COP2 Visual Response: Final Animation

This animation is a visual response to my essay question: How has the representation of female in Anime and Manga in Japan changed over years? In the essay, I talked about the history, the triggers and real situation of females has in Japan which has a huge impact on the female characters in anime. I have discovered so much and have generated a thought inside: The female anime characters might want to fight against male gaze as well, and this is the original idea of the animation. I know that anime characters especially female characters suffer gazing pressure from male audience, creators and also from the society and even female creators in Japan have the gaze implanted in their mind that all the females anime characters are there to satisfy some kind of desire and the purpose of the animation has changed dramatically since the first 'shoujo' anime (anime for girl) Princess Knight. 

I am presenting the first part of the animation and I am very proud of it. Considering Cop is a very difficult module to me, I am having fun and learnt so much during the production. I have learnt how to increase the femininity on character by giving her some tiny features like pinky finger (I call it princess hand), long hair and perfect body that are how male portrait a perfect female character. I would like the emphasis the stereotype on the typical female characters in anime through out the years and so that audience could released how boring it is to have a similar style over decades. This could also encourage creators to break the boundaries and also raise the awareness on female welfare in Japan because we could all spot the problems by anime and how the anime girls are being designed.

I am very pleased with my first flash animation and I found out that flash is a very useful tool even better than photoshop when animating. I would love to use flash more in the future and practise during free time. I have challenged myself with a new drawing style, new animating tool and writing about it. Cop is very hard but I slowly find it useful and helpful.