Slideshow: More Anime on the Way

Anime, with its weird cartoons and stop-action storyboards, not to mention characters with bug-eyes, has caught Hollywood's fancy. By Brad King.
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Larry Kasanoff's entertainment company wants to bring anime to the big screen, but for now he's concentrating on online video games.

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Selling anime has gotten easier in the United States with the success of

Dragon Ball Z.
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Galaxy Grand Prix players race anime ships between planets at Thethreshold.com.
Slideshow More Anime on the Way
The anime style of action, with close-ups and still frames, is attracting younger viewers. That has piqued the interest of Hollywood.
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The Cartoon Network built its afternoon programming block around

Dragon Ball Z.