Still, like I said, a lot can happen in the decade, and as is the case so often during any such long stretch of time, the creative peaks in anime’s continued global ascension can tend to blur into one another with the passage of time. At the same time, the profile of anime as a cultural export has only grown more ubiquitous since it first made landfall in the West during the era of “Cool Japan.” It’s arguably never been a better time to get into anime than right now, with so many shows, films and the means to watch them at one’s fingertips. The advent of simulcasting and licensed theatrical releases has radically shifted the ways in which Japanese animation is distributed and consumed, while simultaneously advances in computer graphic imagery and post-production technology has given animators and directors far more creative possibilities and freedom than ever before. A lot can happen in a decade, especially in the world of anime.
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