Japanese animation, commonly known as anime, has its origins in the early 1900s. Some of the earliest known anime films date back to 1907 and were inspired by traditional Japanese art styles. However, anime as we know it today really began developing in the 1960s. Pioneering anime films from this era like Astro Boy and Kimba the White Lion helped establish many of the characteristic c... https://medium.com/@pragatibcmi/the-growth-and-popularity-of-anime-around-the-world-837e2d1711ca