Anima may refer to:

Animation

Ánima (company) Ánima Estudios, S.A.P.I. de C.V. (stylized and also known as ÁNiMA formerly ánima) is a family entertainment company founded in 2002 by Fernando De Fuentes S. and Jose C. Garcia De Letona, the studio is best known for producing ''El Chavo Anim ...

, a Mexican animation studio founded in 2002 *

Córdoba International Animation Festival – ANIMA The Córdoba International Animation Festival – ANIMA is a competitive animated film and media festival that is held in the city of Córdoba, Argentina every two years. ANIMA's first edition was held in April 2001, and has been replicated in od ...

, in Argentina

Religion and philosophy

Animism Animism (from Latin: ' meaning 'breath, Soul, spirit, life') is the belief that objects, places, and creatures all possess a distinct Spirituality, spiritual essence. Potentially, animism perceives all things—Animal, animals, Plant, plants, Ro ...

, the belief that objects, places, and creatures all possess a distinct spiritual essence * ''Anima'', the Latin term for the "animating principle" and the Latin translation of the Greek '' psyche'' ** ''

On the Soul ''On the Soul'' (Greek: , ''Peri Psychēs''; Latin: ''De Anima'') is a major treatise written by Aristotle c. 350 BC. His discussion centres on the kinds of souls possessed by different kinds of living things, distinguished by their different op ...

'' (''De anima''), Aristotle's treatise on the soul **

Soul In many religious and philosophical traditions, there is a belief that a soul is "the immaterial aspect or essence of a human being". Etymology The Modern English noun ''soul'' is derived from Old English ''sāwol, sāwel''. The earliest attes ...

, the incorporeal essence of a living being in many religious, philosophical, and mythological traditions ** Spirit (animating force), the vital principle or animating force within all living things *

Anima and animus The anima and animus are described in Carl Jung's school of analytical psychology as part of his theory of the collective unconscious. Jung described the animus as the unconscious masculine side of a woman, and the anima as the unconscious femi ...

, expressions of the unconscious or true inner self of an individual in Carl Jung's school of analytical psychology

People

Given name

Anima Anandkumar Animashree (Anima) Anandkumar is the Bren Professor of Computing at California Institute of Technology. She is a director of Machine Learning research at NVIDIA. Her research considers tensor-algebraic methods, deep learning and non-convex prob ...

, professor of computing *

Anima Choudhury Anima Choudhury (born 28 February 1953) is a singer from the Indian north eastern state of Assam. Her musical career over more than four decades has focussed on folk and modern Assamese songs. She has been awarded local and state level mus ...

(born 1953), singer from India *

Anima Patil-Sabale Anima Patil is an Indian born Software, Aerospace and Space Human Factors Engineer. She's currently working as Orion Spacecraft Simulations Lab Manager at NASA's Johnson Space Center in Houston. She's a Scientist-Astronaut Candidate for commercia ...

, Indian Software and Aerospace Engineer *

Anima Roy Anima Roy is a Bangladeshi academic and Rabindra Sangeet singer. As of 2014, she has been serving as a professor in the Music and Drama Department of Jagannath University. Early life Roy learned music from Debasish Chakrabarty, Sadhon Chandra B ...

, Bangladeshi academic and Rabindra Sangeet singer * Anima Wilson, Ghanaian politician

Surname

William Bona Anima __NOTOC__ William Bona Anima or Bonne-Âme (died 1110) was a medieval archbishop of Rouen, archbishop of archdiocese of Rouen, Rouen. He served from 1079 to 1110. William was the son of Radbod, the bishop of Sées and was a canon at Rouen as well ...

(died 1110), medieval archbishop of Rouen

Films

* ''

Anima – Symphonie phantastique ''Anima - Symphonie phantastique'' is a 1981 Austrian drama film directed by Titus Leber. It was shown out of competition at the 1981 Cannes Film Festival. Cast * Mathieu Carrière - Bachelor * Charo López María del Rosario López Piñuel ...

'', a 1981 Austrian experimental film based on Berlioz' symphony * ''Anima'' (2003 film), a 2003 American short film * ''Ánima'', a 2018 Mexican film directed by Kuno Becker with Patricia Reyes Spíndola, Javier Díaz Dueñas * ''Anima'', a 1998 film with George Bartenieff * ''Anima'' (2019 film), a short film directed by Paul Thomas Anderson

Games

Anima (Final Fantasy X) Spira is the fictional world of the Square role-playing video games '' Final Fantasy X'' and ''Final Fantasy X-2''. Spira is the first ''Final Fantasy'' world to feature consistent, all-encompassing spiritual and mythological influences withi ...

