Cambridge Companion to Anime
Anime
This list contains anime that were mentioned in the chronological order of the book The Cambridge Companion to Manga and Anime.
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Movie, 1941,
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the first use of a four-level multiplane camera in Japanese animation
Movie, 1945,
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the first feature-length animated movie in Japan
Movie, 1957,
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1956 establishment of animation studio Toei Doga (Toei Animation [1997])
TV, 1963,
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inducing the first “anime boom” and beginning of anime-typical afureko (“after recording”)
TV, 1974,
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the first TV anime based on location hunting in Europe and subsequently inducing “contents tourism”
TV, 1979,
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airing of the TV anime as the first instance of a later franchise
Movie, 1985,
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first winner of the Grand Prize Biennial Hiroshima Animation Film Festival, dedicated to international, noncorporate, animated short films
TV, 1993,
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the first TV anime series to be funded by a production committee
TV, 1995,
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funded by an extensive production committee, becomes a nationwide phenomenon and incites the third “anime boom”
TV, 1996,
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is the pioneer of late-night anime broadcasting
TV, 1997,
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1996 beginning of the Pokémon franchise with role-playing game and trading cards as well as Game Boy titles
TV, 1996,
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1997 first TV anime series by Toei Animation
TV, 2016,
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2013 launch of webtoon provider in Japan, launch of webtoon series ReLIFE
TV, 2023,
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2016 Debut of anime-style online entertainer Kizuna Ai
Movie, 2020,
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Fourth “anime boom,” driven by Attack on Titan (2013–22), Jujutsu Kaisen (2020–), and Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba (2019–22).
The latter’s Infinity Train becomes the highest-grossing movie of all time in Japan and Taiwan
The latter’s Infinity Train becomes the highest-grossing movie of all time in Japan and Taiwan



























