Anime Influence

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Anime is a popular type of entertainment, primarily watched during one’s freetime that was originally created by the Japanese. Its origin stems back to World War II in which cartoonists and artists were enlisted in order to utilize art as a form of propaganda to rally their nation together against its enemies (novaonline.com). As World War II ended, propaganda was no longer necessary and cartoonists soon introduced a new form of entertainment that is now known as anime. Around the 1980s and 1990s is when anime began to flourish, becoming significantly well-known in America. Through the late 1900s and 2000s, numerous new animes were released which have since then gained much popularity, for example, Naruto, One Piece, Future Diary, Sword Art …show more content…

The most popular genres when it comes to anime are action and adventure. Traditionally, anime does not have a main target in terms of age as there are numerous diverse genres that suit different interests. Anime as a whole is undeniably beneficial to Western society and its growth is due to the sheer amount of North American fans There exist numerous factors regarding how anime is influential to western society, for example, anime assists in helping individuals form connections with others, watching anime improves one’s vocabulary drastically and the fact that numerous animes give insight on controversial topics. No doubt, anime as a whole will continue to grow in popularity and continue to benefit Western …show more content…

Statistics evidently demonstrates that anime will only achieve additional popularity as an entertainment form and will also be acknowledged fully as a form of art in the near future. As anime flourishes, many individuals who watch anime will possess the ability to gain insight into controversial topics simply by watching anime. One may coherently improve oneself by watching anime and Western society as a whole no doubt will benefit as a result of anime’s rise in popularity. Furthermore the work that the Anime organizations do directly impact Westerners as they monetarily fund charities in order to support those in need. The further development of anime and its indoctrination into Western culture will evidently continue to benefit Western society as a collective

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