Anime is a diverse medium with distinctive production methods that have adapted in response to emergent technologies. It
combines graphic art, characterization, cinematography, and other forms of imaginative and individualistic
techniques.Compared to Western animation, anime production generally focuses less on movement, and more on the
detail of settings and use of "camera effects", such as panning, zooming, and angle shots. Diverse art styles are
used, and character proportions and features can be quite varied, with a common characteristic feature being large and
emotive eyes.
The anime industry consists of over 430 production companies, including major studios such as Studio Ghibli, Kyoto
Animation, Sunrise, Bones, Ufotable, MAPPA, Wit Studio, CoMix Wave Films, Production I.G, and Toei Animation. Since the
1980s, the medium has also seen widespread international success with the rise of foreign dubbed, subtitled programming,
and since the 2010s its increasing distribution through streaming services and a widening demographic embrace of anime
culture, both within Japan and worldwide. As of 2016, Japanese animation accounted for 60% of the world's animated
television shows.
