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A cultural movement in American pop-culture which had precursors in [[The Sixties]], but began fully in [[The Eighties]] and ending at the finale of the [[Turn of the Millennium]] (if it's really ended at all). The movement marked an intense trend towards heavy interest in Eastern Culture, especially Japanese, and its influence therein on American pop-culture.
Somewhat of a counterpart to the [[British Invasion]]; whereas the [[British Invasion]] marked a heavy influence of British music and musicians on the music industry, the
The Invasion can be noted to have begun as early as the release of [[The Magnificent Seven]] - a remake of the [[Akira Kurosawa]] film, [[The Seven Samurai]] - in 1960; its counterpart in the animation world came the following year with [[Alakazam The Great]] - the dubbing of the [[Osamu Tezuka]] film, [[Journey to the West]].
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