Why do all anime characters look the same?

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So why do they have such big eyes?

Answer: because that's how Disney drew.
Osamu Tezuka's Japanese "God of Comics" style was heavily influenced by American "Golden Age" animators. Like American animators, he understood the importance of expressive eyes, so he applied the same drawing technique as American artists, bringing his own personal style to it. Later Japanese comic book artists (most of whom are influenced by Tezuka) copied this style, although they all had their own approaches. Subsequent generations of artists also followed this path.

Why do all anime characters have such colorful hair?

The reason lies in the way comics are drawn in Japan. Japanese comics are almost entirely black and white, with the exception of the covers and sometimes a few pages at the beginning. No color. In the childhood years of Japanese comics, all hair was painted black.

Well, now imagine yourself in the place of an artist who must draw all these pages. Each character has black hair. Each page has a bunch of characters, and each one has to paint their hair black. It is very boring and tiring. Worse, the deadline is getting closer and closer, and you still have many pages, each of which you have to paint over each character's hair - over and over. Hair, hair, hair ...

The artists had to do all this, until (I do not remember exactly when, and what kind of comic strip it was) one of the artists decided to "take a shortcut." He just outlined the outer contour of the hair. Of course, the character became like a blonde and a European in general. At least that's how the European perceived him. But there are three things to remember:

1. There were practically no Europeans in Japan at that time.

2. The Japanese are not Europeans. The way we perceive such a character is due to the fact that here we see a lot of blond people every day. In an almost mono-ethnic country, whose inhabitants have black hair, meeting a blond is far from an ordinary phenomenon.

3. Japanese comics are written for the Japanese market. The authors absolutely do not care how they are perceived somewhere abroad.

Therefore, when this comic came out, all the Japanese understood it completely. They simply supplemented the artist by mentally painting over his hair, and this is how this current was born. Later, when they began to pay more attention to color, not in comics, but in animation, someone had an idea to play with the idea of \u200b\u200b"painting", and he decided to use different colors. Either a strange aesthetic appeal (which, in my opinion, oddly enough, works), or a way of symbolizing the character's personality (each color symbolizes some emotion), but the idea worked and stuck.

So why do they draw that way? Is this a hidden desire to become a European?

In my opinion, such an interpretation of artwork on our part would seem arrogant arrogance. Yes, the "big-eyed" anime style does make the characters look like Europeans, but only because we ourselves think like Europeans. Not as Asians. Sounds strange, right? Well then read the next question to find out something that will REALLY scare you if you try to think about it.

Why do all anime characters look the same?

That is why all the characters in the Charlie Brown comics. So the answer is they DO NOT look the same. Comic drawing is, by definition, a form of graphic design and communication. Drawing is a graphic way of saying "This set of lines and inkblots is a representation of a person and / or idea." Drawing uses shapes, spots, lines, curves, icons, etc. to send a visual message. And, as in any form of communication, details, nuances and dialects depend on the environment, locality, history, culture, etc.

Take a look at any Charlie Brown comic. So take a very, very, very close look. Notice how it is drawn. Ask yourself what the artist did to make the characters different, how similar they really are to each other, and why do we still perceive them as completely different characters. Look at any other comic. Even the American "superhero" comics (hmm, the similarity of the characters just climbs from the work of Rob Leaffield). Look at Mickey and Minnie Mouse. All that distinguishes them are eyelashes and postures. In the meantime, look at Buggs Bunny at one of those moments when he changes into women's clothes. You know that this is him and no one else. Why?

Incredible facts

As a rule, book heroes disagree with the heroes of films based on the same book.

The characters of the beloved Harry Potter are no exception. And no matter how much the creators of the famous film saga would like to transfer to the screen all the characters similar to their book prototypes, there are still some differences.

So, what would the heroes of books about the adventures of a little wizard look like if they were snatched from the pages of books?

Harry Potter Heroes

Harry Potter

Movie:

Book:

Unlike his on-screen prototype, the book Harry had darker hair, bright green eyes, and glasses with a tape rewound in the middle.

Ron Weasley

Movie:

Book:

In the film, Ron lacks the freckles that appear in the book version. In addition, according to the printed version, all Weasleys had long noses. In the film, Ron has a fairly normal wide nose.

Hermione Granger

Movie:

Book:

In the book version, "her front teeth were slightly over-normal." But in the film, this outstanding detail is missing from the heroine.

Aunt Petunia and Dudley

Movie:

Book:

And some characters even changed their hair color. So, for example, in the book Aunt Petunia and Dudley are blondes. In films, they are clearly darker.

Luna Lovegood

Movie:

Book:

In the book version, Luna was not the platinum blonde, as in the film. According to the author's description, "she had matted, ash-colored blonde hair."

