~What is anime exactly?~
The word anime -- pronounced "ah-knee-may" -- is an abbreviation of the word animation. In Japan, the word's used to refer to all animation. Outside of Japan, it's become the catch-all term for phim hoạt hình from Japan.
For decades, anime was produced bởi and for Nhật Bản -- a local product, with a distinct look-and-feel to not just the artwork but the storytelling, the themes, and the concepts. Over the last forty years, though, it's become an international phenomenon, attracting millions of những người hâm mộ and being translated into many languages. A whole generation of viewers in the...
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