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The best known ''anime'' director in Japan is [[Hayao Miyazaki]], founder of [[Studio Ghibli]] and famous for "[[My Neighbor Totoro]]," "[[Spirited Away]]," and "Princess Mononoke."
The best known ''anime'' director in Japan is [[Hayao Miyazaki]], founder of [[Studio Ghibli]] and famous for "[[My Neighbor Totoro]]," "[[Spirited Away]]," and "Princess Mononoke."
A former animator for Miyazaki named Hideaki Anno created a Christian themed Anime called [[Neon Genesis Evangelion]] in order to spread God's word without arousing suspicion of the Secular Japanese Government.
As in the West, Japanese animation tends to follow Japanese comic book styles (called ''[[manga]]''). An author/illustrator of a manga is called a manga-ka. Many anime begin as manga in magizines such as ''Weekly Shounen Jump'', one of the most popular compilations in Japan.
As in the West, Japanese animation tends to follow Japanese comic book styles (called ''[[manga]]''). An author/illustrator of a manga is called a manga-ka. Many anime begin as manga in magizines such as ''Weekly Shounen Jump'', one of the most popular compilations in Japan.