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In the 1980's anime started to take a turn on the types of stories being developed. Some films that followed the cultural norms became more popular within the cultural pop field. Under the influence of Star Wars, many space opera anime films were introduced as theatrical film. As well as home videos making form into the original video animation (OVA). Because of this, shows shifted from superheros into space operas as well.

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In the early 1980s, subcultures began to develop animated anime magazines. These subcultures were later known as, "Otaku". These were formed under the influence of popular shows developed in the later 1970s, "Yamato" and "Gundam". There were multiple magazines published and two of the more popular ones were, "Animage" and "Newtype".

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During this decade, the anime field became making video games based on anime animation. This decade became the golden years for video games and anime because it is when all the developmental design started to form. However, the hard wiring between video games and unique hand drawn designs for anime cartoons, it was very limited on how many were produced.

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The anime film, "My Neighbor Totoro" was released in 1988. It is known as one of the best rated and most watched films from the 1980s. This film is about two girls who travel throughout the forest in hopes to find their mother who they are trying to live with in the country. Throughout their journey, they have many interactions with different spirits from the forest.

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Grave of the Fireflies is an anime film released in the year 1988. It is filmed about the time period of World War II. The main focus is towards a young boy and his little sister. It shows the struggles they faced during this time period in Japan. This film was ranked high during 1988 and many people loved it.

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The film, "Castle in the Sky" was released in 1986. This film was very popular and got high reviews when released. It is about a young boy and girl and their adventure in search for a floating castle. The race is on between them, pirates, and foreign agents. However, the girl and boy are in luck because they have a magical crystal.

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“The Best Anime Movies of the 1980s.” Flickchart, www.flickchart.com/Charts.aspx?genre=anime&decade=1980.

“Castle in the Sky.” IMDb, IMDb.com, 19 July 1991, www.imdb.com/title/tt0092067/.

“Grave of the Fireflies.” IMDb, IMDb.com, 26 July 1989, www.imdb.com/title/tt0095327/.

“My Neighbor Totoro.” IMDb, IMDb.com, 13 July 1990, www.imdb.com/title/tt0096283/.

Perez, Miriam. “On the History of Anime Based Video Games.” Medium, Medium, 1 Feb. 2019, medium.com/@misupere/on-the-history-of-anime-based-video-games-de3b5fca9f50.