What Is It That Makes Japanese Anime So Special?

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For decades, anime was produced by and for Japan - a domestic product by local manga artists with unique artwork in the concepts, storytelling and themes. Over the last forty years, however, it's become an worldwide phenomenon that attracted millions of fans and being translated into many languages. A whole generation of worldwide viewers have grown up with it and are now passing it on to their own children.

Anime art styles range from the flamboyant and outlandish to the simple and direct. That said, even shows with more "basic" artwork can still be visually striking; anime finds ways to make everything look fresh and new. It doesn't shy away from epic storylines, which can run for dozens and sometimes up to hundreds of episodes, even thousands of episodes. The best anime, though, no matter what their length and episodes, all require great emotional involvement from the viewer to be considered successful.

Japan's history, language and worldview are woven into a great deal of anime on many levels. Some anime themes are based on Japanese history (Sengoku Basara) or raid Japanese mythology for story ideas (Hakkenden, ...
... Hell Girl). Even anime that are outwardly non-Japanese in their presentation (Claymore, Monster) have tinges of a Japanese sensibility to them.

Because all things anime tend to be tied-up together, it's obvious to think of anime as a genre. It isn't - no more than animation itself is a genre, but it is a description of how the material is being produced. Anime shows just like books or movies, fall into any of these existing genres: comedy, drama, romance, sci-fi, horror, action-adventure, futuristic, and so on.

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