Transgenerationality impacting transnationality: Intersectional possibilities in anime

McCarthy, Helen

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Title

Transgenerationality impacting transnationality: Intersectional possibilities in anime

Author(s)

McCarthy, Helen

Issue Date

2025-10-22

Keyword(s)

• Anime
• Transnationality
• Transgenerationality
• China
• India
• Anime Customer Base

Abstract

The idea of transnationality is still making waves in anime studies, as fans and scholars track the new Japanese-influenced animation coming from all over the world and ask how definitions of anime beyond Japan can best accommodate and describe this work. The new(ly emerging) issue of transgenerationality will impact anime even further. Japan’s and North America’s creative and fan populations ar ageing out, while in the Middle East, Indonesia, India and Africa huge young populations are consuming and re-creating anime in their own image. This short paper is by no means definitive but highlights a few trends and areas for consideration.

Series/Report Name or Number

The Journal of Anime and Manga Studies, volume 6 issue 1

Type of Resource

text

Genre of Resource

Articles

Language

eng

DOI

https://doi.org/10.21900/j.jams.v6.2122

Copyright and License Information

• Copyright 2025 Helen McCarthy
• This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0).

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