Anime clearance and manga emergence (1996 to 1998) In 1996 the production group of Club Dorothée, broadcast on private channel TF1, set up a cable/satellite channel dedicated tomangaandanime. The new channel changed its name to Mangasin 1998: the concepts ofanimeandmangahave become intertwined in France, andmangaactually became the mainstream generic term to designate the two media. The channel broadcasts former discontinued series from the Club Dorothée both to nostalgic adults and to new and younger generations.