"In anime…the young [are] heroic. They may choose to resist the powers that be, or they may serve them on their own terms. What really matters is that they do it wholeheartedly. Now that's something in which even a Gen-Xer in a one-room apartment with a dead-end job at The Gap can find some inspiration."



Such is an example from Antonia Levi's book, Samurai from Outer Space, in which she attempts to explain the anime phenomenon. Anime, short for Japanimation, is animation from Japan that has been imported since the 1960's, but did not become popular until the late eighties and early nineties (Poitras, 17). This excerpt, taken from the chapter "Other Heroes, Other Villains," is but one example that explains why anime was so attractive to Generation X, a term coined to describe those born between 1961-1981. Also known as the "baby busters," Generation X is characterized as cynical, ironic, and sarcastic. Many see members of Generation X as slackers, and they......

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Title: Anime And Its Impact On Generational Identities
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