| While it might be strange to people not very familiar | | | | stated that the honor really goes to the French for |
| with the subject, anime has been loved by people both | | | | their term "dessin animé." Nobody can really be |
| in and outside Japan for decades. Enthusiasts of the | | | | certain and can not pinpoint directly who to credit, but |
| animation technique, occasionally referred to as "otaku" | | | | the issue remains minor in the minds of many fans. |
| (which, in Japanese, basically means "closed in" and | | | | There are numerous methods in which Anime is sent |
| has further negative associations in the native country), | | | | to viewers both local and international. Anime can be |
| are quite vocal about their pastime and the amount of | | | | immediately released to DVD, sometimes referred to |
| web forums dedicated to it shows this. | | | | as an OVA (meaning "Original Video Animation"), in |
| Anime had its beginnings in the early 1900s (1917 to be | | | | theaters, or be shown on TV. Many otakus outside |
| precise), but did not show its characteristic elements | | | | Japan have brought on the practice of "fansubbing" |
| (big eyes, large hair, etc.) until the 1960s. Greatly | | | | (meaning "fan subtitling" for audiences not trained in |
| contributing to this change was a person called/named | | | | Japanese) titles they really like and send them to other |
| Osamu Tezuka, known for such projects as Astro | | | | people to watch for free online. |
| Boy, Ribbon Knight and Kimba the White Lion. | | | | Though the environment is not as big and varied as it |
| It is intriguing to note that the term Anime orginates | | | | used to be in the past, fans continue to like anime. |
| from the English word "animation," although some have | | | | |