The Convergence and Divergence of Anime Videos and Anime TV Series

With anime videos and anime TV series both being so prominent in the entertainment industry, it’s hard to remember that this style of animation flourished almost unnoticed in Japan for decades, and even began its career in North America only very slowly. In the 1960s, it was represented mainly by a series called Astro Boy, with little other anime making any headway on American television. Yet eventually, American fans would be able to choose many favorite series from an anime list that would seem miles long, and this type of animation would become one of the preferred styles of a great many viewers.

Things progressed slowly through the 1970s, but began to speed up in the 1980s, both in the case of anime TV series and videos. For one thing, a few more of the series began airing, but another new development made it possible to spread the top anime videos more widely. The invention of the VCR allowed people to view Japanese animation series without being dependent on what the television networks decided to buy out of Japan and air in North America. The crowds who watched this animation genre were still small, but with the new videos, anime was shown more and more in places like science fiction and fantasy conventions, and the interest grew.

The technology of DVDs continued the trend that had begun with the VCR videos, and anime videos and anime TV series began developing a separate existence, yet in some ways remained interdependent with each other. Through the 1990s, anime on television grew exponentially as the wider public “discovered” this unusual and engaging art form from Japan. This fed the interest until people who enjoyed a new series on television would go and buy the anime DVD and, incidentally, discover new series at the same time.

With the advent of the internet and, in the 2000s, the development of video technology on portable devices, the interconnection of anime videos and anime TV series began to fray until it remained only tenuous. With new videos often uploaded onto internet sites, fans can now watch what is called “streaming anime” without being anywhere near a television. As well, most anime producers now have agreements with cell phone companies, and fans can even download episodes directly to their portable devices. Anime may have owed its rise in popularity to the television, but now it appears to be leaving its TV roots far behind.

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The Convergence and Divergence of Anime Videos and Anime TV Series