The word "anime" was first used in formal occasions, and it was first published in 1998+065438+ 10, a monthly magazine of animation information in Chinese mainland. This word was later spread by You Man magazine and became popular in Chinese mainland because of its generality. From the etymology of comics, we can know that comics originated in Europe as an art form.

There are three forms of modern cartoon art: one is a single-grid or four-grid cartoon which is very common in newspapers and magazines, with irony and humor as its main purpose;

The other is a story cartoon closely combined with animation, which is usually serialized or compiled into a book and published in a professional comic magazine; Among them, modern story comics are the most common form of comics, especially Japanese comics, which are entertaining, artistic and commercial. There is also a comic book, which is rare in modern times, but it flourished in the 20th century and even in the19th century.

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On April 25, 2006, the Ministry of Finance, the Ministry of Education, the Ministry of Science and Technology, the Ministry of Information Industry, the Ministry of Commerce, the Ministry of Culture, the State Administration of Taxation, the State Administration for Industry and Commerce, the State Administration of Radio, Film and Television, and the General Administration of Press and Publication jointly formulated the Opinions on Promoting the Development of China's Animation Industry, which defined the animation industry:

Animation industry refers to the development, production, publication, broadcasting, performance and sales of animation books, newspapers, movies, television, audio-visual products, stage plays, new animation varieties and other direct products based on modern information communication technology, as well as the production and operation of derivative products such as clothing, toys and video games related to animation images.