Anime is a diverse art form with distinctive production methods and techniques that have been

adapted over time in response to emergent technologies. It combines graphic art, characterization,
cinematography, and other forms of imaginative and individualistic techniques.[9] The production of
anime focuses less on the animation of movement and more on the realism of settings as well as the
use of camera effects, including panning, zooming, and angle shots. Being hand-drawn, anime is
separated from reality by a crucial gap of fiction that provides an ideal path for escapism that
audiences can immerse themselves into with relative ease.[9] Diverse art styles are used and
character proportions and features can be quite varied, including characteristically large emotive or
realistically sized eyes.
The anime industry consists of over 430 production studios, including major names like Studio
Ghibli, Gainax, and Toei Animation. Despite comprising only a fraction of Japan's domestic film
market, anime makes up a majority of Japanese DVD sales. It has also seen international success
after the rise of English-dubbed programming. This rise in international popularity has resulted in
non-Japanese productions using the anime art style. Whether these works are anime-influenced
animation or proper anime is a subject for debate amongst fans.[10] Japanese anime accounts for
60% of the world's animated television shows, as of 2016.[11]