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Seiya, Akira, Naruto, Inu Yasha, Fushigi Yuugi – sound familiar?
No, they are not names of past Japanese emperors but of anime characters,
which refers to Japanese animation. Anime has roots in manga or Japanese
comics dating back hundred years ago, starting as pictures drawn on temple
walls, then on wooden blocks, and finally as woodblock prints with captions
collected in books. In time, the captions became stories and the art became
sequential. Nowadays, anime is shown in television and cinemas dubbed
in different languages such as Bahasa Indonesia. They are popular amongst
children of all ages and even adults.
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