Anime
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Anime is animation originating from Japan. Outside Japan and in English, anime refers specifically to animation produced in Japan. However, anime, in Japan and in Japanese, describes all animated work
Frame from the opening sequence of Osamu Tezuka's 1963 TV series Astro Boy
Anime artists employ many distinct visual styles. Clockwise from the top left: Dead Leaves, Flag, Serial Experiments Lain, Monster, Mind Game, Lucky Star, Cat Soup, and Gurren Lagann.
The Akihabara district of Tokyo is popular with anime and manga fans, as well as with the otaku subculture in Japan.
Anime Expo in Los Angeles, California, United States – one of the largest fan conventions in the Western world.
Princess Mononoke
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Princess Mononoke is a 1997 Japanese animated historical fantasy film written and directed by Hayao Miyazaki. Set in the Muromachi period of Japanese history, the film follows Ashitaka, a young Emishi
Billy Crudup (pictured in 2015) voiced Ashitaka in the English dub.
Claire Danes (pictured in 2015) voiced San.
Some of the film's natural scenery was inspired by a visit to the forests of Yakushima.
The Tama Zenshoen Sanatorium, which Miyazaki was inspired by during the production.