Portal:Anime and manga/Did you know/7


 * ...that composer Takanori Arisawa won three JASRAC International Awards for most international royalties, due to the worldwide popularity of the Sailor Moon anime soundtrack?


 * ... that Del Rey Manga found most of its translator talent from anime and manga fans at conventions since fluent English speakers who know enough Japanese are preferred over native Japanese translators?


 * ... that Katsura Hoshino based her manga character Allen Walker off of a female character, only altering the hair length?"


 * ...that when Masashi Kishimoto was creating the characters of the Naruto manga, he used other shōnen manga as references, including Akira Toriyama's Dragon Ball?


 * ...that in the otaku culture, it is common to see trains, computer operating systems, warplanes, and even home appliances anthropomorphized as girls (pictured)?