The most significant, and one of the most technically accomplished, is Old Master Q. It is a comic series from Hong Kong before the reunification. Its adaptation of Suikoden is great, and I don't even read Chinese.
The Filipino comic market has always intrigued me. It produced top talent in the 70s (Dezuniga, Nino, & Alcala to name a few) so it had to be a sizeable market. Otherwise those artists wouldn't have come to the US so fully formed.
Our local comic book industry essentially collapsed in the 90's which is why you don't see as many filipino master artists making the jump to american comics anymore (although it still happens). According to a komiks historian, the crash was probably in part caused by the fact that comics couldn't keep up with the prices of surplus japanese color TVs which made television affordable for even the most destitute filipino. Philippine comics had always been a form of entertainment for the masses so when the masses moved on, the scene just imploded.
A shame since I really like the inking and the art of those old comics. New filipino comics tend to be more inspired by manga
Was that Alanguilan? He just died suddenly a few years ago, maybe health issues caught up, and he was like the unofficial advocate/leader for the local industry and its history and no one has replaced him
in the early 2010s he helped organize cons to help promote indie artists and introduce old guys like De Zuniga (who's also dead now) to younger generations
>What notable comics and cartoons has Asia done outside China, Japan and Korea?
Indonesia had local comics, webtoons and some comic magazines like re:on (picrel)
Is China really that relevant? They don't even make comics as much as they just make light novels that try ultra-hard to ape anime art style but feel soulless and boring.
They actually make lots of webtoons. Although cultivation manhua aren't really my thing. If you thought DBZ power creep was something, you never how extreme those get.
Visually, they are crap. In terms of story, it's a commoner beating the shit out of noble people with power, pretty much just a power fantasy of the Chinese citizens who are dirt beneath their government's boot in real life. And I'd be fine with DBZ-like power creep if it at least looked plausible, but it's excel-sheet type bullshit like "oh no, I lost because his mastery level of the skill was 8 and the skill tier is B, whereas I only had two level 10 C-tier skills to counter!"
Kazakh here, we have some local comic books of imo dubious quality, they're tied too closely to national mythos to truly shine as something unique. Animation has never been good here, aside from some indie artists like findo
Our local comic book industry essentially collapsed in the 90's which is why you don't see as many filipino master artists making the jump to american comics anymore (although it still happens). According to a komiks historian, the crash was probably in part caused by the fact that comics couldn't keep up with the prices of surplus japanese color TVs which made television affordable for even the most destitute filipino. Philippine comics had always been a form of entertainment for the masses so when the masses moved on, the scene just imploded.
A shame since I really like the inking and the art of those old comics. New filipino comics tend to be more inspired by manga
Any thoughts on the callous comics about a nurse? I think we talked about this before.
I liked The Last Fiction, an adaptation of the Zahhak story of the Shahnameh. It's pretty metal.
The designs are a bit anime and it's basically an open criticism of the Islamic Republic but it works.
Hoorakhsh's next film Juliet & The King looks more fluid, and, I'm being complimentary here, generically European. It's apparently a Disney-style musical comedy.
Also what was that series with the fighting animals everyone was talking about a few years ago? Consensus was mixed but it had people's attention for a while.
This one is a weird case. It's the story of a Japanese manga artist in Japanese but was done in Singapore by an all-Singaporean team and doesn't really try to imitate the anime style at all, depsite being adapted from a manga. Basically a "motion comic" with very linited low budget animation. Pretty slow and dry and probably boring to people who aren't interestrd in Showa Japan, but it's unique.
Germany and the Scandinavian countries produce a fair amount of passable animation. I watched a fricking Bulgarian one the other day if you can believe it, though I wouldn't call it notable, other than notably bizarre.
I like some Taiwanese manhwa. Obviously like most of what's in this thread and most of what China and Korea produce, it's highly derivative of manga though
Australia and the Pacific Islands are not part of Asia
That's like saying India is part of Brazil because you've got a map of BRICS countries
I suspect you know this and this is a weird way of trying to get some attention
They haven't done anything. They just consume anime and manga.
Motu Patlu and whatever the frick this is supposed to be https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7mbi9Q8u290 are the only Indian cartoons I know of
They've also got Roll Number 21, Kid Krish and a bunch of Hanuman-themed stuff.
Pakistan did Donkey King.
The Nutshack
The most significant, and one of the most technically accomplished, is Old Master Q. It is a comic series from Hong Kong before the reunification. Its adaptation of Suikoden is great, and I don't even read Chinese.
Dragon Ball-like manga
I quite liked The Many Deaths of Laila Starr
I'm about to check out Scissor Seven.
I was not impressed.
i liked white cat legend
thailand gave us the glory that is theevan
I know I've seen threads on Filipino stuff here before but the only example I can think of is the movie Dayo, which I thought was pretty decent.
Malaysia's done some lower-budget movies that are on all the streaming services like Sea Level
The Filipino comic market has always intrigued me. It produced top talent in the 70s (Dezuniga, Nino, & Alcala to name a few) so it had to be a sizeable market. Otherwise those artists wouldn't have come to the US so fully formed.
