Hey there, future anime aficionados! Ever wondered how those awesome Japanese anime came to be? The word anime comes from animation and is what we call in the Western world a cartoons. Well, let’s take a trip back to the 1900s and find out how it all began, from experiments with cool techniques to the birth of the very first anime! Getting the Animation Bug In the early 20th century, filmmakers in Japan were like mad scientists, experimenting with animation tricks they learned from other countries like France, Germany, the US, and Russia. It’s like they were mixing potions to…