Anime Costumes
For all those fans of Japanese animation, anime characters are certainly very popular. With their large eyes, exaggerated facial expressions, big hair, elongated limbs, brush-stroked outlines and limited motion, they are very distinctive. There are some fantastic anime costumes available that are ideal for Halloween or any dress-up event. Below you will find some costumes to get you started.
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Hello Kitty Child Costume
Every little girls favorite, this lovely Hello Kitty anime fancy dress costume will get everyone purring! It comes with a plush white bodysuit with pink satin top and plush white hat with Hello Kitty face and pink bow. The Japanese anime series, Hello Kitty and Friends first made its appearance in the United States in 1991 since then there has appeared many animated series on television, on Nintendo adventure games and even more recently as an iPod/iPhone game.
Bakugan Dan Classic Child Costume
Another anime favorite is Bakugan Dan. The Bakugan Battle Brawlers are a group of friends, the central character is called Daniel “Dan” Kuso. This Bakugan Dan child anime suit includes a red and yellow jumpsuit with attached belt, fingerless gloves, card pouch and Bakugan spheres pouch. Not only is Bakugan Dan an animated adventure but is also a game released by Sega Toys and spin Master. It uses metal cards and magnetic spring-loaded miniature figures. Then there is a video game created for Wii, Nintendo DS, Xbox and Playstation.
Yu-Gi-Oh! Super Deluxe Child Costume
Originally a Japanese manga, Yu-Gi-Oh also includes many anime shows, trading card games and video games. Dress your little boy in the Yu-Gi Oh super deluxe anime outfit with its shirt with attached jacket, pants with attached shoe covers and full vinyl headpiece so that he can go on his different adventures. In 2004 Yu-Gi-Oh was made into a movie called Yu-Gi-Oh! The Movie: Pyramid of Light and was based on the second Yu-Gi-Oh series. A new movie Super Fusion! Bonds that Transcend Time is being released in January 2010 in Japan.
Speed Racer Adult Costume
If you love racing cars and want to be like Speed Racer then this amazing anime Halloween costume is ideal. It includes a white and blue pullover racing jacket, white pants and a baseball cap. Both the jacket and cap feature a “Speed Racer” emblem on the front. Speed Racer is the English anime and manga adaption of Mach GoGoGo and follows the story of a young man, Speed Racer as he tries to become a professional racer. It was first created as a manga series in the 1960s and then as an anime series in 1967. The entire anime series was released in 2008 on DVD in the US.
Anime Tunic (Red) Adult Costume
You’ll like a strong, tough and sexy Ninja prepared for battle in this great anime adult costume. It includes a red jacquard sleeveless full-length tunic with arm bands in a red oriental print with velcro closure. If you prefer, this amazing anime outfit comes in black. Japan has long been associated with Ninja fighters and one of the popular anime television series was Legend of the Mystical Ninja which aired from 1997 to 1998. Another favorite was Ninja Scroll released in the West in 1995.
Anime is a style of animation that originated in Japan and was primarily influenced by the manga (Japanese comics) style. As mentioned before the typical style features characters with exaggerated facial expressions, large eyes, big hair and elongated limbs.
The earliest known Japanese animation dates as far back as 1917, but it was in the 1960s that the anime style was developed. It was much later, in the 1980s that this style of animation became known outside of Japan, mostly to do with the work of Osamu Tezuka. Tezuka was originally a medical doctor, although he never practiced medicine, and went on to become a very well-known Japanese manga artist, animator and producer. Some of his best known works include Astro Boy and Kimba the White Lion. He is often called the Japanese equivalent of Walt Disney. In fact, the computer-animated 3D Astro Boy movie was released in the US in 2009. It was vaguely based on the long-running Japanese series and it featured the voices of Freddie Highmore (as Astro Boy), Kristen Bell, Nathan Lane, Eugene Levy, Donald Sutherland and Nicolas Cage amongst others.
Like manga, anime is hugely popular in Japan and has started to become popular throughout the world. One of the most popular anime movies to be shown in the US was the 2002 movie, Spirited Away. This amazing movie won an Oscar for the best animated movie, the first anime movie to win such an award. It became the highest-grossing film in Japanese history when it was released their in 2001, overtaking Titanic.
To show how popular anime has become in the Western world, there is the annual New York Anime Festival. It is held at the Jacob K Javits Center in Manhattan and features extensive and some exclusive anime screenings. There are guest speakers, video games, live-action Japanese cinema, fashion, food and culture. If you are a fan of anime this event may be worth a visit if you haven’t already done so.
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