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A Japanese animation, beautifully drawn and very heart felt emotion. Aka the best thing that has ever happened to the world of animation.
Anime is god.
Everyone knows what anime is by now.
But it's arguably also one of the most basic examples of "cultural capital" (the sociological concept), especially and particularly for kids and teens at school.
If you're not a jock, preppy or just an all-round popular kid, then having some basic knowledge about anime is one of the most indispensable forms of cultural capital any kid could have in order to fit in. This is considerably more true today, as the antiquated stereotype that "anime is uncool/is for nerds/etc." is slowly waning.
And let me tell you, as someone who unfortunately lacked any knowledge of anime starting from 6th grade, I had trouble conversing with most of my (non-jock) classmates. This resulted in two unpleasant outcomes for me: be a loner or mingle with the rowdy jock kids. But that was 13 years ago. I would think most if not all kids today watch anime, since cable TV is a thing of the past.
Just like how an iPhone is worth a lot of money, being up-to-date with anime and weeb culture is worth a lot of cultural capital.
Per1: Dude do you want to watch anime?
Per2: Sure...WuT anime?
Per1: Sword art online
Per2: EwWwWwWwWw
Japanese animation usually made in Japan
Want to watch some anime like (Naruto,jojo)
The art of marketing basic love stories to people who think they're above basic love stories.
"I loved the characters in that anime!"
Oni-chan, did you remember to annihilate the golden eggplant?