Hey comrades,
Simple enough question. Why is there such an overlap between anime fans and those who identify as communists?
I’ve considered myself an ML for over 2 years now, however I’ve never been able to get into anime. Tbh I would’ve thought that - since it comes from Japan - that it would be heavily reactionary/anticommunist in nature anyway.
Is there something I’ve missed?
I’ve always assumed that the white westerners who watch a lot of anime are hyper-reactionaries who fetishise Japanese culture because of all the wrong reasons like their nationalism.