Our local comic book industry essentially collapsed in the 90's which is why you don't see as many filipino master artists making the jump to american comics anymore (although it still happens). According to a komiks historian, the crash was probably in part caused by the fact that comics couldn't keep up with the prices of surplus japanese color TVs which made television affordable for even the most destitute filipino. Philippine comics had always been a form of entertainment for the masses so when the masses moved on, the scene just imploded.
A shame since I really like the inking and the art of those old comics. New filipino comics tend to be more inspired by manga
Was that Alanguilan? He just died suddenly a few years ago, maybe health issues caught up, and he was like the unofficial advocate/leader for the local industry and its history and no one has replaced him
in the early 2010s he helped organize cons to help promote indie artists and introduce old guys like De Zuniga (who's also dead now) to younger generations
I've seen a few middle eastern cartoons posted here
Kamehasutra
>What notable comics and cartoons has Asia done outside China, Japan and Korea?
Indonesia had local comics, webtoons and some comic magazines like re:on (picrel)
Is China really that relevant? They don't even make comics as much as they just make light novels that try ultra-hard to ape anime art style but feel soulless and boring.
China went all in on video games. They make animation but it’s lesser known outside of the country itself.
They actually make lots of webtoons. Although cultivation manhua aren't really my thing. If you thought DBZ power creep was something, you never how extreme those get.
Visually, they are crap. In terms of story, it's a commoner beating the shit out of noble people with power, pretty much just a power fantasy of the Chinese citizens who are dirt beneath their government's boot in real life. And I'd be fine with DBZ-like power creep if it at least looked plausible, but it's excel-sheet type bullshit like "oh no, I lost because his mastery level of the skill was 8 and the skill tier is B, whereas I only had two level 10 C-tier skills to counter!"
I wonder if Afghanistan or anywhere within Central Asia made anything at all.
Kazakh here, we have some local comic books of imo dubious quality, they're tied too closely to national mythos to truly shine as something unique. Animation has never been good here, aside from some indie artists like findo
Oh and I made a "cartoon" last year come watch
https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLDGLxn_rK9bT3qpKsSxQopjkyt1h9wLgK
IT'S THE NUTSHACK
Americans also helped produced it i guess.
Any thoughts on the callous comics about a nurse? I think we talked about this before.
I liked The Last Fiction, an adaptation of the Zahhak story of the Shahnameh. It's pretty metal.
The designs are a bit anime and it's basically an open criticism of the Islamic Republic but it works.
Hoorakhsh's next film Juliet & The King looks more fluid, and, I'm being complimentary here, generically European. It's apparently a Disney-style musical comedy.
Intriguing but it needs a better English name.
decent first effort though
There is nowhere else I can post these so eat my balls, anon.
>Korea
>China
>notable cartoons
With China, only low-quality crap comes to mind, with Korea, nothing at all.
Some former Soviet republic on the Asian continent have had a few notable productions by their respective Baseduzmultfilm studios.
>With China, only low-quality crap comes to mind
Tea Pets
The Legend Of Hei
Cats And Peachtopia
Ne Zha
Jiang Ziya
These were all decent, and believe me, I've seen their actual crap.
For series, Jung-Ju cats is passable.
Also what was that series with the fighting animals everyone was talking about a few years ago? Consensus was mixed but it had people's attention for a while.
*Jing-Ju
>Korea
The Great Catsby was interesting.
Malaysia has a pretty decent Cinemaphile community between Lat and the CGI cartoons they export
I recall some studio from Sri Lanka make some coombait back in 2014-2015.
This one is a weird case. It's the story of a Japanese manga artist in Japanese but was done in Singapore by an all-Singaporean team and doesn't really try to imitate the anime style at all, depsite being adapted from a manga. Basically a "motion comic" with very linited low budget animation. Pretty slow and dry and probably boring to people who aren't interestrd in Showa Japan, but it's unique.
Dragon Ball
Maybe try the Soviet union cartoons
None. The ones that contribute are the US, Japan and than Canada, UK, France and Belgium.
Germany and the Scandinavian countries produce a fair amount of passable animation. I watched a fricking Bulgarian one the other day if you can believe it, though I wouldn't call it notable, other than notably bizarre.
does this include australia?
Do you see a colored Australia on the map?
well maybe it's cropped out?
Not in Asia my American friend
I like some Taiwanese manhwa. Obviously like most of what's in this thread and most of what China and Korea produce, it's highly derivative of manga though
alright smart guy how do you explain this? it says it right there in the filename ASIA, see?
That's Asia-Pacific
Australia and the Pacific Islands are not part of Asia
That's like saying India is part of Brazil because you've got a map of BRICS countries
I suspect you know this and this is a weird way of trying to get some attention
It's the same region you dumplings it's fricking valid
Correct. Australia is part of the region called Oceania.
Spongebob in Tehran. Pure kino.