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Learn Basic Japanese - Japanese Anime (part III: The Impact of Anime)

Some, or should I say, most of us would find it difficult to learn basic Japanese but that doesn't mean we can't find ways to "jazz up" how we learn and motivate our interest in Japanese. Many of us don't realize that Japanese Anime and Manga is one of Japan's biggest multi-milliion dollar industries and that it is gaining in popularity internationally.

Anime has set in motion a phenomenon of fresh ideas that have inspired many films (the Matrix whose action scenes mirrored the Anime Ghost in the Shell) and TV shows (especially Saturday morning cartoons such as Pokemon, Dragon-ball Z, Sailor-Moon and Nickelodeon's popular Avatar: The Last Air-bender whose characters are similar to the Anime Naruto ). The growing popularity for Anime in the media market is seen in the many world-wide conventions, fansubs and fandubs and cosplays.

Anime is a revolution and is taking the world by storm. Are you going to be left behind? Like it or not, Anime or Manga is a means to learn basic Japanese and keep up with our ever-changing world.

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