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Japanese Animation
Animation from Japan across all registers — children's fantasy, cyberpunk, war memoir, psychological thriller. The medium is treated as a form for any subject, not a genre for children.
Four textbook cases
Not the best four — the four that define the shape. Start anywhere.
Akira
Katsuhiro Otomo · 1988
Spirited Away
Hayao Miyazaki · 2001
Perfect Blue
Satoshi Kon · 1998
Grave of the Fireflies
Tōya Satō · 2005
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