Katsuha
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| Katsuha 活画 | |
|---|---|
 Example of a typical katsuha poster for the katsuha series Supersonic Speed | |
| Alternative name | |
| Esonian | エソマショー |
| Fragranised | Esomashō |
| Anglish | Esomation |
| Other | |
| Origin |  Esonice |
| No. of studios | 187 |
| No. of companies | 112 |
Katsuha (Esonian: 活画, IPA: kaꜜtsuɣa) refers to any hand-drawn and computer generated animation originating from Esonice.
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Names and terminology
The word katsuha was coined by the animator and manha artist Giichi Hirumura in 1956 at the Okado Animators Convention of 1956, combining the character 活 (katsu) with character 画 (ha) suffixed onto it. 活 means that something is alive or lively while 画 is used as a suffix to refer to genres or styles of painting, in essence referring to animation being something like "living pictures". The term quickly gained popularity among the emerging animation circles of Esonice, later gaining national popularity among the general public in the late 60s and early 70s, supplanting the old word referring to domestic animated works esomashō, esomation (Esonian: エソマショー) a portmanteau of Esonice and animation, ultimately deriving from Iverican Esomació.
Katsuha and esomation are synonymous as they both refer to Esonian-made animated works, however there are some differences. while esomation and katsuha both refer to Esonian animation, esomation is used to mean Esonian animation in general while katsuha has increasingly became associated with the characteristics, style and themes of Esonian animated media. Esomation is also now a rarely used term within Esonice, the term also beginning to be supplanted internationally with katsuha being used instead to refer to Esonian animated media.
History
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Precursors
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Pioneer era
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Era of recognition
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Current era
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Characteristics
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Industry
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Cultural impact
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Inside Esonice
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Maiman katsuha
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Motoharan katsuha
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Yedoite katsuha
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Outside Esonice
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Florentia
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Seylos
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Criticisms
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Notable works
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Green, Fully dubbed and widely internationally available. Yellow, Subtitled only/limited to select few countries. Red, Only available in Esonice.
| Image | Title | Genre(s) | Core dem. | Original run | No. of episodes & seasons | Studio | Synopsis | ||
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Chōimzoku | 超音速 | Supersonic Speed | Sci-fi; racing;
extreme sports; action |
12-18 (teens) | July 21, 2001
July 25 2007 |
78 episodes & 6 seasons, 13 per season | Studio Kaos | --- |
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Saibārekutorikku | サイバーレクトリック | Cyberletric | Music; action; comedy | 12-18 (teens) | --- | --- | --- | --- |
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--- | --- | --- | --- | 6-14 (Kids) | --- | --- | --- | --- |
