{"id":36574,"date":"2018-04-11T23:03:02","date_gmt":"2018-04-12T03:03:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.animenation.net\/?p=36574"},"modified":"2018-04-11T23:03:02","modified_gmt":"2018-04-12T03:03:02","slug":"is-jikken-hin-kazoku-anime","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.animenation.net\/blog\/is-jikken-hin-kazoku-anime\/","title":{"rendered":"Is Jikken-hin Kazoku Anime?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/843ULVcGeQM?rel=0\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>KJJ Animation &amp; Big Firebird Animation&#8217;s currently airing &#8220;<a href=\"http:\/\/jp.frankenstein-family.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Jikken-hin Kazoku: Creatures Family Days<\/a>&#8221; seems to be blurring the clear distinction of &#8220;Japanese animation&#8221; more than any prior production ever. &#8220;<a href=\"http:\/\/frankenstein-family.animen.com.tw\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Shiyan Pin Jiating: Frankenstein Family<\/a>,&#8221; as it&#8217;s known in its original language is a <a href=\"http:\/\/suncomics.animen.com.tw\/comic\/detail?id=14\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Taiwanese manhua series<\/a> by Hong Kong-based creator Yanai. The Japanese translation of the comic is <a href=\"http:\/\/www.comicbunch.com\/manga\/wed\/jikkenhin\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">published by Comic Bunch<\/a>. The animated television series adaptation is written by Cai Zhiheng and directed by Wei Tianxing. In fact, the only Japanese staff member on the animation&#8217;s executive production team is sound director Tomohiro Seki. Despite the animation being produced by studios that have previously only produced animation for Chinese broadcast, <em>Jikken-hin Kazoku<\/em> appears to be specifically intended for Japanese television broadcast because it&#8217;s only audio language appears to be Japanese. The anime consists of fifteen minute animation segments bookended by nine minutes of live-action introduction &amp; commentary from the Japanese voice cast.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.animenation.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Jikken-hin.Kazoku.02.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-36576\" src=\"https:\/\/www.animenation.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Jikken-hin.Kazoku.02.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"610\" height=\"352\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.animenation.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Jikken-hin.Kazoku.02.png 1280w, https:\/\/www.animenation.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Jikken-hin.Kazoku.02-300x173.png 300w, https:\/\/www.animenation.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Jikken-hin.Kazoku.02-768x443.png 768w, https:\/\/www.animenation.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Jikken-hin.Kazoku.02-450x259.png 450w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 610px) 100vw, 610px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.animenation.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Jikken-hin.Kazoku.01.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-36575\" src=\"https:\/\/www.animenation.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Jikken-hin.Kazoku.01.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"610\" height=\"352\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.animenation.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Jikken-hin.Kazoku.01.png 1280w, https:\/\/www.animenation.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Jikken-hin.Kazoku.01-300x173.png 300w, https:\/\/www.animenation.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Jikken-hin.Kazoku.01-768x443.png 768w, https:\/\/www.animenation.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Jikken-hin.Kazoku.01-450x259.png 450w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 610px) 100vw, 610px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Beyond any doubt <em>Jikken-hin Kazoku<\/em> looks indistinguishable from any other conventional Japanese produced anime. Its animation has a low frame count resulting in the animation looking a bit stiff and occasionally jerky, but even some concurrent fully Japanese produced shows this season also exhibit sub-par animation quality, for example, <em>Devils Line<\/em> and <em>Lost Song<\/em>. The show contains no on-screen Japanese text outside of its title card, but the show also appears to be set in an Asian country besides Japan.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.animenation.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Jikken-hin.Kazoku.04.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-36578 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/www.animenation.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Jikken-hin.Kazoku.04-300x173.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"279\" height=\"161\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.animenation.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Jikken-hin.Kazoku.04-300x173.png 300w, https:\/\/www.animenation.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Jikken-hin.Kazoku.04-768x443.png 768w, https:\/\/www.animenation.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Jikken-hin.Kazoku.04-450x259.png 450w, https:\/\/www.animenation.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Jikken-hin.Kazoku.04.png 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 279px) 100vw, 279px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.animenation.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Jikken-hin.Kazoku.03.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-36577 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/www.animenation.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Jikken-hin.Kazoku.03-300x173.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"284\" height=\"164\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.animenation.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Jikken-hin.Kazoku.03-300x173.png 300w, https:\/\/www.animenation.