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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Here is the video version: Why "ANIME" is Becoming MEANINGLESS!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ns4W2Aibu2M&t=7s

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