>>7628561
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>come to form
At this point, the distinctive look that anime has is here, it's a style that is cartoony at heart, but mixed with realism. Unlike comics which sacrifice appeal for realism, anime sacrifices realism for appeal, and comes out on top
>expanding outwards
At this point, all the next images have no clear thread of influence, anime ceases being one style and becomes many.
Artists like Rumiko Takahashi produce cartoony characters while artists like Tetsuo Hara, inspired by 80's action movies produced rough masculine ones, this is as close to western comics as it gets, but it is still cartoon and never realism.
Akira Toriyama, with his origins in very cartoony gag manga styles produce an unexpected hit with Dragonball, an action manga but with the art style of a comedy manga.
The "pretty girl" trope of anime reaches great prominence here, inspired by the hairstyles of the era, the eyes are big, this becomes the face of anime for most people