What is anime?

What is Anime?
Don't be fooled by the big eyes, special effects shows, and the pretty ladies. Anime, sometimes referred to as Japanimation, is more than a mere art style. To some, it is a way oflife.

| |[pic] | |Anime originated in the 1960s, when the television made it's way to | |  |
| | ||Japan. At that time, the popular art style was simply called "manga", | | |
| | | |or comics drawn and made in Japan. Some pioneers in the Japanese comic|| |
| | | |industry decided to put manga in motion by animating their works on | | |
| | | |theTV screen. | | |
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| |[pic]| |During this transition from comics to live television, art style was | |  |
| | | |not the only thing embedded into what would be known as Anime. Along || |
| | | |with the distinct style, Japanese culture was fused into this new type| | |
| | | |offilm. This in turn creates animated products that caters to a more | | |
| | | |mature audience, featuring storylines that have more violence, sex, || |
| | | |humor, emotion, and action than the conventional cartoon. | | |
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