Anime, Japan’s cultural crown jewel, faces foreign invasion

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Movie-goers wait in line to see “Demon Slayer: Infinity Castle” in Tokyo on July 18. The film rode a global anime boom to set a Japanese box office record. © Kyodo

Douglas Montgomery is CEO of Global Connects Media and an adjunct professor at Temple University Japan.

Unbelievable as it may seem, anime may be generating more headlines this summer than Trump’s tariffs. Undisputed streaming champion Netflix reports that 50% of its global users now watch anime, the Los Angeles Dodgers on July 3 hosted a sold-out One Piece Night and “Demon Slayer: Infinity Castle” just shattered Japan’s opening weekend record with a $38 million box office.

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Anime, Japan’s cultural crown jewel, faces foreign invasion

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