Over the last few years Japanese animation and comic books have seen an explosion of

popularity in the United States from Netflix adaptations to Macy's Thanksgiving Day

floats to a win at this year's Oscars.

The genre has seen an increasing amount of visibility in American culture.

Ali Rogan is back with a look inside the world of anime and manga.

My spirit trembles.

My heart is a blaze.

It's an art form that's having a moment.

Come on within me.

Come to my aid. Anime, Japanese animation, and manga Japanese comics.

Alegovara is one of many who discovered the genre during the pandemic.

I couldn't go to college, I couldn't find a job. the

I couldn't go to college, I couldn't find a job, so like I was in a pretty like dark time.

Stuck at home with little to do, Gavara's cousins recommended they watch One Piece, an animated pirate adventure show based on a manga of the same name.

Since we were like uncertain about how long we were going to stay home though they never told me it's like a

thousand episodes. One-piece fans kind of do that they trick you into watching it.

The volume and variety of content of takes you to like a whole other level it shows you like how artistic people can be how

like different people grew up or like how different the world looks through like animation?

We couldn't fill the stores fast enough.

Barnes and Noble senior director of books, Shannon DeVito.

The readers in the space are so voracious.

It's a good thing that the series are so

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