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Anime & Manga: Famous Series & Terms

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Famous anime and manga series and their terminology.

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What does the term 'anime' mean in Japanese?

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  1. 1What does the term 'anime' mean in Japanese?
    All animated works, regardless of style or origin
  2. 2Earliest commercial Japanese animation date
    1917
  3. 3Osamu Tezuka
    Considered the father of modern anime, known for creating Astro Boy
  4. 4Oldest surviving Japanese animated short film
    Namakura Gatana (1917)
  5. 5What characteristic visual feature are anime characters known for?
    Large and emotive eyes
  6. 6First anime television series
    Instant History (1961-64)
  7. 7What does OVA stand for in anime?
    Original Video Animation (direct-to-video format)
  8. 8What does ONA stand for in anime?
    Original Net Animation (Internet distribution format)
  9. 9mecha
    A genre featuring giant robots
  10. 10Which Studio Ghibli film won the Academy Award for Best Animated Feature in 2003?
    Spirited Away
  11. 11manga
    Japanese comics that are often adapted into anime
  12. 12shōnen
    Boys' anime, typically targeting young male audiences
  13. 13shōjo
    Girls' anime, typically targeting young female audiences
  14. 14seinen
    Anime targeting young adult men
  15. 15josei
    Anime targeting young adult women
  16. 16chibi
    A deformed, simplified character design with disproportionately small body compared to head
  17. 17Which 2020 anime film became the highest-grossing Japanese film?
    Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba the Movie: Mugen Train
  18. 18Name of the major anime studio founded by Hayao Miyazaki
    Studio Ghibli
  19. 19Name a pioneering anime series from the 1960s that featured a robot boy.
    Astro Boy (1963-66)
  20. 20First anime broadcast on television
    Three Tales (1960)
  21. 21limited animation
    A technique using fewer key frames and more in-between animation to reduce costs
  22. 22Which 1995 anime film by Mamoru Oshii is a cyberpunk classic?
    Ghost in the Shell
  23. 23hentai
    Anime featuring pornographic elements, labeled R18 in Japan
  24. 24ecchi
    Sexual themes or undertones without explicit depictions of intercourse
  25. 25yaoi
    A genre exploring male homosexual romances
  26. 26yuri
    A genre exploring female homosexual romances
  27. 27Which anime series revolutionized the mecha genre with realistic robots?
    Gundam (by Yoshiyuki Tomino)
  28. 28Term used before 'anime' became widespread in the 1980s
    Japanimation
  29. 29Which 1998 anime series became internationally popular for its jazz music and space western theme?
    Cowboy Bebop
  30. 30fan service
    Inclusion of sexual themes or elements to appeal to fans

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