BIG HELP NEEDED, OPINION vragen :)

Dear Anime/Manga lovers! :3

I have a request for u guys:
I’m a Dutch student (btw, I think this English message is going to have some grammar mistakes ^^’’) and currently in my last jaar in middle-school. Everybody in his/her last jaar has to make a sort of project about a subject u like. The goal of this project is that u learn new things about your subject and I chose the subject anime/manga!

I want to find out why Anime/Manga started in Japan. Why Japan and not for example Korea of China? I think it has to do something with the strict/formal culture (in the past mostly) in Japan.

My vraag for u guys is if u want to fill in these vragen down below this message. This way I get to know opinions about Anime/Manga other than mine! It’ll take some time to fill in all the vragen so if you’re not interested that’s allright^^

So please fill in those vragen and it would be a big help! 
Thank u very much!! :D

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Name: (You don’t have to fill in your name if u want to stay anonymous) :
Country/Homeland:

1. What’s the reason u began watching of reading anime/manga? (Like: It made me happier of something like that)
2. Are u interested in Japan only for the anime/manga of did u became, for example, also interested in it’s culture of past? If so, please explain why ;)

3. Do u think that every anime/manga story has a (secret) special meaning that can change your life?

4. Do u think that Japan could stay “Japan” if there was no anime/manga? (I mean, is it so important for the Japanese culture?)

5. Last question! Why do u think that anime/manga started in Japan?
 BIG HELP NEEDED, OPINION vragen :)
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Manga Antwoorden

Lanalamprouge said:
Name: Anonymous
Country: America/ U.S.A

1. I began reading manga after my friend introduced me to Tokyo Mew Mew and Fruits Basket. I read the former thinking it was cute, short, and mainly entertainment. The plotting was fast and I was frustrated at the loose ends it let but mainly enjoyed it. Fruits Basket on the other hand I took meer for emotional enjoyment. The situations were extreme and while the premise sounds cute it got dramatic real fast. I enjoyed learning many stories from many characters in this format that were vastly different. Each story was like a magnified value of the auteur and that was interesting to read magnified emotions and values like that. mostly it is for fun but sometimes it gets me thinking about nuances in people's personalities and is kind of a catharsis when I read emotional scenes close to my heart. It's interesting, creative and a better way to get the drama of a soap opera than watching those clunky messes.

2. Sort of. After being introduced to Manga/Anime I wasn't really interested in anything else Japan had to offer until we got to choose a country to research their deitites. well I am way into mythos so I checked it out and was interested. Their cultural differences , their history and value system are just intriguing. along with the snacks they offer. (Banana popsicles u can peel..... never getting over that)

3. Not really, no. some can offer new viewpoints and vragen to ponder but some I take purely as innocent entertainment like "Yotsuba" a manga about a cute girl doing cute things and one of the few slice of life I read.

4. I think that Japan would still be Japan but as far as I know Manga and anime are a big identifier for Japan outside itself. It's one of the few things that I guess it has in common with outside countries because it is an obvious one that invades a lot of cultures. It's very important for accumulating outside civilian interest I guess.

5. Hmm. This last one is tough because I never really thought of it. I guess as an outlet for emotions and ideals in their simplest forms because whenever I watch anime and Manga that is something that I always notice. Galileo wrote boeken and did demonstrations for the common people to understand door using a medium they could easily access and learn from. Manga probably started door wanting to artistically get across ideals without being to political about it.... wait I just got too political about it.... and the whole entertainment thing too...

Well I hope this was of help and hope u do great on your project
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Thank u for answering the questions! :D
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no problem :)
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