: a style of animation originating in Japan that is characterized by stark colorful graphics depicting vibrant characters in action-filled plots often with fantastic or futuristic themes
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Adi Shankar talks Devil May Cry on Netflix and why Hollywood keeps failing with its video game and anime adaptations.
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Ollie Barder, Forbes.com, 7 Apr. 2025
Future editions of the ceremony will cover anime released within a single calendar year.
—Wilson Chapman, IndieWire, 3 Apr. 2025
The Ministry of Defense has sought to appeal to younger generations—by using celebrities, messages about peace, and anime in its advertising, for example—and has raised the maximum age of recruits from 26 to 32.
—Tom Le, Foreign Affairs, 28 Mar. 2025
Tell me about the book’s wonderfully insane anime cover, please.
—Emma Specter, Vogue, 27 Mar. 2025
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Ollie Barder, Forbes.com, 7 Apr. 2025
Future editions of the ceremony will cover anime released within a single calendar year.
—Wilson Chapman, IndieWire, 3 Apr. 2025
The Ministry of Defense has sought to appeal to younger generations—by using celebrities, messages about peace, and anime in its advertising, for example—and has raised the maximum age of recruits from 26 to 32.
—Tom Le, Foreign Affairs, 28 Mar. 2025
Tell me about the book’s wonderfully insane anime cover, please.
—Emma Specter, Vogue, 27 Mar. 2025
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“Anime.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/anime. Accessed 13 Apr. 2025.
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