Anime and its Impact on Generational Identities

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Wayne S

 

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April 30, 2015

 

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This excerpt, taken from the chapter "Other Heroes, Other Villains," is but one example that explains why anime was so attractive to Generation X, a term coined to describe those born between 1961-1981. Also known as the "baby busters," Generation X is characterized as cynical, ironic, and sarcastic...
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Many see members of Generation X as slackers, and they were the first generation predicted to not achieve the same financial success as their parents (Isaksen, 1). Levi's book, which was first published in 1996, argues that anime's success lies in the fact that it presents messages that a tired, disillusioned generation disgusted by trite and perky lies of Hollywood could find solace in, and that due to the "aesthetic distance" inherent in anime's nature (anime is a virtual medium, and so will never appear "realistic"), it could convey realistic albeit occasionally pessimistic ideas without completely draining its audience of all feeling and emotion (Levi, 30)...
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