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Japanese anime has long been thriving in both Asia and the West. Why is Japanese Anime so popular? Since the 1950s when Godzilla was first shown in the United States, Japanese anime has gradually invaded the US market. From the 1980s, Japanese anime has exploded in the West. Nowadays, Japanese anime icons such as Pokemon, Yu-gi-oh, and Hello Kitty are idolized and widely treasured.

What is this Japanese Anime website about? This Japanese Anime website will, not only discuss the history of Japanese anime and how Japanese anime became so popular in the Western World including in the United States, but also the stories and plots of each popular Japanese anime and comic books, including many old Japanese anime. Some old Japanese animes never made it out of Japan but are very interesting, educational, and entertaining.

The development of Japanese anime has gone through phases. The plot of each Japanese anime thickens and get more complicated as technology improves. The drawing of Japanese anime gets more sophisticated as competition among Japanese anime masters intensifies. However, the all time classic Japanese anime are still popular and referred to today, along with newer and more exciting Japanese anime.

Many Japanese anime are made into video games and some Japanese anime are made into big screen movies. Most Japanese anime, however, are only in Japanese anime comic books and some Japanese anime have not even made it out of Japan to the West. How do we explain the popularity of some Japanese anime vs other Japanese anime? Some Japanese anime are so well known in the West whereas other even better Japanese anime are never picked up outside of Japan. The study of the popularity and influence of Japanese anime are conducted throughout the world but most theories are somewhat inconclusive.

Japanese Anime website is continually updated to bring you more resources on Japanese anime. Please note that Japanese Anime is a fan site only. All materials are copyrights of respective owners. If you have questions or comments that you would like to contribute to this Japanese Anime website, please feel free to tell us using our contact form. You can also use the link below to bookmark this page.

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