Anime News

Upcoming Anime International Impact Documentary
Date: 2/14/2005
Airing the 19th across TV Asahi-affiliated stations is a look at the workd appeal of Japanese animation. Entitled "Japanese cool. Caccoii. Nippon Sekai Ga Necchuu! nihonbunka!!" the documnentary program will cover creators such as Shotaro Ishinomori and Katsuhiro Otomo and talk about the popularity boom of Japanese cartoons. The international impact is weighed and examples cited like the 500 billion Yen a year market in the United States.
Source: Anime News Service