Thread: Did anime originate in Japan?

The Art of Anime was started in Japan, but some of the ideas were extracted from American/European/other Asian Art forms.

from Wiki: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_anime

"The history of anime begins at the start of the 20th century, when Japanese filmmakers experimented with the animation techniques that were being explored in the West. Though filmmakers in Japan experimented with animation earlier, the first widely popular anime series was Osamu Tezuka's Astro Boy (1963). During the 1970s, anime developed further, separating itself from its Western roots, and developing unique genres such as mecha. Notable shows in this period include Lupin III and Mazinger Z. During this period several filmmakers became famous, especially Hayao Miyazaki and Mamoru Oshii."

Anime is japanese animation, not many other places it couldve started from.

Of course it was started in japan!

Originally Posted by karinka

Of course it was started in japan!

Like already stated, it did start off in Japan, but certain artistic themes such as big eyes and stuff were assimilated from the art of other countries, though Anime did make them look more stylistic and badass. ^_^

it sarted in japan then moved on to other places and they made up there owe most of them anyway

Tried to edit the title while staying kinda true to the original one.