Animation from across the world

[Saint of M]

Ok, Long story short, I did some blogs on that guy with the glasses website and some Youtube videos on the subject, and now I thought i could post some articles like that on the user review page. That said, I'd like to know how animation has done in the rest of the world. As an American who loves anime I'm pretty much know about the American animation (which has largely been kid stuff since the 50's, with any adult content largely toilet humor with with not too much in between) and Japanese animation (which has little to no restraints in its content).

So I was wondering how the rest of the world had their stuff done. Seriously, I'm not sure how the rest of Asia does it; I heard from a couple of friends the Latin Americas (one from Mexico, and one from Chile, though that's about it) that Anime is way way bigger South of the US borders; and my experiences with European stuff is Bots Master, Shaun The Sheep, Walice and Gromit, Monty Python's Flying Circas, and not much else. help me with my ignorance please.

 

[The Salty Vulcan]

Well this should help put things into perspective for you in regards to England in the 1980's.

You know this show?
Yeah of course you do. It was an awesome show and every kid was in love with these amphibious, martial artist freaks.

Anyway, in England Michealangelo's trademark nunchaku were deemed to violent for children and so were replaced with a rope and hook...how a hook is less violent than a nunchuck is beyond me but that's not the point. It changed years later after the rules became more lax, but you get the idea. I don't know how the English, or even Britain as a whole, approach their animation in terms of language or violence these days.

In Australia, on the other hand it was different. See, we had Dot.


Ok ok, she wasn't Miss Violence and that really wasn't what I was trying to get at. Actually, if I was to be completely honest, Australia had Yoram Gross Film Studios. These were the guys who made the Dot films, the Blinky Bill series and films and even stand-alone projects like The Magic Riddle, The Little Convict and The Camel Boy.

Now back in the day, Yoram Gross did some pretty amazing things in terms of animation and story. Their primary focus was and still is on Australia. Their animated films were spliced with footage of the Australian wilderness and some of thier stories focused on some of Australia's historic events like the settlement of Australia, the penal colonies and even the exploration of the Australian Wilderness. They were also one of the first film companies to discuss enviromentalism, endangered species and conservation.

Things have changed today though. They no longer make films nor do they still use that splicing technology, but they still focus on Australia and are still a children/family entertainment company.

Hope that helped.

 

[Saint of M]

Thanks. It does a little bit. Was animation ever kept mostly kept to kid stuff like the Americans did from the 50's up, or was it more open?

As for Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, we also lay claim to that : )

 

[MRMIdAS2k]

Trap Door

Stoppit & Tidyup

God, The Devil And Bob

 

[The Salty Vulcan]

Thanks. It does a little bit. Was animation ever kept mostly kept to kid stuff like the Americans did from the 50's up, or was it more open?

No it was, and still, is something considered for children though the quality has improved greatly. Look at Happy Feet. Sadly, I don't think Australian animation is ever really going to achieve something on the level or as open as say Akira or Ghost in a Shell.

Course, I'm just talking bout the mainstream stuff. I have no idea if we have any adult cartoons or anything of the like.

 

[Soviet Heavy]

Cybersix. Argentinian comic book adapted by Canada and animated in Japan. Totally awesome. Only in Canada and a few other countries.

Not many people hear about this one, since it was banned in the states due to the whole cross dressing idea.

 

[Saint of M]

So is it safe to asume that besides a handful of exceptions, the rest of the world been in the animation age ghetto as well, keeping it's material mostly kid stuff and kid friendly?

http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/AnimationAgeGhetto