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The Beginning of Anime
Based on animated shorts from France and the United States, Japan began producing animation in 1917, still in the silent film era, using trial-and-error drawing and cutout animation techniques. The exceptional quality of Japanese "manga flicks" became a topic of conversation. However, Japanese anime was more expensive to produce than Western animations, and the popularity of Disney cartoons overshadowed it. -
The Great Kanto Earthquake
One of the things that helped them identify their specialty was anime production for public relations and publicity campaigns by public agencies. Domestic animation production was beginning to form a tiny but solid basis when Tokyo and the surrounding area experienced catastrophic destruction in the Great Kanto Earthquake in 1923. The anime business was forced to start all over again from scratch. -
Worldwide Attention
The industry continued to struggle, unable to respond adequately to successive innovations, including the appearance of the first talkies in 1929 and colour film in 1932. During this period, Ōfuji Noburō won international acclaim for Bagudajō no tōzoku (The Thief of Baguda Castle), which he made by cutting and pasting chiyogami (Japanese coloured paper) (Japanese coloured paper). His film is regarded as the first to gain exposure from anywhere outside of Japan. -
First Full-Length Anime Film
Many anime artists with potential appeared one after the other, but as the war loomed closer, goods were in short supply as the nation's mood shifted militaristic. Even film was difficult to obtain. The first full theatrical film in the history of Japanese anime was released in this context. Momotarō: Umi no shinpei (Momotarō’s Divine Sea Warriors, 74 minutes), produced by the navy. This film was propagandistic and was made in hopes to boost morale and commitment to the war effort. -
Japanese Anime First TV Episode
Fuji Television aired Tetsuwan Atomu, a 30-minute animated television series, on January 1, 1963. (better known in English as Astro Boy). The show was a surprising hit, kicking off an anime craze and a period of fierce competition for television viewers. The success signalled the start of a new era in the anime industry. -
The Introduction of Shonen
Shueisha's Weekly Shonen Jump is a weekly shonen manga anthology published in Japan under the Jump magazine line. It is the best-selling and longest-running manga magazine; the first issue was published on August 1, 1968, with a cover date of August 1. The manga series in the magazine are aimed at young teen male readers and feature a lot of action scenes as well as a lot of comedy. -
Studio Ghibli's Spirited Away
The film was released in Japan on July 20, 2001, by distributor Toho, and gained unanimous acclaim, grossing $383.4 million worldwide. It is regarded as one of the best animated pictures ever made, and it is among the top 30 films on IMDb. As a result, it became Japan's most successful and highest-earning picture, grossing a total of 31.68 billion yen. It was the first and only hand-drawn and non-English animated film to win the Academy Award for Best Animated Feature at the 75th Academy Awards. -
Modern Day Anime
With the release of Naruto in 2002, Bleach in 2004, and One Piece in 2001, anime has gained a ton of love and attention worldwide. This has paved way for smaller Japanese animation studios to acquire a higher budget to produce incredible pieces of high quality animation. Anime used to be looked at as little kid cartoons but nowadays it's something kids and adults alike can enjoy and appreciate.