Demand for anime, manga has libraries wide-eyed

The Daily Breeze Reports Demand for Japanese animation and graphic novels has exploded since Americans were first introduced to television imports like “Yu-Gi-Oh!” and “Dragon Ball Z” earlier in the decade. But few local (California) libraries have capitalized on the trend.

With children and adults alike discovering the appeal of saucer-eyed characters, the materials have been flying off the library’s shelves, said library service director Norman Reeder. “They are usually checked out all the time and then it looks like we have none.”

October 5, 2005 by Uncategorized 0

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