History of anime
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The history of anime can be traced back to the start of the 20th century, with Japan producing its first animated films in the 1910s, the earliest verifiable Japanese animated film dates from 1917. Ho
The release of Space Battleship Yamato is often cited as the beginning of anime space operas.
The film Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind helped jumpstart Studio Ghibli.
Osamu Tezuka
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Osamu Tezuka was a Japanese manga artist, cartoonist and animator. Considered to be among the greatest and most influential cartoonists of all time, his prolific output, pioneering techniques and inno
History of anime
…first animated films in the 1910s, the earliest verifiable Japanese animated film dates from 1917. However, it was not until the 1960s, with the work of Osamu Tezuka, often called the "God of Manga," that anime began to take shape as a distinct cultural phenomenon. Tezuka's Astro Boy (1963) is considered one of the…
Tezuka in 1951
Tezuka in the 1950s
The Osamu Tezuka Manga Museum