Journal Entry – Week 10

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Instructions

Respond to at least 1 prompt on this page (you are welcome to respond to more). For instructions on how to submit a journal entry, please follow these instructions. FORMATTING FOR THIS WEEK: Use the title format “[FirstName] [LastName] W10” and select the Category “Journal Entry – Week 10” 

Prompt 1

Product-driven shows became a hallmark of American TV animated productions in the 1980s. Can you think of any contemporary/recent examples of product placement in animated tv shows today? If not on TV, how is product placement used in today’s media?

Prompt 2

What is today’s most popular (in term of audience) Japanese animated TV show in the US? What genre does it belong to? What is the general storyline? On what platform is it distributed? Why do you think it resonates with American audiences? Is it as popular in Japan?

Victoria Gonzalez (Week 10- Prompt 2)

One of today’s most popular Japanese animated TV show in the US would be Dragon Ball. The genre this action and fantasy. Dragon ball resonates with American audience because of the way handles the fighting scenes, humor and emotional turmoil. The show has certain moments that are relatable to of us. Dragon Ball is a very popular and influential anime in Japan.