, in the video games ''Final Fantasy X'' and ''Final Fantasy X-2'' *

Anima (Fire Emblem) is a fantasy tactical role-playing game franchise developed by Intelligent Systems and published by Nintendo. First produced and published for the Famicom in 1990, the series currently consists of sixteen core entries and five spinoffs. Gamep ...

, in the ''Fire Emblem'' video game series * ''Anima'' (role-playing game), a table-top role-playing game franchise

Manga/comics

* Anima (webcomic), by Singapore writer Johnny Tay * ''Anima'' (comics), a comic book published by DC Comics * ''

+Anima is an internationally published ten-volume manga series by Natsumi Mukai. The story focuses on four "+Anima" characters—humans who have metamorphic abilities, and are shunned by society as a result. Plot The plot revolves around four +A ...

'', a 2001 manga series by Natsumi Mukai * '' Neon Genesis Evangelion: ANIMA'', a novel

Music

Recordings

* ''Anima'' (Nightmare album) * '' Ænima'', a 1996 album by rock band Tool * ''Anima'' (Vladislav Delay album), 2001 * ''Anima'' (Thom Yorke album), 2019 * ''Anima'', (), album by Riccardo Cocciante 1974 * "Anima", () single by Romina Falconi * '' Anima Animus'', 1999 album by The Creatures * "Anima", 2020 single by

Reona Reona ( ; stylized as ReoNa, born October 20, 1998) is a Japanese singer who is signed to Sacra Music. Having been active as a cosplayer and independent musician, she made her major debut in 2018 as the singing voice of the character Elza Kanzak ...

Performers

Anima (chorus) Anima - Glen Ellyn Children's Chorus is a chorus based in Glen Ellyn, Illinois, a suburb of Chicago. Formerly the Glen Ellyn Children's Chorus (GECC), the chorus changed its name to Anima in May 2008. History The chorus was founded in 1964 as th ...

, a children's chorus based near Chicago, Illinois *

Anima (ensemble) Anima (''musica mundana humana et instrumentalis'') is a Brazilian chamber music ensemble. Anima was formed in 2011 by Marlui Miranda (singing, arrangements, Brazilian indigenous flutes, percussion, and research); Silvia Ricardino (Trobadour harp ...

, a Brazilian chamber music ensemble * Anima, 1970s German duo on Ohr *

Anima (band) Anima is a Turkish alternative rock band formed in 2000 by Ceylan Ertem, Ekin Cengizkan, Murat Çopur, and Tuncay Korkmaz. The group is particularly known for their covers on stage of artists / bands like Radiohead, Björk, Massive Attack, Pink F ...

, an alternative rock band from Turkey *

Aenima (band) Aenima is a Portuguese dark wave, rock band formed in Almada in 1997. The name of the band is a play on the Latin word ''anima'', meaning "soul". The band is notable for its guitar-based ambient sound and clear female vocals. Critics quite often ...

, Portuguese band *

Anima Sound System Anima Sound System is a Hungarian electronic band founded in 1993 in Szombathely. ''Anima'' is one of the first and most important Hungarian electronic acts, a unique fusion of Eastern-European folk music and modern electronic styles. The band i ...

, a Hungarian electronic band

Other uses

Anima, Togo Anima, Togo is a village in the Doufelgou Prefecture in the Kara Region of north-eastern Togo Togo (), officially the Togolese Republic (french: République togolaise), is a country in West Africa. It is bordered by Ghana to the west, Ben ...

, village in the Doufelgou Prefecture in the Kara Region *

Gum anima Gum anima, or anima, in pharmacy, is a kind of natural gum, gum or resin, of which there are two kinds, western and eastern. The first flows from an incision in a tree around Central America, called ''Courbati''; it is transparent, and of a color s ...

or gum animae, a kind of gum or resin * ''Anima'' (novel), a 1972 novel by Marie Buchanan *

Anima (organization) Anima is a Danish animal rights organization founded in 2000. Its core focus is on factory farms and the fur industry. The organization's motto is "the organization for the rights of all animals". Anima works by organizing protests, raising awarene ...

, Danish animal-rights organization * ''Anima'' (play), an Italian play