Geekstorians: The Anime Crossing | How Dragon Ball Z, Pokémon, Ghibli & Crunchyroll Took Anime Mainstream

Anime did not cross into Western culture in one clean movement. It arrived in fragments, through edited TV dubs, bootleg tapes, playground obsessions, fansubs, late-night downloads, and eventually legal streaming platforms. In this episode of Geekstorians, Dave picks up where Season One’s ‘The Anime Underground’ left off, following anime’s journey from cult import to global mainstream force. We…