On this episode of Japan Station, we talk about the need for Japan to make the word "anime" a regional designation. The guest is Matt Alt, author of Pure Invention: How Japan's Pop Culture Conquered the World.
👉Topics Discussed
- The popularity of anime
- What the word anime means in Japan
- The origins of anime
- The usage of the term terebimanga andJapanimation
- The increasing number of companies and people around the world creating media based on an anime aesthetic
- How companies outside of Japan are using the word anime in marketing for their products
- How Japan should protect anime by restricting usage of the word anime
- How anime should only be used to refer to media produced in Japan
- And more!
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👉Links, Videos, Etc.
Here is the video version: Why "ANIME" is Becoming MEANINGLESS!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ns4W2Aibu2M&t=7s
Here are Matt Alt's links!
- Matt Alt's Japan (YouTube Channel): https://www.youtube.com/@AltMattAlt
- Does "anime" need an official designation? (YouTube video
- Pure Invention: How Japan's Pop Cultured Conquered the World (Book): https://www.amazon.com/Pure-Invention-Japans-Culture-Conquered/dp/1984826697
- Pure Invention Blog https://blog.pureinventionbook.com/
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