The History of Anime

Anime and Manga are the two things that come to mind when you think of Japan. It would nice to know how it all started!

Manga are comic books originated from Japan. Anime is a Japanese styled animation. Both have fascinated the millions in the world.

Manga became popular in the 20th century and is now considered a huge part of Japanese culture. Then in the 1940s, Osamu Tezuka, a manga artist decided to turn is amazing story of a robot boy with an atomic heart into an animation. ‘Astro Boy’ became a hit in not only Japan but also America. It is still well known by many today. The creations of Jungle Emperor and Hi No Tori (Bird of Fire) followed. Hi No Tori was considered Tezuka’s ‘lifework.’ Anime captivated audiences in many countries.

As years went past the animations developed even further and there were many genres of anime.

Anime is unique and broad that is much loved and continues to become popular.

Popular Anime Animations (New and Old):