The impact of anime and manga has had a great impact on American culture. Animation refers to the process of using photographs (drawings) and the positions of puppets (or dolls) and figures. This technique is used to make a person's eye think it is seeing movements like in a movie. You can also use animations on computers. The history of anime is the main focus of this article. It is a type of comic book and graphic novel made by the Japanese. Usually, if not always, about 60% are directed at adults, although some are generally directed at children (“Anime”). The genres are very widespread. It's usually really hard to tell what they are (Yegulalp). An adventure theme is when a person or character goes on a journey, it's an adventure. Additionally, a comedy theme is an exciting piece that features fun and strange types of entertainment. Drama theme is a type of anime that features emotions such as anger, sadness, and much more. Sometimes it's not just the old genres, for example, a new one is a type of anime that features large amounts of devastation, sadness, and desperation. Or it could be a shounen aimed primarily at men or boys, which includes violence and fighting. Maybe the reader doesn't like any of these. Maybe they are sporty types and prefer sports topics over anime topics that other people like ("Manga - Genres"). Long ago, Japan was isolated from the rest of the world by blocking communications and transportation. After Japan opened up to the world, European countries thought that the Japanese focused on more art forms, such as shading, perspective, anatomy and much more (Rabkin). Astro Boy was created by Tezuka Osamu, this show was really popular......middle of paper......includes many adventures, feels like it will never end and is also interesting in more ways than one! One Piece is also a success, as it is still able to air even after 500 episodes, this is just proof that they can still earn money with their work. Dragon Ball and Dragon Ball Z are considered one of the most successful shounen series. The original anime began in 1986 and the series continues to be very popular today. This is because they are advertised a lot (commercials, movies, video games, merchandise, etc.) and have been going on for years ("Top 10 Most Popular Anime Series - Listverse"). Anime and manga can and will be a huge influence on the innovative animation industry. But Japan didn't start it all. America did it. Japan's inspirations came from two creations of the West, comics (newspapers) and cinema (also known as Film).