Element seen to change after animation (9)

I believe the answer is:

manganese

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'element' is the definition.
(manganese is a chemical element)

'seen to change after animation' is the wordplay.
'to change' is an anagram indicator.
'after' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'animation' becomes 'manga' (I can't justify this - if you can you should believe this answer much more).
'seen' is an anagram of 'nese'.
'nese' put after 'manga' is 'MANGANESE'.

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(Other definitions for manganese that I've seen before include "Metal used in steel alloys" , "Hard grey metal, Mn" , "Element, symbol Mn" , "Metal used in steel making" , "Metallic element used in steels" .)

I've seen this clue in The Daily Express.

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