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Character Design in Anime

What are some of the ways that Eastern characters are created differently from Western characters? What are typical strengths of anime characters, and what are typical of Western animations? Weaknesses? Consider other design elements, such as coloration, body style, and so on.

Anime characters usually expression their emotions more passionately, both in terms of facial expressions and actions. – RadosianStar 8 years ago
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I'm actually doing a presentation on this for class. A good way to show the difference is by focusing on one piece of the character in. Both styles and comparing and contrasting. By this I mean you can talk about head shapes and explain hey arnold and family guys football shaped heads even phineas and ferb. Then you can talk about eye shapes. This topic has infinitely possibilities in comparisons because America alone has so many differences in animation. – tinydetective 8 years ago
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It could also be helpful to examine western characters whose designs were influenced by eastern characters, and vice versa. Explore how these influences affect the presentation of these characters and make them stand out from animations which are either characteristically eastern or characteristically western. – Abby 8 years ago
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Nov 2, 2016 shadedfall65 It’s always best to motivate yourself through a strategy that you came up with yourself! That way it’s more of a confidence booster when your strategy works, and you can more easily perform it yourself then trying to mimic someone else.	A Writer's Essential Steps to Staying Motivated
Nov 2, 2016 shadedfall65 I’ve never considered setting a specific writing schedule. Usually when I write something specific, I just bang out whatever the idea is when it comes to mind. Considering this, I might just start jotting down my ideas throughout the day until my set-aside time to write.	Creating a Writing Habit that Works: Muses, Magic and Faith
Nov 2, 2016 shadedfall65 You can teach someone how to “write” well. That is, you can teach someone how to recognize conventions of good grammar, how to write a “good” sentence, and so on. But you cannot teach someone a style, it is something they have to find for themselves. Trying to “learn” a style is something that will only damage the quality of your writing. Instead, it is often best to just write until you find a voice that is particularly comfortable for you to write in.	Can you Teach Someone how to Become a Writer?