Hello, I am Yoshi from NILS Japanese language school. Relating to retirement of Miyazaki Hayao, today’s topic is “animation.”
There is no doubt that Walt Disney was the first person to populize animated cartoons throughout the world. But today, the quality of Japanese animation is also world-famous and many Japanese cartoons are exported. There are some animated cartoons such as “Pokemon” which were big succeses on U.S. TV. The first japanese animator to become famous overseas was Tezuka Osamu. He produced many popular cartoons series for TV like Tetsuwan Atom whic was first broadcast in 1962. It is known the name Astro Boy in the U.S. Miyazaki Hayao, who directed numerous animated movies, such as Princess Mononoke, enhanced the quality of animation in general, and it began attractign adult audiences.

September 10th News, from NILS Japanese language school.