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Jikken-hin.Kazoku.03-768x443.png 768w, https:\/\/www.animenation.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Jikken-hin.Kazoku.03-450x259.png 450w, https:\/\/www.animenation.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Jikken-hin.Kazoku.03.png 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 284px) 100vw, 284px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.animenation.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Jikken-hin.Kazoku.07.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright  wp-image-36581\" src=\"https:\/\/www.animenation.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Jikken-hin.Kazoku.07-300x173.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"281\" height=\"162\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.animenation.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Jikken-hin.Kazoku.07-300x173.png 300w, https:\/\/www.animenation.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Jikken-hin.Kazoku.07-768x443.png 768w, https:\/\/www.animenation.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Jikken-hin.Kazoku.07-450x259.png 450w, https:\/\/www.animenation.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Jikken-hin.Kazoku.07.png 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 281px) 100vw, 281px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.animenation.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Jikken-hin.Kazoku.05.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft  wp-image-36579\" src=\"https:\/\/www.animenation.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Jikken-hin.Kazoku.05-300x173.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"290\" height=\"167\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.animenation.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Jikken-hin.Kazoku.05-300x173.png 300w, https:\/\/www.animenation.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Jikken-hin.Kazoku.05-768x443.png 768w, https:\/\/www.animenation.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Jikken-hin.Kazoku.05-450x259.png 450w, https:\/\/www.animenation.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Jikken-hin.Kazoku.05.png 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 290px) 100vw, 290px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.animenation.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Jikken-hin.Kazoku.08.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-36582\" src=\"https:\/\/www.animenation.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Jikken-hin.Kazoku.08-300x173.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"173\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.animenation.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Jikken-hin.Kazoku.08-300x173.png 300w, https:\/\/www.animenation.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Jikken-hin.Kazoku.08-768x443.png 768w, https:\/\/www.animenation.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Jikken-hin.Kazoku.08-450x259.png 450w, https:\/\/www.animenation.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Jikken-hin.Kazoku.08.png 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>But unlike conventional &#8220;anime&#8221; that derives from Japanese scripts and Japanese animation character designs, the principle design development of this show had no Japanese creative involvement. My own long-standing definition of anime is &#8220;animation created by Japanese creators for Japanese viewers.&#8221; While <em>Jikken-hin Kazoku<\/em> appears to have been created for Japanese viewers, none of the visual component of the animation nor any of the series&#8217; script was created with any Japanese creative input. The show was not created with and from a native Japanese psychology and creative perspective. So strictly speaking, <em>Shiyan Pin Jiating<\/em> is a Taiwanese animation dubbed for Japanese release, meaning that it&#8217;s not &#8220;anime.&#8221; I&#8217;m honestly undecided on whether to consider this series &#8220;anime.&#8221; Perhaps if this is the first of future non-Japanese created shows to be produced for the Japanese market and be practically indistinguishable from authentic &#8220;anime,&#8221; the rigid definition of &#8220;anime&#8221; will have to evolve and expand in response.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_36580\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-36580\" style=\"width: 1280px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.animenation.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Jikken-hin.Kazoku.06.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.animenation.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Jikken-hin.Kazoku.06.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"610\" height=\"352\" class=\"size-full wp-image-36580\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.animenation.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Jikken-hin.Kazoku.06.png 1280w, https:\/\/www.animenation.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Jikken-hin.Kazoku.06-300x173.png 300w, https:\/\/www.animenation.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Jikken-hin.Kazoku.06-768x443.png 768w, https:\/\/www.animenation.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Jikken-hin.Kazoku.06-450x259.png 450w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 610px) 100vw, 610px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-36580\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Where did Aisuri&#8217;s spider arms disappear to?<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>For the present, I&#8217;m highly curious to know how other fans classify this show.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>KJJ Animation &amp; Big Firebird Animation&#8217;s currently airing &#8220;Jikken-hin Kazoku: Creatures Family Days&#8221; seems to be blurring the clear distinction of &#8220;Japanese animation&#8221; more than any prior production ever. &#8220;Shiyan Pin Jiating: Frankenstein Family,&#8221; as it&#8217;s known in its original language is a Taiwanese manhua series by Hong Kong-based creator Yanai. 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