Nerima

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Nerima (練馬区, Nerima-ku; Japanese pronunciation: [nè̞.ɾʲí.mä́(.kɯ̈̀), né̞.ɾʲì.mä̀]) is one of the 23 special wards of Tokyo, Japan. It is mainly a residential ward, located in the northwest of the Wards Area of Tokyo (東京都区部, Tōkyō-to kubu). It split from Itabashi Ward on August 1, 1947, making it the newest of the 23 wards. It ranks 20th in official ward order under the Local Government Code of Japan, where it is assigned code 13120. Nerima Ward is nicknamed "the town of animation" (アニメのまち, Anime no Machi), because the earliest anime studios started up in the ward, like Toei Animation and Osamu Tezuka's Mushi Production, making it the birthplace of anime, of the first color anime feature film The White Snake Enchantress, and of the first anime TV series Astro Boy. As of 2007, Nerima has the largest concentration of anime studios in Japan, followed by the neighboring Suginami Ward. Nerima has also served as the setting for several popular anime and manga series, including Doraemon, Ranma...

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