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The first animated film was released in the late 1916's and early 17's. Shimokawa Oten created the animation. It took less than five minutes to make and was made with chalk.

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Namakura Gatana 1917 HD 4K-ish  Restoration. EARLY or FIRST ANIME. sumerias1

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Jun'ichi Kouchi's Namakura Gatana ("A Fine Sword") is a rather old and unique animation about an incompetent samurai who purchases a dull sword. He returns to complain to the seller only to be humiliated. Initially praised for its purely Japanese characters and subject matter upon its release in 1917, this animation has a very distinct style I've not seen elsewhere.

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Kenzo Masaoka came out with an anime beside the fact that they had difficulties. Studios were destroyed and had low functions.

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After the war the first colored anime featured, 78 min long, and was called Hakujaden witch stands for he Tale of the White Serpent. A film company who bought Japan's animated films released it in the year 1958.

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It was expansive to go to the theater to watch animation or really any type of show. Animation got better and there were film out in color. Most amines made back then was with created with paper cut-outs and was not to long.

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In the early 1970's Tezuka left Mushi Pro to make his own company. Eventually Mushi Pro closed and most animators when and started their own company.

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Because of it's large varieties and genres of anime,the 80's where considered to be "The Golden Age" .

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Many of Anime series were closed and canceled. In 1991 Japan's economy crashed so they cut back on everything. However in the late 1990's we recovered.

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The equipment got better, Animations looked more realistic, and art styles improved. More animations came out and more people are getting interested in the topic in general.

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More online streaming sites have been created. There are more anime that are releasing internationally with other countries.

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More and more anime's are coming out on a yearly basis. The anime community has grown so much during the Corona virus season.