The terms anime and manga are thrown around a lot and often used
to mean the same thing – Japanese art or television shows. While
they are similar, they are certainly not the same. With so much
attention being focused on anime and manga these days, it is
important that you understand what make each one different and
why they are so popular. Anime is simply Japanese animation. It
has a very distinct look with elaborated, child like features
and bright colors. It seems like we have always had cartoons,
and now anime gives us one more choice for a favorite Saturday
morning activity. Anime actually got its start in Japan over 100
years ago. Live action movies weren’t that popular and there
wasn’t a great deal of variety in the actors. Over in the United
States and United Kingdom, the population is mixed with so many
different skin and hair colors that finding different looking
actors for parts wasn’t a problem. Apparently it was over in
Japan. So, the answer to the lack of movies was to create
animated ones. Anim