Joey maintains that there was a clear distinction between Western cartoons and Japanese anime for him as a child.

“but things that are on like the VHS tapes that my grandma would seem to me oh those animes anime yeah so for me there's like a really clear distinction”

Connor believes that anime like Pokemon appealed to him as a child because of the structured, goal-oriented narrative arc.

“for me it was just the fact that my mom would just push it a lot because it was the she knew that it was the easiest way for me to appreciate the Japanese culture”