In this episode, Lara shares with Brigitta what she learned about Anime and its connection to Disney. They also discuss US, UK, and Japanese copyright.

Produced by Brigitta Shannon Rose

Researched by Lara Moebs

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1. History of Anime Industry
   1. From the English Wikipedia – which is one of the better resources for pop culture groupings (like anime and comics) in America and English speaking world : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_anime
   2. From the Japanese side: https://www.nippon.com/en/features/h00043/
      1. Japan's first animated productions were war training films and propaganda for WWII
      2. Post WWII – wanted to know how to continue using the industry in peace time. Saw Disney being successful, so invited Disney over to assist with transition. Thus a new art form was born.
   3. Some specific American influences discussed in a paper by a Univerity of Michigan paper” https://public.websites.umich.edu/~wewantas/amoreena/ameranime.html
   4. Some numbers about the industry: https://www.statista.com/topics/7495/anime-industry-in-japan/
   5. A few of the well-known Anime studios:
      1. Namco - now known as Bandai Namco (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Namco )
      2. Toei Animation - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toei_Animation
      3. Ghibli - best known for work with Disney (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Studio_Ghibli) under the auspices of Hayao Miyazaki

1. Anime and Product placement/toys – inherent blend of story, art, and product
   1. Kawii culture gave Hello Kitty – one of the earliest, most pervasive examples of this: