Dragon Ball and One Piece Veteran Director Says "Predictable Disney-Style Works" Are to Thank for Anime's Increasing Popularity Outside Japan

'One Piece', 'Dragon Ball' Series Director Says Western Audiences Love Anime Because They're "Tired Of Disney-Style Predictable Harmony In Animation"

In offering his two cents on the medium’s ever-growing worldwide popularity, noted Dragon Ball and One Piece series director Tatsuya Nagamine believes that Western audiences have become so interested in anime because local animation productions – particularly those that came out of Hollywood – are too afraid to break the “Disney-style” formula of storytelling. Goku (Masako Nozawa) compliments Luffy’s (Mayumi Tanaka) fighting prowess in Dream 9 T…

Dragon Ball and One Piece veteran director says "predictable Disney-style works" are to thank for anime's increasing popularity outside Japan

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