Nagasaki is a historic city on Japan's western coast, and is known for its role in World War II and its beautiful harbor views.

The earliest known Japanese animation was produced in 1907, and the first feature-length anime film was released in 1945.

Mobile Suit Gundam, created by Yoshiyuki Tomino in 1979, is a popular anime series that helped to popularize the mecha genre of anime, which features giant robots.