Regarding the Aug. 5 Style article “Beyond the costumes, some discomfort”:
During the 1950s and 1960s, concerned Americans criticized, censored and in some cases burned a relatively new form of entertainment that they saw as dangerous and perverted — comic books. Most Americans now realize that, far from causing rampant crime and deviance, comics are more likely to result in creativity, large fan followings, and profitable film adaptations.
The medium of anime will probably undergo the same transition of public opinion as it gains popularity in the United States. Like all mediums, anime, along with its printed form, manga, covers a wide range of subjects, from the futility of war to the joy and bitterness of growing up. Because of this range and depth, anime and manga have gained fans since the 1980s, including not a few young women.
Instead of focusing on the negative aspects of American anime fandom, let’s celebrate its good points, just as we now do for American comic books and their fans.
Susannah Lui, Arlington
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