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Animanga Day in the Otaku Culture is celebrated on the 3rd of November. It originated to celebrate the Fathers of Anime, but particularly Osamu Tezuka. It later was added to celebrate the Otaku Culture in recognizing the past, present, and future. It has been celebrated culturally by those who are interested in non-contemporary animanga and were fans from multiple generations of anime and manga. The Day is sometimes called (Otaku Day, Osamu Tezuka Day, Mushi Toei Day, and/or Japanese Animation Day) Otaku Culture This day is an occasion to celebrate all things anime manga. Many clubs and groups gather together to watch classic anime titles, such as; Astro Boy, Doraemon, Cyborg 009, Captain Harlock, Yatterman, Speed Racer, Gatchaman, Galaxy Express 999, Space Battleship Yamato, Lupin, Cutie Honey, Devilman, and others. Wherever there is a celebration there is sure to see an Otaku Flag raised outside on poles to show pride, passion, and love for anime manga and those who have nurtured it in its infancy. However, linking these shows with their creators is getting more difficult as the younger generation may know the series title from remakes or revived anime of the same title without knowing who originally made the series in the first place. Celebratory Foods Festivities during Animanga Day, friends who enjoy anime that are adults tend to rarily see each other after they have found jobs in the working world. It is tradition to meet with these rarily seen friends and have a meal together that tends to include: omulette rice, yakisoba, miso soup, and rosukatsu. Friends laugh together as the meal time of theirs leaves as fast as it came. The farewell ends in a group hug as it symbolizes going back to the working world. Anime Ambassadors Originally The figure that most represented Animanga Day was Osamu Tezuka's character "Astroboy", but these days you can commonly see "Doraemon", and "Totoro", or other characters that are widely recognized from Animanga. Walking Backwards for Animanga Pioneers The celebratory day is fairly recent as it has been an attempt of NOA to bring back the interest in older anime titles on April 7, 2012. In america this might be anime titles, such as; Dragon Ball Z, Sailor Moon, Pokemon, Digimon, Gundam Wing, Outlaw Star, Tenchi Muyo, Yu Yu Hakusho, Trigun, and Rurouni Kenshin that were shown on Cartoon Network's anime featured block Toonami from 1998-2003. But as more people got involved it brought on the question that if the day would celebrate Anime, Manga, and Otaku, that it should include some sort of respect to those who have made the foundation of modern titles by taking a step into the past. Many Japanese Americans had pointed to the direction of "The Father of Manga" Osamu Tezuka who is credited by impacting the western market of the anime industry by influencing viewers to take a look at Japanese animation that was introduced in the 1960's to american audiences with "Astro boy", This created another layer to the celebrations by making it a point to recognize Osamu Tezuka. It is not uncommon for people to take this in considering during the month of Animanga Day and have a reason to visit the The Osamu Tezuka Manga Museum. Osamu Tezuka Day and The Fathers of Animanga This Otaku day has been associated with the history of anime manga and the meaning of the spirit behind Otaku culture. The name comes from a compound word of "Anime" and "Manga" to make "Animanga". It originated as a way to celebrate the legendary Osamu Tezuka, known for creating classics like; Astro Boy, Kimba the White Lion, Black Jack, and Metropolis. It was later renamed Animanga Day to acknowledge multiple industry pioneers instead of solely Osamu Tezuka. Some of these famous founding fathers of anime manga are; "Three Fathers of Anime": Oten Shimokawa "Father of Anime Cels", Seitaro Kitayama "Father of Commercial Anime ", and Jun'ichi Kouchi "Father of Japanese Animation", which extended to the "Anime Fathers of the Golden Era": Osamu Tezuka "Father of Manga", Shotaro Ishinomori "Father of Henshin", Kiyoshi Nagai "Father of Super Robots", Hayao Miyazaki "Father of Anime Cinema", Shigeru Mizuki "Father of Yokai Anime". Takashi Yanase "Father of Children's Anime", Fujio Akatsuka "Father of Gag Manga", and Fujiko F. Fujio "Father of Anime Ambassadors". Miyazaki Day Split The advancements in anime had opened up a different direction from the time of the "Three Fathers of Anime" and even from the old "Anime Fathers of the Golden Era", which had veteran otaku who watched from the pre-1990s take their fandom ideals of humanism to Miyazaki Day which was different from the anime industry's trends that were growing and reflected on otaku culture by enhancing the emphasis on the imaginary worlds and exaggerated emotions of characters and over the top reactions. This had told audiences that a contrasting message was set by Animanga Day to celebrate what has been set as animangas foundation from the past and to move forward from that for heightening the artform and create experimental trending techniques. While Miyazaki Day maybe the other side of being set in traditional animanga perspective and to look towards a more humanistic approach of world wondering, minimal conflict, and background attention, for those with a longer attention span.
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