This comes from the kami (Shinto spirit) mentality. In Shinto, there is no absolute good or evil; there is only pollution and purity. Consequently, anime characters are morally gray. You root for the pirate, the assassin, or the undead.
As one Tokyo producer put it: "Korea gives you the polished diamond. Japan gives you the raw stone, the moss, and the crack in the wall. We will never be the biggest. But we will always be the strangest. And strangeness, in the end, is what people remember." JAV Sub Indo Nagi Hikaru Sekretaris Tobrut Dijilat Oleh Bos
The question is whether Japan can maintain its unique DNA. The K-Wave (Korean entertainment) is currently faster and slicker. But Japan has never been about "slick." It is about the hand-drawn cel, the off-key idol, the slow walk in the rain. This comes from the kami (Shinto spirit) mentality
Hayao Miyazaki taught the world that quiet is cinematic. While Disney makes noise, My Neighbor Totoro spends ten minutes showing a girl waiting for a bus. That meditative pacing, drawn from Zen Buddhism, is Japan’s gift to global cinema. Part III: The Theater of the Extreme (Variety TV & Cinema) Turn on Japanese television at 7 PM, and you will witness chaos. Variety shows dominate prime time. In these shows, celebrities are slapped, thrown into freezing rivers, or forced to eat bizarre foods. It is brutal, it is absurd, and it is beloved. You root for the pirate, the assassin, or the undead
This pursuit of "unfinished" perfection is distinctly Japanese. It is rooted in the concept of mono no aware (the bittersweet awareness of impermanence). The idol’s career is fleeting—she will "graduate" in a few years, replaced by a younger model. Her imperfection is the feature, not the bug. If idols are the heart, animation is the soul. The global explosion of anime —from Spy x Family to Demon Slayer —is not a trend; it is a cultural takeover.