"Anime, Animus, Anima" is formed from a mass of influences but most prominently from three classic Japanese anime. Parts One and Three evolved from imagery in "Ghost in the Shell" (1995, Production I.G.), an adaptation of the manga of the same name by Masamune Shirow, directed by Mamoru Oshii and written by Kazunori Ito, and "Innocence: Ghost in the Shell 2" (2004, Production I.G. and Studio Ghibli), written and directed by Mamoru Oshii. Part Two evolved from imagery in "Neon Genesis Evangelion" (1995, Gainax), both the television series and the movies, written and directed by Hideaki Anno. Imagery from "Cowboy Bebop" (1998), the Japanese animated television series directed by Shinichiro Watanabe and written by Keiko Nobumoto, appears throughout all three sections.