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Originally Posted by The Batlord
I believe much of it doesn't cross the pond cause anime dweebs don't want the Japanese equivalent of Dora the Explorer, and while the age range of anime is broader than Western cartoons have historically been there's a lot less made for people older than young adult. Big3 is a simpleton obviously but he's not technically wrong.
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Yeah, I was going off what I've seen hit the western market. I know nothing about what anime are specifically popular in Japan among any demographic, much less the younger demographic. That said, I would make a distinction between children and young adult. While a show like DBZ or Naruto can be consumed and enjoyed by young adults, it can't really so much by children (the target demographic of shows like Dora the Explorer or The Wiggles). When it comes to anime that's popular in the west, I can't think of any made for children specifically.
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Originally Posted by The Batlord
Princess Mononoke is the one to challenge Spirited Away but I'm also partial to Castle in the Sky.
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I'll check them out. Not sure if there's a great place to stream those in HD - so I might just pick up the blurays if they're not too expensive. I've had my eyes on a Ghibli blu-ray boxset, but the price has never been right for me (it's been sitting in my Amazon wishlist).
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Originally Posted by jwb
interesting... Don't they also hate white people in Japan though? I don't think they actually want to be white they probably just hate being associated with the swarthy Chinamen
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Not sure about that, but I do know that many Chinese still hold a grudge against Japan for Nanking - who could blame them?