Anime Influence in Western Culture

Many anime and manga characters feature large eyes. Osamu Tezuka, who is believed to have been the first to use this technique, was inspired by the exaggerated features of American cartoon characters such as Betty Boop, Mickey Mouse, and Disney's Bambi. Tezuka found that large eyes style allowed his characters to show emotions distinctly. When Tezuka began drawing Ribbon no Kishi, the first manga specifically targeted at young girls, Tezuka further exaggerated the size of the characters' eyes. Indeed, through Ribbon no Kishi, Tezuka set a stylistic template that later shōjo artists tended to follow. However, not all anime have large eyes. For example, some of the work of Hayao Miyazaki and Toshiro Kawamoto are known for having realistically proportioned eyes, as well as realistic hair colors on their characters. In addition many other productions also have been known to use smaller eyes. 

Sample Anime Eyes,

 Since then, people over the years and have taken interest in anime and manga. Similar to novels and movies, many genres and divisions in anime have appeared. There is action, adventure, comedy, drama, fantasy, horror, mystery, mecha, ninja, romance, science fiction, and even western anime. All of these genres are made due to the ever growing expansion of anime.