: a style of animation originating in Japan that is characterized by stark colorful graphics depicting vibrant characters in action-filled plots often with fantastic or futuristic themes
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But while the global appeal of Japanese anime and manga is nothing new, this has also been a year in which Japanese live-action features started to make waves.
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Liz Shackleton, Deadline, 17 Oct. 2025
Young protesters in Madagascar and elsewhere are reimagining the manga characters’ fight against injustice as their own, anime experts say.
—Elmira Aliieva, NBC news, 15 Oct. 2025
As if that weren’t enough, the movie has now passed such hits as Your Name, Spirited Away and Suzume to become history’s highest-grossing anime film in North America.
—Jack Smart, PEOPLE, 14 Oct. 2025
Sony snapped up anime streaming service Crunchyroll from AT&T in 2021, merging it with Funimation.
—K.j. Yossman, Variety, 13 Oct. 2025
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Liz Shackleton, Deadline, 17 Oct. 2025
Young protesters in Madagascar and elsewhere are reimagining the manga characters’ fight against injustice as their own, anime experts say.
—Elmira Aliieva, NBC news, 15 Oct. 2025
As if that weren’t enough, the movie has now passed such hits as Your Name, Spirited Away and Suzume to become history’s highest-grossing anime film in North America.
—Jack Smart, PEOPLE, 14 Oct. 2025
Sony snapped up anime streaming service Crunchyroll from AT&T in 2021, merging it with Funimation.
—K.j. Yossman, Variety, 13 Oct. 2025
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“Anime.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/anime. Accessed 22 Oct. 2025.
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