Anime's global mainstream growth over the past decade or so has been stunning to witness. Gone are the days of anime fans quietly enjoying their favorite shows in private, scouring online spaces for communities with which they could find common ground, and maybe be pointed in the direction of a series to watch next.

These days, shows like One Piece , Jujutsu Kaisen , and one of the latest to gain massive worldwide popularity, Solo Leveling , are openly discussed and widely supported by anime fans around the world, as though they were just like any other popular form of entertainment. The modern landscape of anime fandom would have been unthinkable to fans just 15 years ago.

The 2020s is where that growth has been most dramatic, and the decade has given way to a number of insta

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