The golden age of Japanese anime lasted from roughly 1980 through 1992. The era coincided with Japan’s economic bubble period during which countless investors flocked to funding anime productions, allowing animators and directors an unprecedented period of creative freedom. That particular creative freedom partially manifested itself through a variety of anime productions that emphasized tone, […]
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