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We sometimes perceive the heroes of famous books and films as good acquaintances, but still remember that these are fictional characters. And it is all the more interesting to know that real people inspired the writers to create them. The authors borrowed their appearance, habits and even favorite words from them.

Editorial staff website collected prototypes of famous heroes of films and books - it's just incredible that they really lived.

"Absent-minded" Marshak -
academician Ivan Kablukov

It turns out that the "man scattered from Basseinaya Street" from the poem of Samuil Marshak actually existed! He was the famous eccentric, academician Ivan Kablukov, who was famous for his impracticality and absent-mindedness. For example, instead of the words "chemistry and physics" the professor often said to students "chemistry and physics". And instead of the phrase "the flask burst and a piece of glass hit the eye" he could get: "the shovel flashed, and the piece of the eye hit the glass." The expression "Mendelshutkin" meant "Mendeleev and Menshutkin", and Ivan Alekseevich's usual words were "not at all that" and "I, that is, not me."

The professor read the poem, and once he recalled Marshak's brother, the writer Ilyin, wagging his finger: "Your brother, of course, aimed at me!" In the drafts of Marshak there is such a version of the beginning of the poem, in which the hero was directly named with the name and surname of the prototype:

Lives in Leningrad
Ivan Kablukov.
He calls himself
Ivanov's heel.

Sources: Miron Petrovsky "Books of our childhood », « Moscow's comsomolets »

Dr. House - Dr. Thomas Bolty

Dr. Thomas Bolty, nicknamed "The Real House," is also eccentric. Here he rushes to the patient, bypassing traffic jams on rollers.

The creators of the series about Dr. House became interested in the story of the doctor Thomas Bolty from New York, who cured the owner of the gallery, who had suffered from migraines for 40 years. The man went around several dozen doctors who fed him a bunch of headache medications. And Thomas Bolty was hooked on the fact that the patient could not tolerate egg yolk. He carefully studied the analyzes again and realized that the patient had been suffering from heavy metal poisoning for 40 years. After the treatment, the man forgot what a migraine is. And this is not an isolated case - talent and erudition allow Bolty to take on the most difficult cases. He is even called a "medical detective".

House's creators were inspired by Bolty's experiences and somewhat eccentric behavior. He himself is not happy with the series: “Yes, there are some similarities between us, but I don't like the film. I am totally against going over the head like House to make a diagnosis. " But by the way, after that, Dr. Bolty's career took off, and now he is the official doctor of the MTV office.

Sources: HistoryTime, RealDoctorHouse

Dorian Gray - poet John Gray

The English poet John Gray, whom Oscar Wilde met in the late 1880s, became the prototype for Dorian Gray. A sophisticated decadent poet, intelligent, handsome and ambitious, he inspired the writer with the image of the forever young and beautiful Dorian Gray. After the release of the famous novel, many began to call John Gray by the name of the hero, and the poet himself signed at least one of his letters to Wilde "Dorian". Surprisingly, after 30 years, John Gray gave up the bohemian life, became a Catholic priest and even received a parish.

Sources: The Man Who Was Dorian Gray, « Wikipedia "

Sherlock Holmes - Professor Joseph Bell

Sherlock Holmes has a lot in common with the University of Edinburgh professor Joseph Bell, for whom Conan Doyle worked as an assistant at the hospital. The writer often recalled his teacher, spoke of his eagle profile, inquiring mind and amazing intuition. Bell was tall, lean, harsh in movement and smoking a pipe.

He knew how to accurately define the profession and nature of his patients and always encouraged students to use deduction. He invited strangers to lectures and asked students to tell them who they were and where they came from. Once he brought a man with a hat to the audience, and when no one could answer Bell's questions, he explained that since he forgot to take off his hat, he most likely recently served in the army. It is customary there to stay in a headdress in order to salute. And since he has symptoms of a West Indian fever, it appears that this man from Barbados arrived.

Sources: " School of Life ", « Historical truth »

James Bond - "Spy King" by Sydney Reilly

There is a debate about the prototype of James Bond, and this image is largely collective (former intelligence officer Ian Fleming gave the hero his own features). But many agree that the character is very similar to the "king of spies", British intelligence officer and adventurer of Russian origin Sidney Reilly.

Incredibly erudite, he spoke seven languages, loved to play politics and manipulate people, adored women and played numerous novels. Reilly did not fail a single operation entrusted to him and was known for being able to find a way out of almost any situation. He knew how to instantly transform into a completely different personality. By the way, he has a great legacy in Russia: his track record even includes preparations for an attempt on Lenin's life.

