There's Disney animations, and there's anime -- and both are certainly as similar as fork and spoon, and a pair of chopsticks. If you think animations (or cartoons) are all that the west has to offer, then you probably don't know anime (Japanese animation). Read this FAQ to really understand what anime is all about.

VIRTUAL IDOLS

A new wave of idols from cyberspace are taking Japan -- and the world -- by storm. (July 1997)