While major studios focus on blockbusters, independent and mid-tier production companies drive artistic innovation, critical acclaim, and subculture phenomena.

Illumination Entertainment, DreamWorks Animation, and Focus Features.

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The young man looked up, slightly disheveled but endearingly so. "Guilty as charged! I'm Max, but everyone here calls me Geek. And you are...?"

Dragon Ball Z/Super , One Piece , Sailor Moon , Kamen Rider , Super Sentai (which became Power Rangers in the West).

Anchors their superhero output, undergoing a massive creative relaunch to rival the MCU.

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