How long has anime been around

The word is the abbreviated pronunciation of "animation" in Japanese, where this term references all animation. Outside Japan, anime is used to refer specifically to animation from Japan or as a Japanese-disseminated animation style.

Anime consists of an ideal story-telling mechanism, combining graphic art, characterization, cinematography, and other forms of imaginative and individualistic techniques.

The production of anime focuses less on the animation of movement and more on the realism of settings as well as the use of camera effects, including panning, zooming, and angle shots. Being hand-drawn, anime is separated from reality by a crucial gap of fiction that provides an ideal path for escapism that audiences can immerse themselves into with relative ease. Thanks for sharing some of your favorite titles with us! Natsu Jun 18, Hey Wonderopolis team could you please please please make a wonder about Fairy Tail the anime?

Jun 20, You must be a big fan of Fairy Tail the anime, Natsu! Timothy May 28, I love anime I watch Cardcaptors and Stg. May 30, Itzury May 25, HeartBacon May 23, I like fairytail,sword art online,and the future diary. Thank you for your time Fairy Tail is so awesome and Natsu is so cool.

I thought i was the only one who watched that. I guess i'm wrong. May 24, Rebecca May 22, Will you ever make a wonder onn how are babies made. May 23, Thanks for the suggestion, Rebecca! Jade May 16, May 17, Glad to hear it! May 16, Sophia May 15, That's great, Sophia! What are some of your favorites? Satimma May 15, One punch man is my fav It is so cool I wish i could be satimma my real name is none of peoples busniees im not being cyberbullied.

Thanks for sharing your thoughts, Satimma! Evan May 11, May 12, Thanks for sharing your connection, Evan! May 4, That's awesome, Chelsea! Hoi ima Temmie where is temmie.

An anime artical i love does thers drogen ball za aund sailor maon. We are glad you enjoyed this Wonder! Freiza May 4, I the mighty freiza am from dragon ball z. And im goku! That clears things up. Thanks, Freiza and Goku! May 3, It's right here. Wow she IS a big anime fan! Hope she is getting the rest she needs, though! Anime was made a while ago The first animation was a Boy walking. I wonder who made it. May 2, Im the mighty freiza!

Not on my watch freiza!! Yah its me goku Fav is dbs for dragonball super. Thanks for the suggestion, Bootmin!

I love anime best wonder ever wonderoplis Im freiza well im goku lets settle this with a dule in clash royale. Ok goku goku face.

Apr 26, Thanks for the suggestion, Cheyenene! Glad you enjoyed this Wonder! Sam Apr 24, I love tokyo ghoul so much!!! Also dragon ball z is SO good as well. Apr 24, Mac Apr 21, Tell me at least 1 you like. Apr 27, Thanks for sharing your thoughts! I LOVE tokyo ghoul and dragon ball z! We will have to check those out, Sam! Thanks for your comment! Apr 22, Hi, Mac! There are many Anime movies we like. What is your favorite? Mac Apr 24, Mac Apr 26, Your welcome.

But you need to tell me a specific anime you like :. Rapidfiredude Apr 20, We will have to check it out! Apr 20, Skyler Apr 20, Thanks for sharing one of your favs with us! Kaleigh Apr 18, I love your wonders my teacher plays them a lot. Can you do more who invented wonders it would mean a lot to me -Kaleigh Apr 19, Chloe Apr 18, I love anime so much!!! My name on minecraft used to be "Anime chan". Glad you really enjoyed this Wonder, Chloe!

Good to hear from you again! Nathan Apr 19, Hey Nathan! So glad you enjoyed this awesome Wonder! It is called "when marnie was there" and it is sad :[. Gavin Apr 27, That's great, Nevaeh! What are some of your favs? Apr 7, Is that one of your favs, Gavin? Apr 6, Thanks for sharing your connection, Rapidfire!

Arrow Apr 3, I know more than this thing and it is true that tezuka made astro boy I think this is completely fake. Apr 4, InfiniteNightZ Mar 30, Mar 30, Trinity Mar 27, I just LOVE anime! Mar 28, Awesome, Trinity! Wonder with us again soon! Nick Mauss Mar 24, Mar 27, La'anie Ortiz Mar 27, Maroon Mar 22, I love anime, manga, and others.

Reading this article was totally worth my time! Wonderopoliz Apr 13, Apr 14, We think we missed something? Mar 23, Mar 20, Chloe Mar 17, Mar 17, What's one of your favs, Chloe?

Esosa Obasuyi. Mar 16, I love anime. I am a big manga nerd to. I suggest you try and watch One punch-man. I also prefer Ajinn, but it's a bit graphic. Mar 21, Gavin Mar 16, Thanks for your comment, Sam!

