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Manga and Anime Industry Emergence and Internationalization (1950–1989)

Manga and Anime Industry Emergence and Internationalization (1950–1989)

  1. Shueisha becomes independent publisher

    Labels: Shueisha, Shogakukan

  2. Tezuka starts Princess Knight serialization

    Labels: Osamu Tezuka, Princess Knight

  4. Mushi Production founded to make TV anime

    Labels: Mushi Production, Osamu Tezuka

  6. COM magazine launches for experimental manga

    Labels: COM magazine, Mushi Production

  7. Weekly Shōnen Jump launches at Shueisha

    Labels: Weekly Sh, Shueisha

  8. Sazae-san begins long-running TV broadcast

    Labels: Sazae-san, Fuji TV

  9. Space Battleship Yamato premieres on television

    Labels: Space Battleship

  10. Comic Market (Comiket) holds first event

    Labels: Comiket, d jinshi

  11. Animage magazine launches amid anime boom

    Labels: Animage, Tokuma Shoten

  12. Mobile Suit Gundam debuts and shifts mecha anime

    Labels: Mobile Suit

  13. Akira begins serialization in Young Magazine

    Labels: Akira, Katsuhiro Otomo

  14. Nausicaä film release boosts feature animation

    Labels: Nausica, Hayao Miyazaki

  16. Studio Ghibli founded after Nausicaä’s success

    Labels: Studio Ghibli, Hayao Miyazaki

  17. Dragon Ball TV anime premieres on Fuji TV

    Labels: Dragon Ball, Toei Animation

  18. Akira film released and accelerates global attention

    Labels: Akira film, Katsuhiro Otomo