Do you know "cartoon network"? This is not Japanese "cartoon".This is exclusive animation TV channel that can enjoy animation of whole world. Of course many Japanese animation was picked up in that programs,It is very popular because that you can check from bran new works to old works like "Dragon ball""Captain Tsubasa""Bishojo Senshi Sailor Moon""Tottoko Hamutaro".Amazingly,these programs are televised in 160 countries outside Japan!!The United Nations are 192 countries(January 2010 present),so the country that broadcast Japanese anime overseas reaches also in 80 % of world.

We state in figures how many countries popular programs has been televised. For example,"Bakugan Battle Brawlers"(about 110 countries),"Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters"(about 80 countries),"Pokemon"(about 70 countries).We can see from data that cute monstar character of battles are very popular with audiences around the world.
(Naoki Imura)