By David on September 2, 2009
Wouldn’t David Bowie make a great manga character? If so, check out The Anime Blog reader and contributor Liz Ohanesian’s great article What Do David Bowie and the Boys of Shojo Manga Have in Common? at LAWeekly.com. Here’s an excerpt:
…this past year I became consumed by a nagging thought: Why is it that the male characters, particularly those who serve some sort of romantic purpose, all remind me of David Bowie? Continue reading at LAWeekly.com
Liz Ohanesian is a Los Angeles-based journalist covering music, media and club culture. She is a staff writer for Club World and her work regularly appears in such publications as the L.A. Weekly, Razorcake and Outburn. She has written for such publications as Punk Planet, PopMatters, Santa Monica Mirror and others.
Posted in Manga | Tagged anime david bowie
I love anime. Specifically, series involving any of the following things: weird fantasy elements, super-powers, robots, aliens, wicked humor, crazy villains, horror, ninjas and samurai. I guess that means I like a lot of anime. I am pretty particular about the quality of animation and voice acting. If the character designs and animation quality aren't of über-quality, I quickly loose interest.The first anime-related series I ever watched was Battle of the Planets - otherwise known as Gatachman. The first true theatrical anime feature film I saw was Akira. My first exposure to manga was later in life when I read Osamu Tezuka's Astro Boy.There are so many incredible elements of Japanese culture. Some of the most exciting to me are the style of design and storytelling. I'm a web designer & illustrator, and I find myself looking to Japanese design for inspiration all the time.Anime blogging has taught me even more about Japanese culture and anime than I ever expected, and I continue to learn more every week. In fact, I'd love to travel to Japan. Rachel and I hope to visit sometime within the next few years.
Wah, the article isn’t coming up! And I just shared on Facebook too, nooooo!!
It looks like the address I used had an error. Sorry about that! I’ve updated the links – I believe you can delete and repost shared items on Facebook. Here’s the link: http://blogs.laweekly.com/westcoastsound/synthful/david-bowie-and-manga/
That is an interesting comparison. I don’t listen to David Bowie’s music, but I can see some resemblance with him to many shojo characters. Nice article Ms. Ohanesian.