Question: Do you think that the commercialization of anime has hindered its artistic integrity? Answer: The art form now recognized as anime has always been a commercial product. Modern anime began with Toei’s 1958 theatrical film Hakujaden. Granted, productions including 1935’s Chagama Ondo and 1943’s Momotaro no Umiwashi existed before Hakujaden, but such productions are […]
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