The 1980s saw the crystallization of the “media mix”—a strategy where a single IP ( Gundam, Dragon Ball ) spawns manga, anime, toys, and video games. The 1984 release of Super Mario Bros. (Nintendo) and Dragon Ball (Shueisha) established the (publisher→TV station→toy company). This system created Japan’s first generation of otaku —not just fans, but a new social category of hyper-consumers whose archival knowledge rivaled professional critics.
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: Streaming platforms like Netflix and Crunchyroll have dismantled traditional barriers, allowing over 100 million households to watch anime simultaneously. Dragon Ball ) spawns manga
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