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LightningStrikes posted...

A lot of the most popular anime and manga are deeply political and not even in a way where it is open to interpretation. One Piece is inspiring anti-government protests, Bleachs last arc is explicitly about how the Nazis co-opted historical cultural symbols, and Naruto is a cackhanded but well-meaning anti-war message. Which is not even getting into Attack on Titan being an allegory for twentieth century warfare so blatant it is barely even allegorical.

Certain swathes of the modern anime fandom is in a constant state of denial or ignorance over the fact that their art form was built by radical Marxists, feminists and (especially) environmentalists in the 70s, 60s and earlier, who liked reading (and adapting) western literature and comics - classical and modern - and that it is, furthermore, arguably in a state of steep creative decline due to the industry becoming increasingly commercial and insular, and decreasingly literate. And that the same thing is arguably happening to American media, but failing anime is more appealing than failing...whatever, so they keep buying the body pillows.