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The History of Anime
Anime (pronounced AH-nee-may) is a style of Japanese comic book and video cartoon animation in which the main characters have large eyes.

The First Anime
Osamu Tezuka, a Japanese comic book creator was Known to many as the “God of Comics” for his creation of manga (Japanese comic books). He created Japan's first animated star: Tetsuwan Atom, better known to the US as Astroboy. On January 1963, Astroboy was first shown on Japanese TV, and soon after that he appeared on American television.

In I965, another big Japanese series called Gigantor began screening in both Japan and America. It was about a man and his robot.

Science Fiction and Anime
Next, in 1979 there was lots of interest in science fiction in the US because of Star Trek® and Star Wars®. This interest opened the way for foreign Science Fiction, including anime. A popular Japanese anime called Space Battleship Yamato began screening in America as Star Blazers.

The 1980s
In Japan one of the most important animated movies ever made appeared on movie screens in 1983. Barefoot Gen was about the bombing of Hiroshima in World War II. Also in 1983, computer-generated animation was first used in a movie called Golgo 13. In 1985, the television series Robotech was brought from Japan to the US. Robotech was the first introduction to anime for many US and European fans.

Fan Power
In the 1990s, many Japanese anime shows began showing in the United States of America. A very popular example is Sailor Moon, which began in 1995. Other big successes of the 90s include Dragonball Z (based on a manga) and Pokémon (based on a video game).

Pokémon Go
Anime is back in the news in 2016 with the very successful launch of Pokémon Go, a mobile game Featuring anime Pokémon characters.