Have you ever wondered why so many anime are set in Europe or have European aesthetics? Well, I took a long journey to find out why. If you'd like to support me, then please do consider becoming my Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/thesoak Mentioned video on RPG games and their origin's and the influence of D&D: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=387xHP-uLU8 Other videos you may enjoy: The Greatest Redemption Arc Ever Written | Avatar The Last Airbender's Zuko: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mu2m2kx-LbA Why Pixar's Up Is a Masterpiece: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J9zC52v1Ex4 Fan Theory: Joe Gardner Was a Lost Soul: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OcxgvGhxwbA Fixing a Failure in Feminism | Wonder Woman 1984: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MCNn7XjQV4I Toying With Expectations: Why Spider-Verse Is So Good: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gqmBooyS0Lw Timestamps 0:00 Introduction 2:45 The History of Japan & Anime 5:30 The 1960s & Early Anime 10:03 Heidi & The Rise of Studio Ghibli 17:45 The Modern Era of Anime 21:55 Conclusion Footnotes: 1. Frederick Schodt, Manga! Manga!, p. 92 2. Hayao Miyazaki, Starting Point: 1979-1996 p.137 3. Hayao Miyazaki, Starting Point: 1979-1996 p.137-8 4. Dani Cavallaro | The Anime Art of Hayao Miyazaki p. 37 Bibliography: - Oscar García Aranda | Representations of Europe in Japanese anime: An overview of case studies and theoretical frameworks - Jonathan Clements | Anime: A History - Cobus van Staden | Heidi in Japan: What do anime dreams of Europe mean for non-Europeans? https://www.iias.asia/sites/iias/files/nwl_article/2019-05/IIAS_NL50_24.pdf - Rebecca Suter | Orientalism, Self-Orientalism, and Occidentalism in the Visual-Verbal Medium of Japanese Girls’ Comics. - Frederik L. Schodt | Manga! Manga!: The World of Japanese Comics - Deborah Shamoon (2012) | Passionate Friendship: The Aesthetics of Girls' Culture in Japan - Marco Pellitteri | East of Oliver Twist: Japanese Culture and European Influences in Animated TV Series for Children and Adolescents https://www.academia.edu/11877294/East_of_Oliver_Twist_Japanese_Culture_and_European_Influences_in_Animated_TV_Series_for_Children_and_Adolescents?source=swp_share - Patricia Pârvu | Norse Culture as a Source of Inspiration for the Vinland Saga Phenomenon https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/feature/2023-02-03/norse-culture-as-a-source-of-inspiration-for-the-vinland-saga-phenomenon/.194252 - Dani Cavallaro | The Anime Art of Hayao Miyazaki - Andrew Shaner | Defining Steampunk Through The Films of Hayao Miyazaki https://www.andrew.cmu.edu/course/98-233/docs/ThesisSP11_ShanerAndrew.pdf - Clothilde Sabre, (2016) | French Anime and Manga Fans in Japan: Pop Culture Tourism, Media Pilgrimage | https://contents-tourism.press/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/IJCT-Vol.-1.1-Sabre-2016.pdf #studioghibli #anime #frieren