I just had this interesting article, “What Makes Anime So
Popular,” sent to me. The writer,
"http://rkquest.fusionxhost.com/">Darren Pangan, comes to a
conclusion that shouldn’t surprise anyone – it’s the character
development! But then he goes on to point out that character
development is often accompanied by development in skills, not
unlike a video game:
…characters grow as the story goes along. A good example
would be the “Dragonball Z” characters where they even use “power
levels” to show the improvement in a character’s fighting skill.
In the sports Anime titles “Slam Dunk: Team Shohoku” and “Hajime
No Ippo”, the main characters learn different techniques in every
match. – "http://ezinearticles.com/?id=166788">http://ezinearticles.com/?id=166788
*Originally sent to me from DailyIndia:
"http://www.dailyindia.com/show/22738.php">http://www.dailyindia.com/show/22738.php
(Warning: Pop-ups). A
"http://www.google.com/search?q=%22What+Makes+Anime+So+Popular%3F%22+Darren+Pangan&hl=en&lr=&safe=off&filter=0">
search seems to indicate that it originated from the URL
above.