Throughout the 2000s and again starting in 2012, Cartoon Network’s Toonami block was often seen as the gateway into anime, an easy way to start watching anime and to dive into Japanese culture.
Movies like Ghost in the Shell and Akira have both taken from and contributed to western culture, with the former credited for inspiring filmmakers such as the Wachowskis and James Cameron, while the latter gave way for films like Looper, Inception, Chronicle, and Midnight Special. Shows like Cowboy Bebop and Death Note have attracted fans even from outside the world of anime, falling love with the world of both series and eventually moving onto other series. The influence of series like Dragon Ball Z or Gundam helped to inspire major blockbuster films like The Matrix and its sequels or Pacific Rim. In the fifty years since, anime has grown from a niche art-form in the West to a fandom with a massive backing.
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