As a type of animation, anime is an art form that comprises many genres found in other mediums; it is sometimes mistakenly classified as a genre itself. In Japanese, the term anime is used to refer to all animated works, … See more

Anime differs from other forms of animation by its art styles, methods of animation, its production, and its process. Visually, anime … See more

Anime has become commercially profitable in Western countries, as demonstrated by early commercially successful Western adaptations of anime, such as Astro Boy and Speed Racer. Early American adaptions in the 1960s made Japan expand … See more

Precursors
Emakimono and shadow plays (kage-e) are considered precursors of Japanese animation. Emakimono was common in the eleventh century. … See more

The animation industry consists of more than 430 production companies with some of the major studios including Toei Animation See more

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