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The history of anime can be traced back to the start of the 20th century, with the earliest verifiable films dating from 1917. [1] Before the advent of film, Japan already had a rich tradition of entertainment with colourful painted figures moving across the projection screen in utsushi-e (写し絵), a particular Japanese type of magic lantern show popular in the 19th century.
e. Chōjū-giga (12th century), traditionally attributed to a monk-artist Kakuyū (Toba Sōjo) Image of bathers from the Hokusai manga. Manga, in the sense of narrative multi-panel cartoons made in Japan, originated from Euro-American-style cartoons featured in late 19th-century Japanese publications. [1] The form of manga as speech-balloon ...
Osamu Tezuka (手塚 治虫, born 手塚 治, Tezuka Osamu, () 3 November 1928 – 9 February 1989) was a Japanese manga artist, cartoonist and animator. Born in Osaka Prefecture, his prolific output, pioneering techniques and innovative redefinitions of genres earned him such titles as "the Father of Manga" (マンガの父, Manga no Chichi), "the Godfather of Manga" (マンガの教父 ...
The history of anime in the United States began in 1961, when Magic Boy and The White Snake Enchantress, both produced by Toei Animation, became the first and second anime films to receive documented releases in the country. [1] Anime has since found success with a growing audience in the region, with Astro Boy often being noted as the first ...
Anime are Japanese animated shows with a distinctive artstyle. Anime storylines can include fantasy or real life. They are famous for elements like vivid graphics and character expressions. In contrast, manga is strictly paper drawings, with comic book style drawings. Usually, animes are adaptations of manga but some of the animes with original ...
Anime (Japanese: アニメ, IPA: [aꜜɲime] ⓘ) (a term derived from a shortening of the English word animation) is hand-drawn and computer-generated animation originating from Japan. Outside Japan and in English, anime refers specifically to animation produced in Japan. [1] However, in Japan and in Japanese, anime describes all animated ...
Gintoki Sakata (Japanese: 坂田 銀時, Hepburn: Sakata Gintoki) is a fictional character in the manga and anime franchise Gintama created by Hideaki Sorachi. Gintoki is the protagonist of the series and his name serves as part of the basis of the series' title. He is introduced as a former rebel samurai who lives in a fictionalized version of ...
Himura Kenshin. Himura Kenshin (緋村 剣心), known as Kenshin Himura in the English-language anime dubs, [7] is a fictional character and the protagonist of the manga Rurouni Kenshin created by Nobuhiro Watsuki. Kenshin's story is set in a fictional version of Japan during the Meiji period. Kenshin is a former legendary assassin known as ...