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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👉Links, Videos, Etc.

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

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

Here are Matt Alt's links!

• Matt Alt's Japan (YouTube Channel): https://www.youtube.com/@AltMattAlt
• Does "anime" need an official designation? (YouTube video
• Pure Invention: How Japan's Pop Cultured Conquered the World (Book): https://www.amazon.com/Pure-Invention-Japans-Culture-Conquered/dp/1984826697
• Pure Invention Blog https://blog.pureinventionbook.com/

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