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Life and career . Takahata was born in Ujiyamada ( now Ise ), Mie prefecture , Japan . On June 29 , 1945 , at just nine years old , he survived a major US air raid on Okayama City . Later on in life , after seeing a ___MASK14___ animated cartoon feature called " Le Roi et l ' Oiseau " (" The King and the Mockingbird ") he became intrigued by the animation that was used . He graduated from the University of Tokyo ___MASK14___ literature course in 1959 . While he was job hunting at his university , Takahata was tempted to join Toei Animation by a friend who knew the company wanted an assistant director . He took the company ' s entrance examination , and was hired . The reason he decided to join the company was his thought that " If it was animation , I can be something interesting , too ". Ten people joined the company that same year which made it hard for Takahata competitive wise to later achieve the status of director . Takahata finally directed his first film after he was recommended for the position by his instructor Yasuo tsuka . His directorial debut was "" which unfortunately ended up being a commercial failure resulting in his demotion . The remaining staff members who had not been demoted for the failure of " Hols " went on to work on a different Toei film . Unable to move forward , in 1971 Takahata left Toei Animation along with Yichi Kotabe , and Hayao Miyazaki to make the animated feature " Pippi Longstocking ". To make this happen , he transferred to an animation studio called " A Production " ( now known as Shin - Ei Animation ) which was founded by his former superior . The last thing was to acquire the animation rights and to hunt for locations . Takahata , and Miyazaki travelled to Sweden but were met with a dead end when author Astrid Lindgren turned them away ending their hopes for Pippi . Later in the same year they both requested to direct episodes seven , and onward of the first " Lupin III " TV series anime as at the time it was suffering from low ratings . The offer was accepted by animation director Yasuo tsuka , who was also an old acquaintance . They accepted the offer under the condition that their names were not to be released , and the direction credited to only " A production directors group ". Although his directing in the original was well received , he did not participate in the second series leaving Miyazaki to go ahead with the work . Madman Entertainment is an Australian company that distributes Australian and foreign films as well as ___MASK39___ anime and manga in Australia , New Zealand , and Papua New Guinea . Madman is one of the major entertainment companies in Australia . It employs approx 100 people and has an annual turnover of around A $ 50 million . Its headquarters is in Richmond , Victoria . The earliest commercial ___MASK39___ animation dates to 1917 , and production of anime works in Japan has since continued to increase steadily . The characteristic anime art style emerged in the 1960s with the works of Osamu Tezuka and spread internationally in the late twentieth century , developing a large domestic and international audience . Anime is distributed theatrically , by television broadcasts , directly to home media , and over the Internet . It is classified into numerous genres targeting diverse broad and niche audiences . Ballet is a type of performance dance that originated in the ___MASK9___ Renaissance courts of the 15th century and later developed into a concert dance form in France and Russia . It has since become a widespread , highly technical form of dance with its own vocabulary based on French terminology . It has been globally influential and has defined the foundational techniques used in many other dance genres . Becoming a ballet dancer requires years of training . Ballet has been taught in various schools around the world , which have historically incorporated their own cultures to evolve the art . The 18 manga volumes have been adapted into an anime series titled " Sailor Moon " which was produced by Toei Animation . The series was broadcast from 1992 to 1997 in Japan over the course of five seasons along with three feature films , a television special , and three short films produced during the same period . A live - action television adaptation titled " Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon " aired from 2003 to 2004 and a reboot of the anime series titled " Sailor Moon Crystal " began simulcasting in 2014 . Several companies have developed merchandising based on the series , including light novels , collectible trading card games , action figures , musical theater productions , several collections of soundtracks and a large number of video games . The manga series was licensed for an ___MASK58___ language release by Kodansha Comics USA in North America , and in Australia and New Zealand by Random House Australia . The entire anime series has been licensed by Viz Media for an ___MASK58___ language release in North America and by Madman Entertainment in Australia and New Zealand . A is a style of ___MASK39___ novel primarily , but not exclusively , targeting middle - and high - school students ( young adult demographic ). " Light novel " is a " wasei - eigo ", or a ___MASK39___ term formed from words in the English language . Such short , light novels are often called or LN in the West . They are typically not more than 40 , 000  50 , 000 words long ( the shorter ones being equivalent to a novella in Western publishing terms ), are rarely more than a few hundred pages , often have dense publishing schedules , are usually published in " bunkobon " size ( A6 , 10 . 5 cm × 14 . 