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While the Japanese were

Orion — Sun, 06 Feb 2011 12:39:44 +0000

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While the Japanese were certainly more willing to take leaps in the world of animation, the popularity of anime in America and the success of several comic book live action films seems to be changing that. Marvel, DC and other companies have developed numerous straight-to-DVD animated efforts, and they've been getting progressively better or more intricate in their plot. Here's a clip from the Hellboy series:

http://www.hulu.com/mushi-shi

wabby — Thu, 03 Feb 2011 14:47:04 +0000

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http://www.hulu.com/mushi-shi?c=Animation-and-Cartoons

Sure beats Speed Racer, eh?

LisB — Thu, 03 Feb 2011 01:11:00 +0000

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Sure beats Speed Racer, eh? I remember watching anime several years ago, when my ex-boyfriend seemed addicted to the Cartoon Network. We watched Dragon Ball Z all the time, and I remember being so confused over the characters at first. Within a week, though, I was hooked.

Thanks for the link to Monster. It looks good. The animation is so detailed it's almost like watching a movie.

I deleted your duplicate

Donal — Wed, 02 Feb 2011 17:55:45 +0000

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I deleted your duplicate post. Do you think the girlish men might be a reflection of this trend?

They are young, earn little and spend little, and take a keen interest in fashion and personal appearance -- meet the "herbivore men" of Japan.

Author and pop culture columnist Maki Fukasawa coined the term in 2006 in a series of articles on marketing to a younger generation of Japanese men. She used it to describe some men who she said were changing the country's ideas about just what is -- and isn't -- masculine.

"In Japan, sex is translated as 'relationship in flesh,'" she said, "so I named those boys 'herbivorous boys' since they are not interested in flesh."

In a similar vein, I recall reading about Japanese boy/men involved with electronic girlfriends:

Loneliness exists in every society, but only in Japan has emotional isolation become a market for video game manufacturers and tourist resorts. The Wall Street Journal's Daisuke Wakabayashi reports on a popular game called "LovePlus+," played on mobile consoles, that simulates the (non-sexual) experiences of having a girlfriend. As with the 1990s best-selling Japanese digital toy "Tamagotchi," which sold 70 million units by simulating a digital pet that required regular care, the "tens of thousands" of LovePlus+ users each maintain a romantic relationship with a video game character that they treat as their girlfriend.