Anime (Japanese: Hepburn Hepburn: Anime?, [a.ni.

.me] ( listen); English i/
nme/ or /

nme/ or /
nm/; AN-may or ANI-may) are Japanese animated productions roductions featuring hand-drawn drawn or computer animation. The word is the abbreviated pronunciation of "animation" " in Japanese. . The term, "anime", itself did not emerge until the mid mid-1980s,[1] and its intended meaning aning of the term sometimes varies depending on the context.[2] Among Japanese, the term references all animation.[3] In English, the term is defined as a Japanese Japanese-disseminated disseminated animation style often characterized by colorful graphics, vibrant characters and fantastic themes.[4][5] Arguably, the stylization approach to the meaning may open up the possibility of anime produced in countries, ntries, other than Japan.[6][7][8] Yet, for simplicity, many Westerners strictly view anime as an animation product from Japan.[5] While the earliest known Japanese animation dates to 1917, and many original Japanese Japa animations were produced in the ensuing decades, the characteristic anime style developed in the 1960snotably notably with the work of Osamu Tezukaand and became known outside Japan in the t 1980s.[9] Anime has a large audience in Japan and recognition throughout the world. Distributors can release anime via television broadcasts, directly to video, , or theatrically, as well as online. Anime is primarily used for animated television series series, featured films, and Internet-based Internet releases. Both hand-drawn and computer computer-animated anime exist. The style is also used in video games and commercials. . Yet, these are not explicitly labeled as anime but rath rather er by their respective media. Furthermore, anime encompasses most, if not all, genres of fiction. fiction [10] Finally, anime utilizes various media as sources, particularly print media, like manga, , literature, and other works. As the market for anime increased in J Japan, apan, it also gained popularity in East and Southeast Asia. . Anime is currently popular in many different reg regions ions around the world.