One Tumblr user set out to bring those underappreciated backgrounds to the forefront by displaying photos of anime backgrounds with the main characters digitally removed, and boy is it eye-opening.

Of course, there are some backgrounds out there that fans want, and we’ve got them. The great thing about anime is that it can take you to places you never could in real life. These virtual ...

Most mixed martial artists come from pedestrian backgrounds ... (Japanese comic) or anime (Japanese cartoon frequently adopted from manga). Let’s begin with his early life.

The tweet above shows how closely many of its backgrounds and set pieces merge with real life Japan ... The Digimon franchise has spawned many anime series, video games, and more.

A young Ukrainian woman explodes her eyes and cinches her waist to become a real-life anime character. Freelance writer Amanda C. Kooser covers gadgets and tech news with a twist for CNET.

Thanks to extreme makeup techniques, a teenage girl from Ukraine has transformed herself into a real-life anime character with vividly-colored hair, doe eyes and a miniature waist. [Photo ...

We may earn a commission from links on this page. There’s a notion that anime (and manga) characters look good in their respective formats because they are so stylized. In real life, this notion ...

Now a simple online search yields details on the real-life places behind the ... “Current anime needs intricately detailed backgrounds” that looks realistic, said Okamoto, noting that ...