History

The history of anime can be traced back to the start of the 20th century with the earliest verifiable films dating from Before the advent of film, Japan already had a rich tradition of entertainment with colourful painted figures moving across the projection screen in utsushi-e a particular Japanese type of magic lantern show popular in the 19th century Possibly inspired European

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The history of anime can be traced back to the start of the 20th century with the earliest verifiable films dating from Before the advent of film, Japan already had a rich tradition of entertainment with colourful painted figures moving across the projection screen in utsushi-e a particular Japanese type of magic lantern show popular in the 19th century Possibly inspired European