Originally Posted by Haruko Haruhara

I wouldn't say I'm a newbie at anime I've been watching anime since I was 11 years old.
And I think that anime mixed in the way it was with hip-hop and the japanese culture is
cool. I think thats the reason why Americans like it so much more than the japanese because
it has hip-hop in it. And even to this day I still like Samurai Champloo, because it got me
more into the japanese culture and samurai movies, anime, and manga.