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When did the whole Anime market and production first start and by who and how has it changed since?
We know that Anime can be traced to Japan and that Japan is a leader in the production of Anime in all forms, paper, and visual media, but does one person or group stand out as the first to do Anime art and work?
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What is the History of Anime?
Who is attributed with first making Anime?
What was the first Anime like?
What changes have occurred in Anime?
Pictures or samples of vintage to modern Anime would enhance the answer.
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What is the History of Anime?
Who is attributed with first making Anime?
What was the first Anime like?
What changes have occurred in Anime?
Pictures or samples of vintage to modern Anime would enhance the answer.
Have fun with this question and be creative. Do you have your own Anime? Show us one.
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First of all, Japan is not merely the leading producer of anime, it's the only source of anime. Anime is by definition animation made in Japan. Anything similiar to anime made in another country is animesque, but not anime.
Of course, in Japan they have a different idea, but by their standard anime is anything animated made anywhere. Outside of Japan, however, it's assumed if you say anime you mean "animated programs and movies made in Japan."
Now, to answer your more specific questions:
Anime is almost as old as cartoons in the rest of the world, going all the way back to 1917. The style we think of when we think of anime was developed in the 60s, most notably by Osamu Tezaku. The very first anime in 1917 was a two minute clip of a samurai testing his new sword. The first anime feature length film was Momotaro's Divine Sea Warriors, released in 1945. Early anime wasn't too different from western cartoons. Tezaku's groundbreaking style of the 60s was actually influenced by Disney cartoons; the reason it seems so different is because of how much American cartoons had changed by the time anime became popular in the US. In the 70s, manga (or comics) began to be popular in Japan, and anime began to be mostly adaptations of mangas (a trend that continues to this day). By the time anime began to appear in America, which was the 80s, anime actually had a wider visual style than most people give it credit for; not every anime character has big eyes, no nose and a small mouth. Generally, the guideline is the more realistic the characters are, the more mature it is, but that's not always the case. Although anime covers a wide variety of genres and styles, throughout the 80s and 90s it began to get generally split into Shonen anime (for boys) and Shoujo anime (for girls). Modern anime reflects this division more so than ever. Modern anime also uses computer effects regularly and often has better production values than American cartoons (the time when the opposite was true is long over).
I don't have any pictures but I hope this helps.
Of course, in Japan they have a different idea, but by their standard anime is anything animated made anywhere. Outside of Japan, however, it's assumed if you say anime you mean "animated programs and movies made in Japan."
Now, to answer your more specific questions:
Anime is almost as old as cartoons in the rest of the world, going all the way back to 1917. The style we think of when we think of anime was developed in the 60s, most notably by Osamu Tezaku. The very first anime in 1917 was a two minute clip of a samurai testing his new sword. The first anime feature length film was Momotaro's Divine Sea Warriors, released in 1945. Early anime wasn't too different from western cartoons. Tezaku's groundbreaking style of the 60s was actually influenced by Disney cartoons; the reason it seems so different is because of how much American cartoons had changed by the time anime became popular in the US. In the 70s, manga (or comics) began to be popular in Japan, and anime began to be mostly adaptations of mangas (a trend that continues to this day). By the time anime began to appear in America, which was the 80s, anime actually had a wider visual style than most people give it credit for; not every anime character has big eyes, no nose and a small mouth. Generally, the guideline is the more realistic the characters are, the more mature it is, but that's not always the case. Although anime covers a wide variety of genres and styles, throughout the 80s and 90s it began to get generally split into Shonen anime (for boys) and Shoujo anime (for girls). Modern anime reflects this division more so than ever. Modern anime also uses computer effects regularly and often has better production values than American cartoons (the time when the opposite was true is long over).
I don't have any pictures but I hope this helps.
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