What is Anime?
  
 Anime also called Japanimation, is hand-drawn or computer
animation associated with japan. The word anime is the Japanese term
for animation, which means all forms of animated media

History of Anime
Japanese animation began in the early 20th century

when japanese filmmakers experimented with the animation techniques also pioneered in France, Germany, the United States and Russia. A claim for the earliest Japanese animation is Katsudo Shashin, an undated and private work by an unknown creator
Original Name: All forms of animated media
Birthdate Early 20th Century
Format Theatrical viewing which originally began with commercial production in 1917