The ten most famous anime in Japan are as follows:

1. "Spirited Away".

"Spirited Away" is an animated film directed and written by Hayao Miyazaki and produced by Studio Ghibli. The film was officially released in Japan on July 20, 2001. It tells the story of the accident of a girl named Chihiro. The story that happened after coming to a different world of gods.

2. "Dragon Ball".

"Dragon Ball" is one of the most famous Japanese classic animations. It is the masterpiece of the famous Japanese cartoonist Akira Toriyama. In 1995, the circulation of "Weekly Shonen Jump" reached 6.53 million and set a record.

3. "One Piece".

"One Piece" is a juvenile comic work drawn by Japanese cartoonist Eiichiro Oda. Since the serialization, each chapter has shown a high quality and has been very stable.

4. "Naruto".

"Naruto" is the representative work of Masashi Kishimoto. Since the work began to be serialized in the weekly "Shounen Jump" in 1999, the response from readers has been very enthusiastic. Subsequently, the TV animation of "Naruto" was broadcast on TV Tokyo in Japan, becoming one of the most popular animation works.

5. "Slam Dunk".

"Slam Dunk" is Inoue Takehiko's inspirational comic and animation work based on high school basketball. Together with "Slam Dunk" and "Baseball Heroes", it is regarded as the three pinnacle works of Japanese sports comics.

6. "Digimon".

"Digimon" tells the story of 1999, due to the abnormal proliferation of data in the digital world, which caused the connection between the digital world and the real world to be disrupted. The young boy Taichi Yagami participated in the summer camp with his friends, but was mysteriously transported to a colorful digital world.

7. "Detective Conan".

"Detective Conan" is one of the most famous Japanese detective mystery comics. The work itself is an entry-level mystery, but it has contributed greatly to the popularization of mystery novels.

8. "Inuyasha".

"Inuyasha" is a comic serialized in "Weekly Shonen Sunday" magazine by the famous Japanese cartoonist Rumiko Takahashi in 1996.

9. "Doraemon".

"Doraemon" was originally co-created and published by two cartoonists, Hiroshi Fujimoto and Motsuo Anson. Doraemon is the protagonist of the story, a cat from the future world. type robot.

10. "Gintama".

"Gintama" is a serialized shounen comic work by the Japanese manga artist Hideaki Sorachi. As a comic created in the genre of SF period drama, it is also the first serialized work of the new author Hideaki Sorachi. As of August 2018 The cumulative circulation of single volumes in Japan has exceeded 55 million.

What is animation:

The term "animation" was first used in formal occasions in November 1998 when the mainland's animation information monthly "Animation Times" was launched. This term later spread through the magazine "Manyou" and became popular in mainland China due to its strong generality.

The emergence of the collective term "animation" is mainly due to the close connection between Japan's animation and comics industries. Therefore, in the process of the spread of Japanese animation and comics in China, "Animation Era" appeared, which comprehensively summarizes Japan's animation and comics industries. Animation and manga consulting magazine.

Therefore, "anime" was first mainly used among fans of Japanese animation to refer to Japanese animation and comics. But with the development of China's animation and comics industry, there are more and more occasions when it is used to refer to Chinese animation and comics.