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Japan built a weapon. And the entire world is addicted to it. In 2000, the global ah-nee-meh industry was worth 2 billion dollars. Today it's worth over 30 billion. Growing faster than Netflix, Disney, and Hollywood combined. But here's the stat nobody talks about. Over 60% of ah-nee-meh's new audience is from outside Japan. Brazil, India, and the United States now consume more ah-nee-meh than Japan itself. And it's not because of better marketing. Researchers found that ah-nee-meh characters tr