Originally posted by: AkimichiChouji
Well its true if you think about it, thanks to those commercials people bought into the whole anime craze then soon after possibly one of the biggest hits ever, pokemon came on and that was like the jurassic park (lunch boxes, toys, food, jello, etc etc etc) merchandizing and video games and everything...its becoming a huge impact on society now...anime that is
ummm i dont think those commercials are the sole factor why anime is doing well.
and personally i think pokemon and Dragonball have had a much more detrimental effect on anime than most ppl think.