playback-anime.js

import React from 'react';
import Anime from 'react-anime';

class PlaybackAnime extends React.Component {
  constructor() {
   this.state = { play: true };
   this.anime = null;
  }
  
  toggleAnime = () => { 
    this.setState(({ play }) => ({ play: !play })); 
    if (typeof this.anime !== null) {
      if (this.state.play)
        this.anime.play();
      else
        this.anime.pause();
    }
  }
  
  render() {
    return (
    <div>
      <Anime begin={a => this.anime = a} translateX={[0, 100]}>
        <p>Test</p>
      </Anime>
      <a onClick={this.toggleAnime}>{ this.state.play ? "Pause" : "Play" }</a>
    </div>
    );
  }
}