Anime
Part of the Ghibli stable of animated features, this film went on to become the highest grossing film in Japanese History before being released in the US in 2002.
Spirited Away
This is the currently most expensive animated film of all-time. It was nearly unfinished because of the technical issues with a character's hair.
Tangled
Before the rise of the Nintendo Entertainment System, this company was the first big name in video games, releasing the 2600 console.
Atari
This cat was the first character to become a merchandising icon, showing up on iconic clocks before even Mickey Mouse existed.
A web Animator and Creator who rose to prominence with Hazbin Hotel and Helluva Boss.
ViziePop/Vivenne Medrano
This anime franchise is set in a world where humanity is surrounded by enormous walls to stop haunting giant humanoids from entering and eating the last of the population.
Attack on Titan
This is the first animated Disney film to be directed by a female director. Technically, co-directed, but I'll Let It Go.
Frozen
Sega's alternative to the Game Boy, this portable system boasted a color screen...and drained batteries at a rate of 6 per every couple of hours.
Game Gear
This book character releases a new film every few years to keep the license valid, as its a merchandising cash cow for the Walt Disney company. That didn't stop the original book from entering the public domain and receiving a horror movie adaptation.
Winnie the Pooh
DAILY DOUBLE
This creator also voices the lead characters in Beavis and Butthead, plus King of the Hill.
Mike Judge
Concurrent with the smash hit Pokemon, this property in the Digital World was created as an alternate to the popular Tamagotchi pets.
Digimon
This was the first animated film to receive an Oscar Nomination for Best Picture, but lost out to Silence of the Lambs in the early 90s.
Beauty and the Beast
DAILY DOUBLE - This video game franchise is the highest selling videogame franchise of all time, surpassing Mario, Pokemon, and Call of Duty.
Tetris
Originally used to market cigarettes to adults, this set of characters now markets vitamins to kids.
The Flintstones
After producing films such as the Book of Life and winning the Oscar for Best Picture with the Shape of Water, this Mexican filmmaker will be releasing his stop-motion adaptation of Pinnocchio on Netflix.
Guillermo Del Toto
Breaking in the the US on Adult Swim in the early 2000s, this anime was known for its blend of a grungy dystopian future with a funky jazz soundtrack. It follows a group of rag-tag bounty hunters.
Cowboy Bebop
This Box Office Bomb from 2002 is an animated science fiction adventure based loosely on Robert Louis Stevenson's classic novel.
Treasure Planet
Sega surprised launced this video game console, which went against the Playstation and the Nintendo 64 before ultimately failing. Sega followed up this failure by releasing the Dreamcast.
Sega Saturn
This character has a brand of spinach that has helped legions of kids eat their vegetables.
Popeye
Often credited to Tim Burton, this person directed the Nightmare before Christmas. Some of his other films include Coraline and the upcoming Wendell and Wild.
Henry Selick
This anime, known as Mach GoGoGo in Japan, was one of the first animes to find success in the United States in the late 60s.
Speed Racer
Before the Little Mermaid, Ron Clements and John Musker directed this feature film, which included one of the earliest CGI sequences.
Great Mouse Detective
Nintendo accidentally created its greatest competitor when they partnered with this company to build the successor to the Super NES before abandoning the deal.
Playstation
Pokemon is the highest grossing media company of all time, but this Japanese property is number two. You can find this character plastered on everything from backpacks to clothes and is a stable of kawaii culture.
Hello Kitty
The voice actor of a million voices, this person vocally brought to life some of your favorite Looney Tunes as well as Barney Rubble. He even gave Woody Woodpecker his laugh.
Mel Blanc