UC Irvine Extension Offers Third Course in Anime, MangaStudents learn about popular Japanese art-form, pitch concepts to studio execs IRVINE, Calif. - November 21, 2007 - UC Irvine Extension, the continuing education arm of the University of California, Irvine, has announced plans to offer a new, third course in its "Manga & Anime Explosion: What, Why, How & Wow!" series. The course is designed to give both those pursuing a career in the high-growth entertainment field and enthusiasts alike a better understanding of the creative and business processes involved in bringing the Japanese art-form successfully to the masses in the United States. "Manga represents a growth industry - one that has thrived for years in Japan and increasingly, is taking hold in America," explains course instructor Northrop Davis. "The anime/manga courses at UC Irvine Extension offer students, be they artists, writers or simply interested in learning more about the genre, an opportunity to learn how they can have a successful career doing something they love. The course is presented from a global perspective, so we're helping students to branch out – not copying the Japanese, but learning to create their own unique stories." Manga and anime represent probably the biggest growth opportunity in entertainment. Stories already well-established in Japan are being brought to the United States where they are being translated and reconstituted for U.S. audiences. Those involved in anime and manga would describe the final products as being much less stifled by convention, by censorship and much more creative and potentially visceral than most of the entertainment being produced by Hollywood. That is not to say that Hollywood has not taken notice of the influx of manga in the United States, as the course's instructor, Davis, can attest to. He is considered one of the visionaries of manga in the United States, having successfully shopped his concepts to 20th Century Fox and Warner Bros., including a recent deal that is in production with Oscar-winning director James Cameron. Students participating in the course will have an opportunity to develop their own manga concepts, interact with industry leaders and eventually pitch their concepts to a major movie studio. "I've never heard of anything else like this being offered locally," said Davis. "There are some around the country, but nothing that combines the creation of manga with insight for getting jobs within the industry. One of our primary goals is to help our students get jobs and be successful, so while other courses can be mostly academic, this one is a combination that's a little more practical and helps students make a career out of something they love." The class will be held on five consecutive Tuesdays, beginning Jan. 22 from 7 p.m.-10 p.m. on the UC Irvine Campus. For more information visit http://unex.uci.edu/ or to enroll call (949) 824-5414. About UC Irvine Extension About the University of California, Irvine |
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Anime has been a commercial success in Asia, Europe and Latin America, where anime has become more mainstream than in the United States.