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Cartoonists were among the first Japanese artists to experiment with animated motion pictures.
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Momotaro by Kitayama Seitaro became Japan's first world wide success. However, the manga industry was still growing slowly and had a long way to go.
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Before the WWII, Seitaro released the anime, Chikara To Onna No Yononoka.
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After World War II, Osamu Tezuka became a cartoonist and released his first work Shintakarajima (known in English as New Treasure Island).
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Osamu Tezuka created the milestone manga, Tetsuwan Atom or Astro Boy, as it was known in the US. As a result, years later he became a pioneer in anime, and was the man responsible for the success of anime and manga worldwide.
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The production company, Toei Animation, was founded by Hiroshi Okawa and released its first feature, The Tale of the White Serpent.
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Manga Calendar was the very first anime to be aired on television.
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Tezuka's Astro Boy premiered on NBC stations.
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Various "mecha" anime (anime with giant robots) took over. Among them were G-Force, Battle of the Planets, Great Mazinger, and Star Blazers.
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Mobile Suit Gundam, the originial version of the current anime Gundam Wing premiered and was a huge success which turned into a nation wide obsession. As a result, the series was released into three theatrical films.
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The artist, Akira Toriyama, released the series Dragon Ball, which became one of Japan's most popular anime shows. Later, the series went on forming Dragon Ball Z and Dragon Ball GT.
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The world receives a blast with the graphically violent and gruesome anime, Akira, which was an international hit.
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The girls anime, Sailor Moon, was aired in the US.
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Pokemon was released in the US and it hit the country by storm! Sometime during the same year, Miyazaki released the movie, Princess Mononoke with help from Disney.
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Today, there are very different and kawaii anime characters, that have become more modern to this day!
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