looking for a particular AMV

sethimayne · Post by **sethimayne** » Wed Jun 27, 2007 11:13 pm

Hey AMV people, I was wondering if I could get some advice.

I'm doing a small, private class-presentation about how Japanese culture is represented in anime, and I thought it would be fun to show the class an AMV at the end... anyone know of any AMVs that might be appropriate?

requiett · Post by **requiett** » Thu Jun 28, 2007 12:28 am

I feel this video best represents Japanese culture in Anime.

JaddziaDax · Post by **JaddziaDax** » Thu Jun 28, 2007 6:12 am

i believe the question is modern culture? or traditional culture?

JudgeHolden · Post by **JudgeHolden** » Thu Jun 28, 2007 6:42 am

I take it since you are asking here, this is a grade school presentation?

devilmaykickass · Post by **devilmaykickass** » Thu Jun 28, 2007 4:42 pm

requiett wrote:I feel this video best represents Japanese culture in Anime.

Without a doubt.

sethimayne · Post by **sethimayne** » Thu Jun 28, 2007 9:46 pm

JaddziaDax: traditional, modern, it's all good. All i'm trying to do with the presentation is show that there is more to anime than simply being entertainment for kids, as cartoons are often perceived to be in the west.

JudgeHolden: lol...not much faith in the community I take it? But no, believe it or not, this is for a university class..albeit a university in Japan...but it could very well be a grade school class

Anyway, right now Tyler's Jihaku is at the top of my list.

JaddziaDax · Post by **JaddziaDax** » Fri Jun 29, 2007 5:56 am

Id suggest something with Samauri X then... or another "realistic" looking anime (if youre going to do a single anime video)

JudgeHolden · Post by **JudgeHolden** » Fri Jun 29, 2007 11:51 am

sethimayne wrote:

Anyway, right now Tyler's Jihaku is at the top of my list.

That's cool video, however it does not serve your purpose for it is more of a representation of western musical culture and not Japanese culture in Mass Media. You may want to look at the anime themselves, for they will tell you allot more. In other words, I would not use an Afro Samurai video to show how African American culture is reflected in mass media for the video is a Derivative of the anime and not a direct reflection of the pop culture surrounding it. Now if you where doing a piece on how fan works reflect Western perceptions of Japanese Pop culture, then you would be on track.

Plus, videos do not show how anime is "Not kids stuff". To do this, once again you have to talk about the anime directly and not indirectly.
JH