Modern Japanese art comes in many forms, including advertisements, video games, architecture, anime and more traditional forms such as sculpture, painting and drawing.
Western-style art, particularly American art, has further influenced the modern Japanese art style.[32] Unlike most western European art, Japanese art has always been a mix of fine and decorative art. It's for this reason that art from Japan is so iconic and inspiring. Japanese graphic design, for example, has made significant contributions to multiple forms of advertisements and entertainment around the world.
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Studio Ghibli animes[33a]
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Japanese comic books, manga, are extremely popular in other countries as well as Japanese cartoons, anime. Many artists have risen to fame from producing anime or writing manga stories. Eiichiro Oda is well known for his manga series One Piece, which was announced in 2015 to be the best-selling manga in history at 406 million copies sold. Ranked just below One Piece is Golgo 13, Dragon Ball and Naruto.[33] Another studio made famous thorough their animations is Studio Ghibli. It's produced multiple award winning animes over the years, including My Neighbor Totoro, Spirited Away, Princess Mononoke and Howl's Moving Castle.[33a]
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Magatama necklaces depicted in the popular manga "Naruto"
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There are still many traditional artists who use paint or ink as their preferred medium. While some styles reflect traditional Japanese subject matter, others venture into new motifs. It's very common to see references to "classic" Japanese art in modern media.[34]
References:
[32]Hackney, G. (2017) Tokyo Odaiba. Available at: http://www.facts-about-japan.com/modern-japan.html (Accessed: 23 February 2017).
[33]List of Best-Selling Manga. Retrieved February 23, 2017, from Wikipedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_best-selling_manga
[33a]Lawson, K. (2015) A Brief History of Studio Ghibli. Available at: http://www.thefilmagazine.com/a-brief-history-of-studio-ghibli/ (Accessed: 23 February 2017).
[34]The Editors of Encyclopædia Britannica (2013c) ‘Japanese art - modern period’, in Encyclopædia Britannica. Available at: https://www.britannica.com/art/Japanese-art/Modern-period#ref602699 (Accessed: 23 February 2017).
[35] UK Dennis (no date) Naruto Shippuden - Anime and Manga. Available at: http://www.xboxachievements.com/forum/archive/index.php/t-211664-p-3.html (Accessed: 23 February 2017).
[33a]Lawson, K. (2015) A Brief History of Studio Ghibli. Available at: http://www.thefilmagazine.com/a-brief-history-of-studio-ghibli/ (Accessed: 23 February 2017).
[34]The Editors of Encyclopædia Britannica (2013c) ‘Japanese art - modern period’, in Encyclopædia Britannica. Available at: https://www.britannica.com/art/Japanese-art/Modern-period#ref602699 (Accessed: 23 February 2017).
[35] UK Dennis (no date) Naruto Shippuden - Anime and Manga. Available at: http://www.xboxachievements.com/forum/archive/index.php/t-211664-p-3.html (Accessed: 23 February 2017).