Japanese animation can be classified into TV animation and theater animation OVA(OAD).

1. TV animation: animated works broadcast on TV channels.

2. Theater animation: The animated works released in theaters are one of the Japanese animations classified by the mode of communication, and are also called movie versions in China.

3. OVA(OAD): original animation video, in which OVA is sold separately and OAD is sold with the book.

Extended information

The history of Japanese animation development:

1. 1917-1945 —— budding period

In 1917, Aofu Shimokawa filmed "A Volume of Tarokawa's Sweeping Three Porches", Seitaro Kitayama produced "The Battle of Apes and Crabs", and Junichi Yukuchi created "The Famous Knife in the Cave". Among them, Akio Shimokawa's "A Volume of Tarokawa's Raiding of the Three Porches" is recognized as Japan's first cartoon.

2. Exploration period from 1946 to 1973

In p>1945, after Japan's defeat, anti-war animated films were very popular and had a far-reaching influence. During this period, the representative figure was Nobur? ?fuji, an animation master who was praised as a "freak" by Japanese animation circles. He filmed the black-and-white version of Whale in 1927 and completed the color version of Whale in 1952.

3. Maturity from 1974 to 1989

In 1974, Japanese animation entered maturity. In the early 197s, a large number of animation masters of sci-fi mechanical animation (namely, Science Fiction animation, SF animation for short) emerged in Japan, with Leiji Matsumoto, Yosiyuki Tomino, Shōji Kawamori, Haruhiko Mikimoto and so on as representatives.

Baidu Encyclopedia-Japanese Animation