# Students study Japanese because they like anime

- Author: Joichi Ito
- Date: 2005-10-12T06:43:48Z


Mimi @ ChanponAnime and Learning Japanese Culture

In her master's thesis submitted to the East Asian Studies Center at USC, Annie Manion argues that among college students in the US, anime has become one of the most important drivers of interest in Japan and Japanese language study. Drawing from surveys and interviews of students taking Japanese language classes and anime club members, Manion suggests that "there is a good deal of overlap" between young people studying Japanese and those involved with the anime fan community. Over half of Japanese language students cited "understanding Japanese anime, music, etc." as one reason they are taking a Japanese class.That's good since most people aren't studying Japanese for business reasons anymore.





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