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  2. Wicked City (1987 film) - Wikipedia

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    'Supernatural Beast City') is a 1987 Japanese adult animated neo-noir [2] action [3] gothic horror film [4] produced by Video Art and Madhouse for Japan Home Video. Based on Black Guard , the first novel of the Wicked City series by Hideyuki Kikuchi , the film is the solo directorial debut of Yoshiaki Kawajiri , who also served as the character ...

  3. List of fictional towns in animation - Wikipedia

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    Morioh is a fictional coastal town located in the fictional S City, M Prefecture, Japan from the JoJo's Bizarre Adventure manga series. Both the fourth and eighth part of these series (Diamond is Unbreakable and JoJolion, respectively) take place here. Morioh is based on creator Hirohiko Araki's hometown of Sendai. [6] Mossy Bottom Farm

  4. Anime - Wikipedia

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    As a type of animation, anime is an art form that comprises many genres found in other mediums; it is sometimes mistakenly classified as a genre itself. [8] In Japanese, the term anime is used to refer to all animated works, regardless of style or origin. [9]

  5. Manga iconography - Wikipedia

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    Japanese manga has developed a visual language or iconography for expressing emotion and other internal character states. This drawing style has also migrated into anime, as many manga are adapted into television shows and films and some of the well-known animation studios are founded by manga artists.

  6. Metropolis (2001 film) - Wikipedia

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    The Shinto religion has a delineation between the animate and inanimate. Shinto kami can be spirits, humans, objects, or in this case, robots. Therefore, robots are viewed favorably in both the manga and the film, but especially in the film, where there is a nearly equal number of robot and human characters.

  7. Tokyo Godfathers - Wikipedia

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    Tokyo Godfathers was released in Japan on November 8, 2003, and in North America on January 16, 2004. [7] [8] It won the Excellence Award at the 2003 Japan Media Arts Festival [9] and Best Animation Film at the 58th Mainichi Film Awards. [10] [11]

  8. List of fictional towns in comics - Wikipedia

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    This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness. You can help by adding missing items with reliable sources. This is a list of fictional towns and villages in comics. Name Debut Creator(s) Publisher Notes Agarashima X-Men #119 (February 1979) Chris Claremont and John Byrne Marvel Comics Located in Japan, this is the hometown of the Yashida Clan ...

  9. Category:Animated films set in Japan - Wikipedia

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