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The transformation began in 1970 when Japan quietly shifted from importing culture to exporting it. This decade marked the start of a cultural tsunami that redefined global entertainment and birthed the modern anime and manga industry.
Anime refers to Japanese animated shows with distinctive art styles and vivid graphics. Manga consists strictly of paper drawings in comic book style that often serve as source material for animated series.
The Ministry recognized these forms as traditional Japanese culture in 2000. This recognition launched the Cool Japan strategy to promote anime and manga as a vital part of Japan's identity.
The Association of Japanese Animations valued the country's anime market at 19.2 billion dollars in 2021. Precedence Research projects that the anime market will increase from 24.5 billion dollars to 47.14 billion dollars by 2028.
Dongman is a portmanteau of donghua and manhua used as an umbrella term for animation and comics in China. The term should include both animation and comics rather than referring exclusively to animation.