Kevin Lin Mar 15, Mar 15, Which thing? This Wonder? What did you think of it, Kevin? Cool trick. Mar 14, Sounds spooky! Thanks for the suggestion, though! Tyler Mar 13, Thanks for sharing, Tyler! Glad you checked out this Wonder with us! Rainbowninjamonkey Mar 13, Answer my question wonderopolis do you like anime and do you support LGBT..? Rin Mar 13, I am so glad that this has to do with anime cause i'm an otaku!!!!! Mar 13, Malcolm Mar 10, Love spirited away and Panyo.

Thanks for sharing, Malcolm! Killtime Mar 10, As cool as the other side of the pillow! What's one of your favorites? Bro Mar 9, Alex Mar 9, Is that one of your favs, Alex? Mar 10, Glad you checked this one out and enjoyed it! I saw this article and I was so shocked, haha.

I like watching slices of life and romance shows, this article peaked my interests. So glad we got you interested, Stac3y! Karter Mar 8, Karter Apr 4, ThisGuy Mar 8, The art looks amazing as well!!! Mar 9, It IS amazing stuff, huh ThisGuy? Thanks for checking this one out! D-Brown Mar 8, This is so interesting. When I was little and watched Pokemon I never knew what was behind the cartoon. I really enjoy this wonder. Grrrrrrrrrrrrrreat Job! Nate Mar 7, Are you a big fan of anime, Nate?

Nate Mar 9, I like the classics like manga naruto dragon ball Z and pokemon. Glad to know you appreciate the classics, Nate!

Karigan57 Aug 21, Aug 22, We'll have to check out Glitter Force! Vivian Mar 7, I at least draw one picture of anime everyday!! Thanks for telling me more! My friend Emily, inspired me to draw anime a lot, too!

Mar 8, Imma Mar 6, Mar 7, Mar 6, I have been waiting for a anime wonder for ages and it's here! Sailorcat Mar 6, OtakuTrash Mar 6, Thought I could learn something about anime on Wonderopolis, but I already know too much BTW you should watch a non well-known anime called Mitsudomoe, it's really good. Thanks for the tip! Glad you are already an anime expert! Charming Mar 3, Pawrus Oct 19, So glad you enjoyed this Wonder!

Maya Mar 3, I LOVE anime and also, manga! I am really happy that wonderopolis final did a article about it! Thank you. So glad you loved this one, Ryan! Mab Mar 3, I loved this article. So much Information. Wonderopolis you never disappoint! Mar 3, Aww thanks, Mab! NarutoFan Mar 3, Its hard to believe how far back "anime" goes. Very good article. From:Michael Age Thanks Michael! Chloe Mar 3, Ethan Marshall Mar 3, Awesome, Ethan! Anime Lover ;p Mar 3, I love anime and recently have been able to draw it.

I watch a few anime shows that are in Japanese an i am able to translate it. Thanks for doing this article. I enjoyed it and i hope others do as well. Brody Mar 3, Anime is the best! Soul eater. There all great shows! Isabel Mar 3, We just are, Jewel. Why are YOU awesome?

The Doctor Mar 3, I absolutely LOVE anime!!!! It it so unqiue and different than other art styles!! That's cool, The Matthew! How did you like this Wonder? Alejandro Mar 3, So glad you enjoyed it, Alejandro!

But i didn't know it began gaining popularity in the s. Gracen Carroll Mar 3, There is so much to learn in this article. Next, you learn about how it started. Miyazaki Hayao, who saw the film during a break from studying for his college entrance exams, was astonished by its quality.

They sent a research team to the United States and invited several experts to travel to Japan as mentors. With jobs hard to come by in the postwar Japan, the new company was able to attract an outstanding team of young talent happy to work for relatively low starting salaries.

It was a typical labor-intensive company. The labor movement was also gaining momentum, bringing frequent labor disputes and labor-management clashes. Both were active members of the labor union, Takahata serving as vice-chairman and Miyazaki as secretary-general.

The show became a surprise hit, starting an anime boom and a period of intense competition for TV audiences. The success marked the beginning of a new kind of anime industry.

The low franchise fees paid to the studio for Tetsuwan Atomu created by Tezuka Osamu, the president of Mushi Production meant that the company needed to come up with a way to drastically cut production costs. They ruthlessly cut the number of drawings, trimmed the number of lines in each image to the bare minimum, and took to using more still images. They worked to make the storylines quicker and devised clever ways of simulating movement, from sound effects to the dialogue.

The company offset its losses with copyright income—licensing the rights for the Atom character to their corporate sponsor, confectionary maker Meiji Seika, who used the character on a popular brand of chocolates.

When the company still posted a loss, Tezuka decided to invest his own income from manga publishing. Merchandising became entrenched as part of the basic business model for all the television anime that followed. The most popular genre dealt with science fiction and space, followed by shows about girls with magical powers.

In , the popular baseball-themed Kyojin no hoshi Star of the Giants began, followed in by the first episode of the family drama Sazae-san, which continues to this day as the longest-running series in anime history. But not every series could be a winner, and with a glut on the market competition intensified.

Mushi Production went bankrupt in although the labor union later took over from Tezuka, the founder, and has led the company until the present day.