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What is it that makes Japanese animation popular, not only to the young but to adults as well? I remember a few years ago when I was a freshmen and sophomore in university I was addicted to the Japanese anime “Dragon Ball Z”. In fact, it even gave the famous American cartoon “The Simpsons” a run for its money in my book.

What I find odd is that “Dragon Ball Z” has about 39 episodes per season but if you want to write an overview of the entire season you can do so in just about one paragraph. And I mean you can add all the meat of the entire season into just that one paragraph. Here is basically what I mean…

Episode 1-10ish: Bad guy arrives and starts terrorizing the fictional planet. Minor super heroes fight the villain and lose (perhaps one even dies). Main hero who was conveniently not able to combat said villain for whatever reason finally arrives for the ultimate showdown. Episode 10ish – 38: Half of the time verbal fists are being thrown between said hero and villain while the other half goes to physical fists. Sprinkle in some dialogue from the minor heroes like, “Wow! He is at full power!”, and you have yourself about 600 minutes. Episode 38 ending: Hero kills villain. Episode 39: Everyone is happy and life returns to normal.

And there I was, in my late teens, with my eyes glued to the television. I even knew nothing of importance was going to happen for about 25 episodes but there I sat unable and unwilling to move. “Dragon Ball Z”, which aired in Japan from 1989 – 1996 did not first air in America until 1996. By the time I started watching this anime it was already 10 years old. And this length of time for an animated series is a long time when compared to the new techniques and styles of animated characters. But “Dragon Ball Z” was at the top of the charts for a cartoon series for its duration in America.

So back to the original question, what makes Japanese animation so popular? It may be this humble author’s opinion but I would have to say the action, and to a further extent the deadly violence. As a prime example “The Simpsons” being probably the most popular America cartoon is a comedy based cartoon. In fact most of the newer American cartoons are based on comedy or to some extent mystery (Yes, Scooby Doo, I am looking at you).

In the 1980’s America had its share of action cartoons like “Transformers”, “Thunder Cats” and “He-Man” but as the end of the 80’s came so did most of the American action cartoons. And with the release of the great “Akira” on video in 1990 and the subsequent mind blowing action/gore that came with it, most American cartoon lovers immediately turned their eyes to Japan. The movie stuck its “geta” in the door and made the debut for Japanese animation in the west.

In the 1990’s newer American cartoons such as “Batman” and “Superman” came out and were enjoyed by most American action cartoon lovers, but with only these few American cartoons there left a lot of time for other action animation from Japan to fill the gap. With the amount of older Japanese anime being translated along with Japan’s fresh anime, there is quite a lot of the Japanese component in the western market. So, this author’s opinion is that Japanese anime happened to come along to the west at just the right time, and now that it’s here it won’t be leaving anytime soon. S.B.

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Arcades have come a long way since their inception as simple coin operated games long ago.
The earliest coin operated games showed up in the 1930’s as pinball machines. In the early 70’s the world was mesmerized by the video game called pong. Then Atari came into the picture as the first major player in the industry.
New arcade games were developed and seemingly overnight they appeared in restaurants, grocery stores, bars and movie theaters all over the United States and other countries. Games such as Space Invaders, Galaxian, Pac-Man, and Donkey Kong were especially popular.
The simplest arcade games are still fun to play but the most advanced games challenge you more, and generally provide a more gratifying user experience. Arcade games are products of someone’s imagination. Someone who took a simple idea created an interactive product that appeals to the masses of gamers out there. Some games become extremely popular, others do not.
At one time the only place you could play an arcade game was at a public establishment such as movie theaters and bowling alleys. They started out being the size of small refrigerators. Then we had home gaming systems which over the years were developed and got smaller, and much more powerful with better graphics. There are home gaming systems, handheld games, games on cell phones and about any other electronic media with a screen.
What fascinates me about the games is the endless variety. There are free games available all over the internet and they are all fun to play. If you find yourself sitting in front of a computer waiting on a download you can play a free arcade game.

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Arcades are indeed a lot of fun. They have come a long way from years ago and I expect that the popularity of arcade games will not diminish anytime soon. They are sure to be developed further as time goes on with more advances in the next few years than we have seen in the last 20 years.
Anyone young and old can play arcade games. It is great exercise for the brain and is fun and challenging at the same time.

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Anime is one of the most beautiful art forms in this world. For this reason, anime has attracted millions of fans all over the world. Previously, Anime fans have only been able to get access to top quality Anime through the television network. But there is very little they can do in front of a television.

Today, watching Anime can be a totally different experience. Besides the television, Anime fans can now gain access to a revolutionary technology we know as the Internet. On the world wide web, we can get access to any kind of content we desire – from text articles, to audio files and streaming video. As hardware and software cost continue to plunge as the Internet evolves at break neck speed, bandwidth becomes amazing cheap. As a result, many service providers have been able to offer high speed Internet connections while still keeping the prices affordable. That effectively enables millions of households world wide to have broad band Internet access at home and at work.

Broadband Internet access can be used for many purposes – for work or for play. Online users check emails, surf their favorite news portals, listen to MP3 music, and even watch videos online. Compared to the television box, they can do so much more. No wonder more and more people are spending less time in front of the television and more time online. There is just so much to do. And usually, with a few simple clicks, the Internet can serve up whatever content we want.

Naturally, web visitors want to get access to their favorite content. And with the immense popularity of Anime, many fans are finding it hard to resist visiting Anime video sites. Mind you, these sites are very different from a television box. They are, in many ways, smarter. For instance, watching streaming Anime videos is not all that you can on these sites. You can join forums, leave comments, participate in active forum threads, read Anime reviews, rate videos, and more.

Anime community sites offer abundant opportunities for fans to interact with one another. They can discuss about what they like about a certain episode, what they don’t like, and where they think the story is heading. Often, many Anime fans have their own favorite characters. Some prefer the good guys, while others prefer the bad guys. So the community sites allow them to find one another and bond together. Never before has any other technology been able to achieve this.

So now that you know of these irresistable Anime sites, let’s go over some of the things you need to connect to these sites. In actual fact, all you need is a modern web browser, a high speed Internet connection, and a lot of time for watching the hundreds of free episodes.

But here is a word of caution. Anime video sites often offer hundreds of episodes as we just mentioned. So it’s very tempting to spend hours watching all the episodes – one followed by the other. This is unconstructive and unnecessary, as too much leisure can be harmful. So bookmark these sites and use them appropriately. They are there for your enjoyment.