ANIMATE

Animate

is the retailing arm of MOVIC and is the largest retailer of anime, games, and manga in Japan. The first and headquarters store of Animate opened in 1983 and is located in Ikebukuro, a district in Tokyo, Japan.


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animate

Verb

  1. To impart motion or the appearance of motion to.
    If we animate the model, we can see the complexity of the action.
  2. To give spirit or vigour to; to stimulate or enliven; to inspirit.

Adjective

  1. That which lives.
  2. Possessing the quality or ability of motion.
  3. Dynamic, energetic.
    She is an engaging and animate speaker.
  4. Having a referent that includes a human or animal.
    The English pronouns he and she are animate, while it is inanimate.
  5. Inflected to agree with an animate noun or pronoun.


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