Sources: " AiF ", the book by Robin Bruce Lockhart "Sydney Reilly: 20th century spy legend »

Peter Pan - Michael Davis

The wonderful book about Peter Pan by writer James Barry was inspired by the son of the writer's friends, Sylvia and Arthur Davis. He had known the Davis for a long time, was friends with all their five sons, but it was four-year-old Michael (a brilliant boy, as they said about him) who became the prototype of Peter Pan. From him, he wrote off character traits and even nightmares that tormented the playful and courageous, but sensitive child. By the way, the sculpture of Peter Pan in Kensington Gardens has Michael's face.

Christopher Robin - Christopher Robin Milne

Christopher Robin from the books about Winnie the Pooh by Alan Milne is the son of a writer whose name was exactly that - Christopher Robin. In childhood, relations with his parents did not develop - the mother was busy only with herself, the father - with his work, he spent a lot of time with the nanny. He later writes: "There were two things that darkened my life and from which I had to be saved: the glory of my father and 'Christopher Robin". " The child grew up very kind, nervous and shy. “A prototype of Christopher Robin and Piglet at the same time,” as psychologists would later say about him. The boy's favorite toy was the Teddy bear, which his father gave him on his first birthday. And the bear, you guessed it, is Robin's best friend Winnie the Pooh.

Sources: BBC News, Independent

The Wolf of Wall Street - Broker Jordan Belfort

Left - Jordan Belfort, and it is his biography that we learn from a successful Hollywood film. Life lifted the stockbroker to the top and dropped it into the mud. First, he plunged headlong into a beautiful life, and later, for almost 2 years, he went to prison for fraud in the securities market. After his release, Belfort easily found use of his talents: he wrote 2 books about his life and began conducting seminars as a motivator. According to his version, the main rules of success are: “Act with unlimited faith in yourself, and then people will believe you. Act as if you have already achieved amazing success, and then you will really succeed! "

From childhood, we perceive many fictional characters as good friends. And it is all the more interesting to find out that the writers were inspired by real people. The authors borrowed their appearance, habits and even favorite words from them.

"Absent-minded" Marshak - Academician Ivan Kablukov

It turns out that the "man scattered from Basseinaya Street" from the poem of Samuil Marshak actually existed! He was the famous eccentric, academician Ivan Kablukov, who was famous for his impracticality and absent-mindedness. For example, instead of the words "chemistry and physics" the professor often said to students "chemistry and physics". And instead of the phrase "the flask burst and a piece of glass hit the eye" he could get: "the shovel flashed, and the piece of the eye hit the glass." The expression "Mendelshutkin" meant "Mendeleev and Menshutkin", and Ivan Alekseevich's usual words were "not at all that" and "I, that is, not me."
The professor read the poem, and once he recalled Marshak's brother, the writer Ilyin, wagging his finger: "Your brother, of course, aimed at me!" In the drafts of Marshak there is such a version of the beginning of the poem, in which the hero was directly named with the name and surname of the prototype:
Lives in Leningrad
Ivan Kablukov.
He calls himself
Ivanov's heel.

Dr. House - Dr. Thomas Bolty

Dr. Thomas Bolty, nicknamed "The Real House," is also eccentric. Here he rushes to the patient, bypassing traffic jams on rollers.
The creators of the series about Dr. House became interested in the story of the doctor Thomas Bolty from New York, who cured the owner of the gallery, who had suffered from migraines for 40 years. The man went around several dozen doctors who fed him a bunch of headache medications. And Thomas Bolty was hooked on the fact that the patient could not tolerate egg yolk. He carefully studied the analyzes again and realized that the patient had been suffering from heavy metal poisoning for 40 years. After the treatment, the man forgot what a migraine is. And this is not an isolated case - talent and erudition allow Bolty to take on the most difficult cases. He is even called a "medical detective".
House's creators were inspired by Bolty's experiences and somewhat eccentric behavior. He himself is not happy with the series: “Yes, there are some similarities between us, but I don't like the film. I am totally against going over the head like House to make a diagnosis. " But by the way, after that, Dr. Bolty's career took off, and now he is the official doctor of the MTV office.

Dorian Gray - poet John Gray

The English poet John Gray, whom Oscar Wilde met in the late 1880s, became the prototype for Dorian Gray. A sophisticated decadent poet, intelligent, handsome and ambitious, he inspired the writer with the image of the forever young and beautiful Dorian Gray. After the release of the famous novel, many began to call John Gray by the name of the hero, and the poet himself signed at least one of his letters to Wilde "Dorian". Surprisingly, after 30 years, John Gray gave up the bohemian life, became a Catholic priest and even received a parish.

