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The Shonen Jump And The Big Three Anime

Anime refers to any animated work, regardless of style or origin. However, outside of Japan and in English, anime is slang for Japanese animation, specifically animation produced in Japan. The first Japanese commercial animation dates back to 1917. A distinctive art style emerged in the 1960s in the work of manga artist Osamu Tezuka, and…