Comprehensive Database On Japanese Anime To Be Launched
The first comprehensive database on Japanese animated films has been created. It is to be opened to the public online on Thursday.
The database is part of a project to commemorate the 100th anniversary of Japanese anime. Japan's first animated cartoon was produced in 1917.
The database covers about 15,000 works created since 1917. It includes information on their release time, staff and voice actors.
On the database, people can search for information through the release date, the director's name and other keywords.
The operator, Anime Next_100, says there was no comprehensive database on Japanese animated films, and that some information has disappeared with the passage of time.
Ueno Junko, a senior official of the operator, said officials want the database to be used for human resource development, overseas promotion and research activities.
Ueno also said they hope people will encounter works they did not know about and come up with ways to make use of the database.