<human>:  What is the history of Japanese animation?
<bot>: The history of Japanese animation, or anime, dates back to the early 20th century when the distinctive style of colorful and fantastical graphic art made its debut. The first anime feature film, released in 1917, was Momotaro's Divine Sea Warriors, which was based on a folktale. Other early works included the 1934 animated short film titled "The Tale of the White Serpent" and the 1941 feature-length film "Thousand and One Nights." During the 1950s, anime became more widely accepted by the Japanese public and the genre gained increasing popularity with the introduction of series such as Astro Boy, Go Nagai's Devilman, and Space Battleship Yamato in the 1970s. Anime popularity exploded during the '80s and '90s with the introduction of iconic franchises such as Mobile Suit Gundam, Neon Genesis Evangelion, and Detective Conan. The late 2000s and '10s saw the emergence of moe, which is a subgenre of anime that focuses on cute, often young women. Today, Japanese animation continues to be wildly popular with anime fans around the world.