Japanese Anime Olympics
Tokyo olympiad 東京オリンピック tōkyō orinpikku is a 1965 japanese documentary film directed by kon ichikawa which documents the 1964 summer olympics in tokyo like leni riefenstahl s olympia which documented the 1936 summer olympics in berlin ichikawa s film was considered a milestone in documentary filmmaking however tokyo olympiad keeps its focus more on the atmosphere of the.
Japanese anime olympics. The company s overseas directed broadcasting is funded directly by the japanese government. Japanese studio to produce anime short for 2020 tokyo olympics kyodo news jun 11 2019 14 47 sports arts news all japan the international olympic committee has commissioned studio ponoc a japanese animation studio formed by former members of studio ghibli and others to produce the world s first olympic inspired animated short. Anime characters have turned out in force to support the japanese sports teams in the tokyo olympics to be held in 2020. A few japanese artists have come together to create an unofficial promotion campaign for the tokyo olympics drawing inspiration from a subject they re incredibly passionate about.
So them taking the reins for a spotlight on the. While other countries have often created mascots for their games japan has. In a couple years japan will host the next summer olympics in tokyo and the 2020 event is going all in on anime don t believe it. Tokyo 2020 olympic games reveals anime mascots.
By now you ve probably already heard that tokyo will be hosting the 2020 summer olympics. 2020 tokyo olympics country flags make for impressive anime warriors. Tokyo anime characters have turned out in force to support the japanese sports teams in the tokyo olympics to be held in 2020. These shorts come from nippon hoso kyokai called japan broadcasting company in english but generally referred to as nhk.
While other countries have often created mascots for their games. To celebrate this upcoming event a handful of japanese artists decided to team up and reimagine some of the participating countries as badass warriors. They have been reimagining the participating countries as badass anime characters who are ready to go into combat and the designs are very japanese.
