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

In Japan, there is a cat island called Tashirojima where there are more cats than people.

The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya, created by Nagaru Tanigawa in 2003, is a popular light novel series and anime that explores themes of existentialism, time travel, and alternate realities.