessment
Give what is asked. Answer can be in phrases or sentences.

A. 1970s-1980s
1.What was the reason the government gave why anime was banned in this period?
During Martial Law, some of the animes were banned by President Marcos due to
its content that gave people the power to rebel against the government.

2-3. What were the real underlying reasons for the banning?
The Dictator Ferdinand Marcos has displeasure against the big hit Japanese
animated series "Voltes V." Were banned from airing nationwide because of their
alleged excessive violence that causes the political awakening of the people.

4. Why did the family-oriented anime shows come off as un-anime?

It was not a family-oriented anime that shows violence and sexual content. That
might deceive children to do a malicious act.

5. Why were the people unaware that the anime shows in this period were from
Japan?
The language being used was English during that time that Filipinos are unknowing of
where was the anime originally created.

B. Early 1990s-Mid 1990s

6-7. What were the two anime shows that had their Filipino movie version?
Answers can be in Filipino or Japanese
The approach of Tagalog-dubbed anime in local television that makes Filipinos fully
understand the content such as Ghost Fighter, Battle Ball, Ninja Robots, and many
more.

8. What was the significant change that happened to the anime industry in this period?
It continues to influence and gather anime fans together with its unique storylines, and
creative animation art, that help spread anime in the country. Earned a place in the
Filipino popular consciousness and lifestyle.

9-10. Why were people unaware that the anime in this period were from Japan? Give
2 reasons.
Our country adopted the western titles of anime series shown back then was dubbed in
English. The Japanese animation, opening and ending theme songs were also dubbed
in English. We Filipinos mistakenly considered Japanese animation belongs to
American cartoons. At a later time, we already dubbed Japanese animation into our
local language, Filipino.

11-12. Why did popularity of anime in this period increase? Give two reasons.
Anime influence towards Filipinno community, the fandom subculture where
anime fans banded together to form clubs and organization devoted to its
appreciation. Anime has consistently shown in most Philippine TV channels with
wider variety of genres.

13. Why did anime shows in this period have longer air time?
Japanese animation became one of the series that were acquired to fill in airing
and available , tv networks channels were mostly developed at this time.

C. 2003-Contemporary Times

14-15. Why did the popularity of anime shows a decline in this period? Give 2
reasons.
Japanese Animation popularity still soars high, but due to many illegal websites that
Filipinos can easily access and the abundance of pirated copies to watch, somewhat
anime is declining. In the current situation, the anime industry is struggling and in
crisis; lack of animators and low wages. This year, Japan is taking action to take down
the illegal website huhu :( sad.

16. What was the first-ever 24-hour channel dedicated to anime?

Animax 24 hour network in the world dedicated to anime.

17. What was the anime cable channel of ABS-CBN?

Hero TV was a 24-hour Philippine pay television channel created by ABS-CBN's
narrowcast arm Creative Programs Inc. from 2005 to 2018. The programming was
composed primarily of Filipino-dubbed Japanese anime series.
Yey! was the second animation channel of ABS-CBN after the defunct Hero TV,
a cable channel previously owned by ABS-CBN's narrowcast arm Creative
Programs. 

18-20. List down three anime titles.

 Cardcaptor Sakura: Clear Card

 Digimon Xros Wars
 My Hero Academia 
 Naruto
 Samurai X