Sherlock Holmes - Professor Joseph Bell

Sherlock Holmes has a lot in common with the University of Edinburgh professor Joseph Bell, for whom Conan Doyle worked as an assistant at the hospital. The writer often recalled his teacher, spoke of his eagle profile, inquiring mind and amazing intuition. Bell was tall, lean, harsh in movement and smoking a pipe.
He knew how to accurately define the profession and nature of his patients and always encouraged students to use deduction. He invited strangers to lectures and asked students to tell them who they were and where they came from. Once he brought a man with a hat to the audience, and when no one could answer Bell's questions, he explained that since he forgot to take off his hat, he most likely recently served in the army. It is customary there to stay in a headdress in order to salute. And since he has symptoms of a West Indian fever, it appears that this man from Barbados arrived.

James Bond - "Spy King" by Sydney Reilly

There is a debate about the prototype of James Bond, and this image is largely collective (former intelligence officer Ian Fleming gave the hero his own features). But many agree that the character is very similar to the "king of spies", British intelligence officer and adventurer of Russian origin Sidney Reilly.
Incredibly erudite, he spoke seven languages, loved to play politics and manipulate people, adored women and played numerous novels. Reilly did not fail a single operation entrusted to him and was known for being able to find a way out of almost any situation. He knew how to instantly transform into a completely different personality. By the way, he has a great legacy in Russia: his track record even includes preparations for an attempt on Lenin's life.

Peter Pan - Michael Davis

The wonderful book about Peter Pan by writer James Barry was inspired by the son of the writer's friends, Sylvia and Arthur Davis. He had known the Davis for a long time, was friends with all their five sons, but it was four-year-old Michael (a brilliant boy, as they said about him) who became the prototype of Peter Pan. From him, he wrote off character traits and even nightmares that tormented the playful and courageous, but sensitive child. By the way, the sculpture of Peter Pan in Kensington Gardens has Michael's face.

Christopher Robin - Christopher Robin Milne

Christopher Robin from the books about Winnie the Pooh by Alan Milne is the son of a writer whose name was exactly that - Christopher Robin. In childhood, relations with his parents did not develop - the mother was busy only with herself, the father - with his work, he spent a lot of time with the nanny. He later writes: "There were two things that darkened my life and from which I had to be saved: the glory of my father and 'Christopher Robin". " The child grew up very kind, nervous and shy. “A prototype of Christopher Robin and Piglet at the same time,” as psychologists would later say about him. The boy's favorite toy was the Teddy bear, which his father gave him on his first birthday. And the bear, you guessed it, is Robin's best friend Winnie the Pooh.

The Wolf of Wall Street - Broker Jordan Belfort

Left - Jordan Belfort, and it is his biography that we learn from a successful Hollywood film. Life lifted the stockbroker to the top and dropped it into the mud. First, he plunged headlong into a beautiful life, and later, for almost 2 years, he went to prison for fraud in the securities market. After his release, Belfort easily found use of his talents: he wrote 2 books about his life and began conducting seminars as a motivator. According to his version, the main rules of success are: “Act with unlimited faith in yourself, and then people will believe you. Act as if you have already achieved amazing success, and then you will really succeed! "

Anna Karenina - Maria, daughter of Pushkin

Leo Tolstoy never concealed the amazing origin of his heroine, whose prototype was Maria Alexandrovna Hartung, nee Pushkin. The beloved daughter of the "sun of Russian poetry" was very similar to her great father, and her life was destined for a very difficult one.
Looking at the portrait of Mary, one can understand how Anna Karenina looked as portrayed by Leo Tolstoy. And the Arabian curls of hair, and the unexpected lightness of a plump, but graceful figure, an intelligent face - all this was characteristic of Hartung. Her fate was difficult, and, perhaps, Tolstoy caught a premonition of a future tragedy in her beautiful face.

Ostap Bender - Osip Shor

The fate of the prototype of Ostap Bender is no less amazing than the story of the "great combinator". Osip Shor was a man of many talents: he played football perfectly, was well versed in jurisprudence, worked for several years in the criminal investigation department and was in many troubles, from which he came out with the help of artistry and inexhaustible imagination in half with arrogance.
His big dream was to leave for Brazil or Argentina, so Osip began to dress in a special way: he wore light-colored clothes, a white captain's cap and, of course, a scarf. Writers and brand phrases borrowed from him, for example, "My dad is a Turkish citizen." This was Shor's first scam - to avoid being drafted into the army, he decided to impersonate a Turk and forged documents.
The pranks of the adventurer Osip were innumerable: in 1918-1919 in Odessa, in order to get a livelihood, he presented himself as an artist, or as a chess grandmaster, or as a representative of an underground anti-Soviet organization, or selling places in paradise to bandits. And once he asked Ilf and Petrov for money - "for the image" (later admitted that it was a joke). Valentin Kataev tells about these events in his book "My Diamond Crown".

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