My Current Understanding＆Presentation Regarding This Issue

           Regarding this topic, one thesis points out that “by viewing such programs, children can experience things simulatively and it develops into playing make-believe games.” As for youths, it is said that if they feel freighted but interested in anime violence, it is said that they become aggressive. However, recent anime is changing.

           I have made a presentation  to other bloggers (I put links on the bottom of my blog) . According to this, the specific point of anime is that many programs are broadcasted during different time slots.(ex. midnight and others) Therefore, these classifications make us easier to choose which one is suitable for children and prevent them from watching such controversial scenes.

           By the way, why TV anime programs are specifically criticized for violence although live-action movies also have such scenes? Maybe the reason is that there are many opportunities to encounter such programs because there are spreading through the Internet faster than movies (ex. through You Tube). It’s so ironic that especially midnight anime are attacked despite it is said that midnight time slots were made to stop children from watching violent scenes.
         However, it is also true that such violent anime programs are very popular among youths and adults. In fact, some of them tend to watch such programs because they need more opportunities to escape from their troubles. The Ministry of Education also points out that adolescents start thinking deeply of how to live in the society which mainly adults are managing.

         During my presentation, I emphasized that some of those violent scenes don’t include the real messages. The most important point is that there are hidden themes such as social and ethical problems which are much deeper and complex.
For example,
・Limitations of laws and other punishment systems for criminals ("Psycho-Pass")
・Fighting with enormous threats such as social and environmental problems ("Attack of Titan")
Therefore, it will be a good opportunity for people to think about such themes by watching them as a kind of controversial material.

        In this way, I want more people to realize that anime programs are classified into different time slots, considering each generation’s psychological background and needs. For example, one female student from Harvard University said that many other students also watch anime since they are small and the reason is simple; they are curious to watch such programs. We truly have the right to enjoy anime as entertainment tools and to choose programs from various time slots which are suitable for us.

Thank you for reading :)

<APA Bibliography>

・Harvard University students Talks About Fascinating Points of Anime. (n.d.).
Retrieved May 31, 2016, from http://logmi.jp/21965 This original article is written in Japanese.

・Tanaka, Y. (2011). Media and Early Childhood Education (Unpublished master's thesis). Jin-ai Women’s College. Retrieved June 1, 2016, from http://crf.flib.u-fukui.ac.jp/dspace/bitstream/10461/10075/1/vol44_p5-10.pdf#search='アニメ 教育番組 幼児' This original thesis is written in Japanese.

・The Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology. Features of Children’s Developmental Stages and Problems We Should Attach Importance To. (n.d.). Retrieved June 4, 2016, from http://www.mext.go.jp/b_menu/shingi/chousa/shotou/053/shiryo/attach/1282789.htm

This original website is written in Japanese.