Japan cracking U.S. pop culture hegemony Essay - 2108 Words

Thoughts of Japanese culture typically includes reference of the traditional words such as Kabuki, sumo, samurai, or ninja according to Amelia Newcomb, author of â€Å"Japan cracking U.S. pop culture hegemony†. This is not true anymore, in fact, without realizing it, Japanese culture has seeped in under the door an invaded the American culture. Roland Kelts, author of the book Japanamerica, wrote about such ideals: The terms anime, manga, and otaku have become common parlance in the American media, no longer explained or defined in parentheses. Anime conventions are held nearly every weekend somewhere in the U.S. chain and independent book, video, and DVD stores devote ever expanding plots of valuable floor space to products shipped in from†¦show more content†¦Many American channels play anime in their normal scheduling. â€Å"Cartoon Network fills about half its airtime with Japanese or mock Japanese animations† (Kelts, 73). These shows include Ben Ten, Thundercats, and Adventure time. Another anime, Afro Samurai, was played on Spike TV starting in 2006. The CW 18 plays certain anime on Saturday mornings including shows such as Sonic X and Yu-Gi-Oh. Cartoon Network’s Adult Swim also plays anime in Saturday nights with shows such as Durarara! and Bleach. Syfy also plays anime normally on Monday nights showing anime like Gurran Luggan and Monster. Some channels show an ime twenty four/ seven, like the Anime Network, which debuted in 2002 as the first channel to do so (Kelts, 20). Many children in America grew up watching shows such as Power Rangers, Powerpuff Girls, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Dragonball, or even Speed Racer. Nowadays, American children cannot seem to differentiate between anime and American cartoons (Kelts, 92). In fact, Shinichiyo Ishitawa, president of Gonzo Digimation Holdings Productions (GDH), states â€Å"There are a lot of U.S. kids who think Pokà ©mon is an American word. Older viewers can tell it was made in Japan, but little kids can’t† (qtd. in Kelts, 198). American children who grew up watching these shows, or playing videogames â€Å" are now expanding their interest to other Japanese- inspired products, or even creatingShow MoreRelatedOne Significant Change That Has Occurred in the World Between 1900 and 2005. Explain the Impact This Change Has Made on Our Lives and Why It Is an Important Change.1 63893 Words   |  656 PagesPublic Memories Tiffany Ruby Patterson, Zora Neale Hurston and a History of Southern Life Lisa M. Fine, The Story of Reo Joe: Work, Kin, and Community in Autotown, U.S.A. Van Gosse and Richard Moser, eds., The World the Sixties Made: Politics and Culture in Recent America Joanne Meyerowitz, ed., History and September 11th John McMillian and Paul Buhle, eds., The New Left Revisited David M. Scobey, Empire City: The Making and Meaning of the New York City Landscape Gerda Lerner, Fireweed: A Political