[Warning] This episode contains explicit language and explicit themes. Listener discretion is advised.

When does something escape the label of 'niche?' When can something stand on its own and not be degraded? When does something become a phenomena? Anime exists in that swirling torrent of media existence and it's difficult to cement its location. Danny and Travis love the media but people still give them a look whenever they bring up the topic. Still, it can't be denied that anime is an international sensation and an economical juggernaut. In recent years it has expanded into the realm of promotion of source materials - such as light novels - into the western world, meaning money is out there to be made. But why and how did this happen? Travis and Danny articulate their own journeys and they reflect on the three significant turning points in anime acceptance in the United States. Join them for a look back and the peek into the future.

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