Anime is the word for animation in Japan, but outside Japan it usually means animation made there. The earliest commercial Japanese animation dates to 1917, and a distinctive style emerged in the 1960s through cartoonist Osamu Tezuka. Anime is often hand-drawn and focuses on detailed backgrounds, dramatic camera-style effects like panning and zooming, and large expressive eyes. Many series adapt manga, light novels or video games, and the industry has more than 430 production companies. Since streaming spread in the 2010s, anime has become one of the fastest-growing genres worldwide.

Hampi is a UNESCO World Heritage Site in Karnataka, India, with more than 1,600 surviving remains spread over 4,100 hectares. It was the capital of the Vijayanagara Empire from 1336 to 1565. Travellers from Persia and Portugal described it as a prosperous, wealthy and grand city with temples, markets and farms along the Tungabhadra River. By 1500 it was estimated to be the world's second-largest city after Beijing, and probably India's richest at the time. In 1565 a coalition of Muslim sultanates defeated the Vijayanagara Empire, its capital was conquered and destroyed, and the city was left in ruins. Hampi remains a religious centre, with the active Virupaksha Temple at its heart.