Perhaps the most visible facet of Japanese entertainment is the manga and anime industry. What began as local comic books has evolved into a multi-billion dollar global phenomenon.
Japanese Culture and Traditions - Tea Ceremony Japan ... - MAIKOYA Perhaps the most visible facet of Japanese entertainment
The religious framework of Shinto (the belief that spirits or kami inhabit all things) is why Japanese entertainment is teeming with monsters ( Yokai ), talking animals, and environmental themes. Unlike Western sci-fi which often features aliens invading from outside , Japanese sci-fi/fantasy often features entities emerging from nature or technology itself (e.g., Totoro , Digimon , Neon Genesis Evangelion ). Neon Genesis Evangelion ).