| Western Influence | Japanese Adaptation | Cultural Output | |------------------|---------------------|----------------| | American rock & roll | Visual Kei (X Japan, Dir en grey) | Androgynous, theatrical glam rock | | Disney animation | Miyazaki’s Spirited Away | Animism vs. consumer capitalism | | Reality TV (Big Brother) | Terrace House | Slow, observational "gentle" reality | | European fairy tales | Puella Magi Madoka Magica | Subversive, tragic magical girls |
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