Anime is a Japanese style of hand-drawn and computer animation. Anime is a term used in Japan to refer to all animation films, regardless of theme or
Anime is a Japanese style of hand-drawn and computer animation. Anime is a term used in Japan to refer to all animation films, regardless of theme or origin. Anime is a colloquial term for Japanese animation used outside of Japan and in English. It refers to animation created in Japan.
Japan's first commercial animations were released in 1917. With the works of cartoonist Osamu Tezuka, a distinctive art style originated in the 1960s and expanded over the ensuing decades, attracting a wide domestic audience. Anime is sold in theatres, on cable, on home radio, and over the Internet.