Word: tezuka
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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What exactly is anime? The first animated films in Japan date from the 1910s and were strongly influenced by French animators such as Emile Cohl. But in 1963, anime was catapulted into popular Japanese consciousness when comic strip artist Tezuka Osamu released for television an animated version of his comic character, Astroboy...