What is Gag Anime?
Comedy is subjective, and there are various elements that go into what constitutes humour. What is funny depends on context, and in the context of anime and manga, humour is a particularly interesting and colourful aspect that takes on various forms.
One form of comedy in the media of anime and manga is gag, and fans of anime hear the word «gag» thrown around a lot, especially in comedy anime. What exactly is gag anime?
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As you'd expect, the invocation of the word «gag» ("gyagu") in the context of Japanese media and colloquialisms refers to the same general idea the word does in English – in the context of comedy, of course. In English, a «visual gag» is something that conveys humor without the use of words at all. The joke and its punchline are all apparent; however, there is the idea that what is presented visually is generally an impossibility or something that is unexpected.
The use of the word «gag» in English is thought to originate from slang, and is an extension of a joke in which the elements that produce humour are not words or stories, but what is seen and (mis)interpreted. Gags are found in various kinds of performance and media, such as films, comics, cartoons, and of course, anime and manga.
In the context of anime and manga, the word gag has come to have a much looser definition than the above. What is particularly different is the use of the word in reference to various kinds of comedy, not merely those that are visual in nature. Gags in anime and manga tend to have a particularly ridiculous quality, that much is the same as what is implied when the word is used in English. However, in anime and manga, gags can be jokes in general, or even humourous bits performed by
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