Why did jap pop culture become so damn popular outside of japan?

aside from anime and pop music not really
when was the last time you know someone bought a played pachinko watched j-drama bought tatami mat or even folded an origami

consumerism is not culture, music anime and manga are media imports
of the top of your head you know more foreign non-japanese tv shows than live-action japanese tv shows because japan dominates anime-manga-jpop category, not because they are good at exporting pop culture

ie, they are their own niche industry

>>72282495
Multiple reasons. Largely the art style, and how attractive it makes the characters to most people.
Secondly the writing is better than most all Western cartoons, and a lot of older anime writing is comparable to great films, Ghost in the Shell got praise from James Cameron even.

Nowadays it still retains the entrancement of the art style, despite it having changed significantly, and while the plots for shows are rinse and repeat, the characters are written in enjoyable and relatable ways often times, and a stronger connection to the characters leads to a stronger connection to the show.

Hope this helps

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>>72282662

niche genre

>>72282886
>>72282798

>>72282495
about anime

good animation
not always just aimed at children/stuff the whole family can enjoy
escapism
huge variety of themes (although shounen crap is the most popular)
special interest stuff, niches
fanservice
funny/weird/interesting cultural antics
waifus/husbandos

>>72282662
>when was the last time you know someone bought a played pachinko watched j-drama bought tatami mat or even folded an origami
you still know all these things
you don't know the equivalent of these for the Czech Republic, Norway, or Kazakstan (as in, lower-level culture)

>>72282495
Only the cartoons. Japanese cinema is dogshit.

>>72282495
>jap pop culture become so damn popular outside of japan
such a feeling weebs have is the only thing weebs have.

>>72282994
>good animation
mate have you seen anime? unless it's 90s or some early 2000s or in very rare cases when it's not about pumping out absolute trite (usually this is when an anime has a more unique art style too) then the animation is complete shit. Lot's of movement is literally passed off on some dramatic images with a slight upwards or sideways pan. It's horrible.

I agree with the other shit though.

because their culture is exotic and highly developed.