15 interesting facts about anime movies that you may not know

With an extremely rich and diverse treasure, anime series also contain interesting information that you may not know. Let's explore with TipsMake.com right away through this article.

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The first full-length anime series was released in 1945. It was called Umi no Shinpei (Momotaro, Sacred Sailors). The film was sponsored by the Japanese Navy to be produced in the last year of World War 2.

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The most expensive anime series made is The Tale Of Princess Kaguya. This film has a budget of up to 49.3 million dollars and was made by Studio Ghibli. To this day it remains Japan's most expensive film. The Tale Of Princess Kaguya was released in 2013 and was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Animated Feature at the 87th Academy Awards. The Tale Of Princess Kaguya is the final film directed by Isao Takahata, who also founder of Studio Ghibli.

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The highest-grossing anime of all time is Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba. This film has grossed more than $500 million globally and is the highest-grossing film of 2020. This is the first time a non-Hollywood work has topped the annual box office rankings. In addition to being the highest-grossing anime Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba is also the highest-grossing Japanese film of all time.

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Haikyuu!! was created with the intention of making volleyball more popular. In a 2014 interview, Haruichi Furudate, developer of Haikyuu!! said that he wanted to show people that volleyball is also fun and exciting. After the drama aired, the number of high school students joining the volleyball club increased significantly, showing that he had achieved his goal.

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Every character in Code Geass loves to eat pizza because the movie is sponsored by Pizza Hut. If you're wondering why some of the Britannians in Code Geass like to eat pizza, Pizza Hut is the main sponsor of the movie. The mascot of Japanese Pizza Hut - Cheese-kun also frequently appears in the film.

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Death Note is banned in China. Death Note along with Assassination Classroom, Tokyo Ghoul, Black Butler and Attack on Titan are on the list of 38 manga and anime that the Chinese Ministry of Culture has designated as having inappropriate content. They claim that these works contain situations that go against social morality and encourage viewers to accept inappropriate ideas. For example, some children started writing the names of their professors in their notes after watching Death Note.

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There is an anime series that started airing in the 60s and continues to this day. With over 7,800 episodes, the Sazae-san anime is the longest-running animated series in the world. Sazae-san first aired in 1969 and is still ongoing. It's hard to believe it's been on the air for over 50 years.

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Astronaut Akihiko Hoshide recorded his voice for the anime Space Brothers while in space. He recorded his voiceover while aboard the International Space Station in 2012. This was also the first time a voiceover was recorded in space. Hoshide's scene appears in the 31st episode of the anime titled Rocket Road.

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Spirited Away was the first anime to win an Oscar. It is one of the most beloved animated films of all time. The film brings great excitement to audiences of all ages by combining hand-drawn animation skills with seamless computer-generated blending. In 2003, Spirited Away won the Academy Award for Best Animated Feature. This is the first anime series to be nominated.

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Attack on the Titan is inspired by drunk people. Hajime Isayama, the creator of Attack on the Titan, was inspired by the Titans after he interacted with a drunk customer at an internet cafe. Isayama said that the drunk made him realize that it is difficult to communicate with others even if they are of the same species.

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Naruto was originally built as a chef. Masashi Kishimoto, the author of Naruto, is creating a story about a character named Naruto who is studying to become a chef. However, he later scrapped the idea but kept the name Naruto. We can still see the shadow of this idea when the character Naruto has a great love for ramen in the movie.

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There is an anime character voiced by 22 different people. Eucliwood Hellscythe, a character in Kore wa Zombie Desu ka (Is this a Zombie?) uses 22 different voices. This character never speaks but communicates by writing what he wants on paper. However, there are still imaginary segments where she talks and each of these segments is voiced by a different person.

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50 new colors were created for the movie Akira. The movie Akira, produced in 1988, used up to 50 new colors in the filmmaking process. Akira is a film that not only changed the game when it came to confronting the concept of child-friendly Western animation, but was also highly appreciated as a technological triumph for the Japanese anime industry. Akira includes 2,212 frames and 160,000 individual images. This number is about 2-3 times higher than that of regular cartoons.

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The authors of two famous series are married to each other. Naoko Takeuchi - author of Sailor Moon and Yoshihiro Togashi - author of Hunter x Hunter got married on January 6, 1999.

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The salary of Japanese anime filmmakers is below the minimum wage. The global anime market is valued at nearly $25 billion and is predicted to reach nearly $50 billion by 2030. Despite these flashy numbers, salaries for entry-level artists are relatively low when only reaches about 1.1 million yen a year (about 9.5 thousand dollars).

Kareem Winters

Update 17 November 2023