(first series 2009–2013, second series since 2019). Ohmori and Hiroki Azuma began the Genron Ohmori Science Fiction Writers' Workshop (since 2016). User-generated web novel platforms like Shōsetsuka ni Narō or gained popularity during the decade, mostly in light novel genre. In visual media, Your Name (2016) and Weathering with You (2019), written and directed by Makoto Shinkai, were the top grossing films of the respective years. Shin Godzilla (2016), directed by Hideaki Anno with visual effects by Shinji Higuchi, was a major hit. Sub-genres Kamishibai Kamishibai is a form of street theater where oral storytellers illustrate their stories with painted art, which was popular in 1930s Japan. There were a variety of popular stories and themes in kamishibai, which are now seen in contemporary manga and anime. This includes one of the first superheroes, Ōgon Bat (Golden Bat), who debuted in 1931. Another early kamishibai superhero was Prince of Gamma, who debuted in the early 1930s and anticipated elements of Superman, including a secret identity (his alter ego was a street urchin) and an extraterrestrial origin story. Both these early Japanese superheroes predate popular American superheroes such as Superman (1938 debut) and Batman (1939 debut). Tokusatsu Tokusatsu (Japanese: 特撮, "special filming") is a Japanese term for live action film or television drama that makes heavy use of special effects. Tokusatsu entertainment often deals with science fiction. Tokusatsu has several sub-genres: Kaiju monster films such as Godzilla, Gamera and RodanTokusatsu movies science fiction films such as Warning from Space (1956), Invasion of the Neptune Men and The Green SlimeTokusatsu superhero series Japanese television series such as Ultraman, Kamen Rider (Masked Rider), Super Sentai (Power Rangers) and Metal Hero (VR Troopers) Mecha dramas such as Giant Robo and Ambassador Magma Mecha refers to science fiction genres that center on giant robots or machines (mechs) controlled by people. In Japan, mecha anime (also called "robot anime" in Japan) is one of the oldest genres in anime. There are two major sub-genres of mecha anime and manga: Super robot (スーパーロボット sūpā robotto) Some of the first mecha featured in manga and anime were 'super robots'. The super robot genre features superhero-like giant robots that are often one-of-a-kind and the product of an ancient civilization, aliens or a mad scientist. These robots are usually piloted by Japanese teenagers via voice command or neural uplink, and are often powered by mystical or exotic energy sources. Examples