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The first anime
In 1906, Humorous Phases of Funny Face was the first anime to be released in the world -
The first anime in the movie theater
In 1917 Imokawa Mukuzō Genkanban no Maki was released, made by Ōten Shimokawa to be shown in a cinema -
First colorful anime
On July 14, 1958, Mole's Adventure aired on Nippon Television, which was both first televised and the first colorful anime -
First big sucess
Speed racer was launched in 1967 and was the first major international success -
First animes in Brazil
In the 1980s, the extinct TV Manchete was the first open television station in the country to really invest heavily in showing cartoons in Brazil. From the anime, she aired Star Patrol and The Space Pirate, inside the Children's Club -
First big event
The first major event took place from July 2nd to 31st, 1988, at SESC Pompéia-SP, made to commemorate the founding of ORCADE - Cultural Organization of Animation and Drawing. In this first event for fans, there were dozens of Japanese anime shows and live-action series, with emphasis on National Kid -
First "boom" in Brazil
The first major anime "boom" in the country began in 1994, with The Knights of the Zodiac -
End of the first "boom"
Yu Yu Hakusho's commercial failure in Brazil - despite good audiences - marked the end of the first anime boom in Brazil. Since then investments in anime have been very well planned so as not to suffer losses of the same size -
Second "boom"
In 1999, Pokémon arrived on Brazilian screens through Rede Record, inaugurating a whole genre and a range of imitators and derivatives -
Strength loss
In early 2001, anime, as well as children's programming in general, began to lose strength and audience in Brazil. The main reasons for this were the fact that animes were censored and passed without the correct and complete chronology, in addition to the advancement of the internet, which made it easier to watch them at any time and place -
New market
In 2003, PlayArte introduced a new market in Brazil. The commercialization of anime DVDs in Brazil, initially investing in Os Cavaleiros do Zodíaco. And the success was instantaneous, so much so that it ended the year as the fifth best-selling box on the Submarino website -
Largest event in Latin America
It was also in 2003 that the first edition of what would become the largest anime event in Latin America, Anime Friends, took place. The Yamato Prize, was also created in the same year
