Assignment 2
RP Outline-- sample
Topic: Superheroes
Title: The Anime Superhero
(Purpose: to analyze this concept)
Introduction: Background information (mention general aspects of the superhero genre; well known characters, e.g. Indiana Jones, John Wick, Batman; basic characteristics) Then mention the Japanese Anime studio and how it came to be – short summary; mention that one its most popular storytelling genres is action adventure, which has in some way re-invented the superhero.
Focus Question: Does Anime distort the superhero genre?
Thesis: (answers the focus question): While anime stories often diverge from the run-of-the mill action heroes, they don’t distort the superhero genre but rather use a mixture of humor, pathos and pop culture to explore what it really means to be a hero.
Body Sections (Criteria, 1,2,3):
Criteria 1: Unlike popular story houses like DC and Marvel which critics would say invented the superhero,” Anime will often use humor to define its heroes, and thus portraying a more identifiable hero.
Source: 1
Barrie, J. (2018). The Evolution of ther Superhero. NY: Harper Collins.
Source 2:
Rhodes, M. (2020, July 21). The New Superhero. Retrieved from Marvel comics: www.marvelcomics.com
Source 3:
Criteria 2: Anime characters don’t only differ from traditional superheroes in their ability to be funny, but also to show emotions, which again makes them human, rather than just caricatures of humanity.
Source 1:
Reynolds, J. (2015, July 1). Do Superheroes Actually Cry? Vanity Fair, pp. 25-28.
Source 2:
Steel, K. (2018, June 6). Dark Humor in Marvel. Gameworld, pp. 3-5.
Source 3:
Underwood, B. (2020, February 1). Anime's New Wave Pop Culture. Variety, pp. 3-4.
Criteria 3: In addition, Anime heroes have changed our definition of pop culture.
Source 1:
Underwood, B. (2020, February 1). Anime's New Wave Pop Culture. Variety, pp. 3-4.
Source 2:
North, C. (2020). Super heroes and pop culture. Journal of Pop Culture, 5-7.
Conclusion: (Here I will sum up my thesis and the points I have made and come to a conclusion based on the information I have presented: that Anime studios have indeed re-defined the superhero.