• Group's overall essential question (e.g. How are people’s beliefs shaped?):

CULTURE: What shapes people’s beliefs or behavior?

• My research question connected to essential question (How do movies and media’s portrayal of females after their views of themselves in society?):

How did Japanese anime change overtime and what is its influence in the world?

• Brief paragraph on why you’re interested in this topic:

I have developed great interests in Japanese culture for a long time because of its anime. Anime industry in Japan has developed a lot during time and now it is very popular and spreading worldwide. Some examples of the anime such as Death Note, One Piece and Naruto are very famous and have billions of fans from every part of the world. Hayao Miyazaki, master of Japanese animation, is often called the Walt Disney of Japan. His work such as Spirited Away is said to be Japanese Alice in Wonderland. His retirement has made all his fans sad. There are tons of great anime and it became a very important part in Japanese culture.