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The Turn of the Millennium brought with it the advent of [[The Internet]], and solidified the ubiquity of Japanese culture in the US. Suddenly, these strange foods like Pocky and Ramune become wanted items, which by the end of the decade would become relative mainstays in comic shops and gaming stores. EBay and internet shops made it possible to buy products directly from Japan, and these Japanese companies were not blind to the possibility of marketing in the US. While still found primarily in hobby, game, and comic shops, many products, such as snap-together mecha models, vinyl figurines, mini-figurines, wallscrolls, etc. have become as commonplace as American goods, and have only been altered insomuch as being printed with English text.

The full affect on visual mediums came to a head when American animation began to adopt [[Animesque]] qualities. Some shows, such as [[Teen Titans (animation)|Teen Titans]] and [[Totally Spies]] played this to the nines, made as stereotypically Japanese as possible, sometimes including Japanese openings. Others, such as ''[[Megas XLR]]'' used the visuals as an obvious homage to their influences. Still others, now the vast majority, like ''[[Samurai Jack]], [[Ben 10]],'' and ''[[Avatar: The Last Airbender]]'', simply were [[Animesque]] because that was the style the animators preferred, without any conscious effort to make an "American Anime."

The full affect on visual mediums came to a head when American animation began to adopt [[Animesque]] qualities. Some shows, such as [[Teen Titans (animation)|Teen Titans]] and [[Totally Spies!]] played this to the nines, made as stereotypically Japanese as possible, sometimes including Japanese openings. Others, such as ''[[Megas XLR]]'' used the visuals as an obvious homage to their influences. Still others, now the vast majority, like ''[[Samurai Jack]], [[Ben 10]],'' and ''[[Avatar: The Last Airbender]]'', simply were [[Animesque]] because that was the style the animators preferred, without any conscious effort to make an "American Anime."

Outside of the United States meanwhile, ''France'' and other Franchophone territories have also become a major hub for Japanese culture in the West. Though going as far back as the ''Japonisme'' of the 19th Century, its latest incarnations can be seen in the popularity of anime, manga rivaling local ''Bande Dessinee'' and the [[Animesque]] influence seen in some French animation. Given the influence French art had on Japanese anime, however, some tend to consider this mutual.

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