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  dorpus, 10 Aug 2004 @ 2:37pm

  
  

  Two key points

  1. What if the independent cultural trends, rather than piracy, led to the popularization of Japanese anime? Back in the 1970s/80s, Japanese anime was regarded as too violent/tasteless/sexist. But Western cultural trends since then have favored increasingly violent/tasteless movies, while Japanese anime has become less sexist since. The internet has created a Western culture of entertainment in extreme topics.
  
  2. What if piracy has led to a degradation of anime quality? The market in Japan is saturated with lookalike manga/anime, lacking creativity. Western nations will notice this in a few years, since Western-released anime is typically a few years behind the domestic market.
  

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    Loraan, 11 Aug 2004 @ 8:21am

    
    

    Re: Two key points

    Regarding point 2: more likely that fourteen-year-old anime geeks will continue to suck up the lookalike anime just as fast as they sucked up Pokemon and Yu-gi-oh cards. These are the same kids who watch Trigun and Slayers and Reign and any other anime they can get their hands on, and I reckon they're a large part of the anime market in the U.S.

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