The first animation graduate program in a Japanese University
The Tokyo National University of Fine Arts and Music is apparently planning to start an animation course in the University to breed anime directors and researchers that will be able to perform on an international level. This will be the the first university in Japan where you can major in anime on a university level.
The Tokyo National University of Fine Arts and Music is usually considered the top university in Japan when it comes to music and the arts, so it does put a bit of academic recognition on the artistic value of anime.
via: Yahoo News
Edit: It’s the first university to offer a graduate program in Japan, not the first animation major. I knew I shouldn’t have tried to write about stuff like this when I’m not familiar with English education terms…