8 cm ), and are often illustrated , mostly with manga style art . The text is often serialized in anthology magazines before collection in book form . History . The studio was founded in 1948 as . In 1956 , Toei purchased the studio and it was reincorporated under its current name . It has created a number of TV series and movies and adapted ___MASK39___ comics as animated series , many popular worldwide . Hayao Miyazaki , Isao Takahata , Leiji Matsumoto and Yoichi Kotabe have worked with the company . Toei is a shareholder in the ___MASK39___ anime satellite television network Animax with other anime studios and production companies , such as Sunrise , TMS Entertainment and Nihon Ad Systems Inc . The company is headquartered in the Ohizumi Studio in Nerima , Tokyo . The is the name given to the long - running ___MASK39___ superhero team franchise of TV series produced by Toei Co ., Ltd ., Toei Agency and Bandai , and aired by TV Asahi ("" Sentai "" is the ___MASK39___ word for " task force " or " fighting squadron "). The shows are of the tokusatsu genre , featuring live action characters and colorful special effects , and are aimed at children . The Super Sentai Series is one of the most prominent tokusatsu franchises in Japan , alongside the Ultra Series and the Kamen Rider Series , which it currently airs alongside in the " Super Hero Time " programming block on Sundays . Outside Japan , the Super Sentai Series is best known as the source material for the " Power Rangers " franchise . , commonly referred to as Evangelion or Eva , is a ___MASK39___ anime television series produced by Gainax and Tatsunoko Production , and directed by Hideaki Anno . It was broadcast on TV Tokyo from October 1995 to March 1996 . The original ___MASK39___ cast includes Megumi Ogata as Shinji Ikari , Megumi Hayashibara as Rei Ayanami , and Yko Miyamura as Asuka Langley Soryu . The music was composed by Shir Sagisu . , also known as Ikuni , is a ___MASK39___ creative artist who has collaborated on several famous anime and manga series . He is best known for creating and directing " Revolutionary Girl Utena ", " Mawaru Penguindrum " and , more recently , " Yurikuma Arashi ". Junichi Sato (   Sat Jun ' ichi , born March 11 , 1960 ) is an anime director . Sato is known for working on shjo - based anime and the magical girl genre . He is associated with TYO Animations ( formerly Hal Film Maker ) . Born in Ama , Aichi Prefecture , Japan , his first major work was directing the first two seasons of Sailor Moon for Toei Animation , after which he handed the position over to Kunihiko Ikuhara , although he continued to storyboard and direct episodes for the later seasons . He later he went on to co - direct Ojamajo Doremi , as well as the critically acclaimed Princess Tutu . Sato served as chief director for long - runner Sgt . Frog and in recent years has become more known for his `` healing anime '' such as Aria and Umi Monogatari . Genre ( or ; from ___MASK14___ " genre " , " kind " or " sort ", from ___MASK44___ " genus " ( stem " gener -"), ___MASK61___  , " gés ") VIZ Media LLC is a ___MASK39___ - American manga , anime , and entertainment company headquartered in San Francisco , California . It was founded in 1986 as VIZ LLC . In 2005 , VIZ LLC and ShoPro Entertainment merged to form the current VIZ Media LLC , which is jointly owned by ___MASK39___ publishers Shueisha , Shogakukan , and Shogakukan - Shueisha Productions ( ShoPro ). , stylized as ANIMAX , is a ___MASK39___ anime satellite television network , dedicated to broadcasting anime programming . The channel also dubbed cartoons in ___MASK39___ language . A subsidiary of ___MASK39___ media conglomerate Sony , it is headquartered in in Minato , Tokyo , Japan , with its co - founders and shareholders including Sony Pictures Entertainment Japan and the noted anime studios Sunrise , Toei Animation , TMS Entertainment and production company NAS . The first season was broadcast in Japan in 2002 and the second in 2004 . It was also adapted into a two - volume manga . Both the manga and anime series were licensed by ADV Films in 2004 for distribution in North America . The series explores the concepts of fate and free will . Reviewers point out that although " Princess Tutu " is nominally a magical girl series , it is more of a " fairy tale set to ballet with a few magical girl elements mixed in ," and its use of dance in lieu of violence to solve conflicts carries " surprisingly effective emotional appeal ." The series takes its comedy from a combination of wordplay ( particularly puns and homophones ), physical humor , situational irony , breaking of the fourth wall , and numerous pop culture references ( especially to " Gundam ", " Kamen Rider ", " Super Sentai ", " Space Battleship Yamato ", " Dragon Ball ", " Neon Genesis Evangelion " and many others , although when broadcast and published in the United States , they make references that American audiences would be familiar with like " Ghostbusters " and " Men in Black "). Various anime , games , manga , and other aspects of pop culture are parodied / referenced throughout the series as a bonus to older viewers . Both the manga and the anime are laden with pop - culture references , and even in the same story the references often vary wildly . The anime does not explicitly refer to Evangelion or other animations to which Bandai does not hold the copyrights , but only recreates the " feel " of famous scenes from these anime . The anime is much more detailed and direct in its Gundam references , however , since its animation studio , Sunrise , is a subsidiary of Bandai who does hold the rights to the Gundam franchise . Season 2 began on April 1 , 2005 , with episodes aired on Fridays instead of Saturdays . With Season 4 ' s debut on April 7 , 2007 , episodes aired on Saturdays instead of Fridays . With Season 7 ' s premiere on April 4 , 2010 episodes aired on Sundays instead of Saturdays . , also known as Magical DoReMi in some countries , is a ___MASK39___ magical girl anime television series created by Toei Animation . It focuses on a group of elementary school girls , led by Doremi Harukaze , who become witch apprentices . The series aired in Japan on TV Asahi between February 1999 and January 2003 , spanning four seasons and 201 episodes , and was followed by an original video animation series released between June and December 2004 . An English language version of the first season , produced by 4Kids Entertainment , aired in North America in 2005 . The franchise has also spawned two companion films , various manga adaptations , and a sequel light novel series .