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Period: Jan 1, 1100 to Jan 1, 1200
Choju Jinbutsu Giga/ first manga
The scrolls known as Choju Jinbutsu Giga (or Scrolls of Frolicking Animals in English) from the 12th and 13th centuries are regarded to be the first example of sequential storytelling in Japanese art, earning them the title of the world's first manga. -
The first film-based animation
The first film-based animation was made by J. Stuart Blackton, whose Humorous Phases of Funny Faces in 1906 launched a successful series of animated films for New York's pioneering Vitagraph Company. this animation ran for 3 minutes -
the first anime
The first anime that was produced in Japan, Namakura Gatana (Blunt Sword), was made sometime in 1917, but there it is disputed which title was the first to get that honor. The animation ran for a total of 4 minutes -
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world war 2
Japanese government would urge animators to produce animations which enforced the Japanese spirit and national affiliation. The military would also hire animators to make films showing the sly, quick Japanese forces winning against enemy troops. most anime in this time period was propaganda. -
Momotaro: Umi no Shinpei/ first anime film
Momotaro: Sacred Sailors is Japan's first full-length animated film. It was directed by Mitsuyo Seo, who was commissioned by the Japanese Naval Ministry to create a propaganda film for World War II. The 74-minute film was shot by Shochiku Moving Picture Laboratory in 1944 and shown on April 12, 1945. A Japanese military propaganda film depicting anthropomorphic animals and an underlying message of hope for peace would bring a teenage manga artist named Osamu Tezuka to tears. -
Astro Boy Manga
ASTRO BOY, originally named Tetsuwan Atom, was created in 1952 by Japanese cartoonist and animator Osamu Tezuka, only six years after the end of World War Two. The original ASTRO BOY comic book series was wildly popular and runs almost 5,000 pages. -
Astro boy anime
It would become the first serialized animation to air on television in Japan it aired on January 1, 1963 to December 31, 1966 on Fuji TV the series consists of 193 episodes, the series would also become the first Japanese animated series aired in the United States. -
the Disney of anime
After the release and success of the movie Kaze no Tani no Nausicaä (Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind) in 1984, Hayao Miyazaki, Isao Takahata, Toshio Suzuki, and Yasuyoshi Tokuma officialized their presence by opening their own studio firm on 1985. -
the start of dragon ball franchies
The also intergenerational and widely loved DragonBall series franchise started its premier on Feb 26, 1986 on Fuji Television. The series introduced the martial arts genre and became incredibly influential in the Japanese Animation Industry and the overall economical statues of Japan. The series was so popular foreign countries from across the globe started dubbing it in their own language (I grew up watching it in Arabic with subtitles) -
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pokemon
Satoshi Tajiri created Pokemon, which evolved from a Japanese video game to an anime, manga, card game, and much more. It quickly became one of the most popular anime series in the United States. Pokémon, a Nintendo electronic game series that debuted in Japan in February 1996 as Pokémon Green and Pokémon Red. Later, the franchise became extremely popular in the United States and around the world. It is also the highest grossing anime -
longest running anime
The story follows Monkey D. Luffy and his adventures with his crew, the Straw Hat Pirates. Like some of the other longest-running anime, One Piece is currently ongoing, and its franchise is going strong with different merchandise, video games, and feature films. -
the big 3
The nickname "The Big Three" came about due to their immense worldwide popularity and length. With that, they were always featured in front of the shared Shonen Jump covers and always had bigger images for their main protagonists: Luffy, Naruto and Ichigo. these anime produced major popularity during their golden age in Jump's mid 2000s period -
only anime oscar
in the 20 years of the Best Animated Feature Oscar, only one anime has ever nabbed the award: "Spirited Away" from legendary Japanese director (and frequent retiree) Hayao Miyazaki -
crunchyroll
With anime blowing up in North America and other parts of the world, Crunchyroll was created so people across the world can watch all Japanese anime using this website. -
highest grossing anime movie
Originally released in Japan in 2020, Mugen Train is the highest-grossing animated film of all time in the country, pulling in over 500 million dollars and shattering the record that was held by Studio Ghibli's Spirited Away which stood at $395,580,000 without being supassed for over a decade. -
anime market size
The global anime market size was valued at USD 24.80 billion in 2021 and is expected to reach USD 26.89 billion in 2022.
