Anime Culture Explained in 10 minutes

Here is a website that gives a brief explanation of 'anime culture':
http://www.csua.berkeley.edu/~jleek/anime/culture.html

I do not know if all the explanations are true, though, as I do not have a very thorough knowledge of Japanese culture. For example, I do not know if the statement, "The Japanese view of the universe is that it is inherently amoral, unlike the American view, which is that the universe should be fair", is true, as that seems to be a strong statement. Yet if the writer knows a lot about Japanese culture, it may be true.

Anyway, I believe the website to gives pretty good explanations on most things, except that "super-deformed style" is usually called 'chibi style'. I also believe that anime is made for all audiences, rather than just teenagers and adults, as there are many many children anime.

Interestingly enough, this website makes me realize that I learn a lot about Japanese culture from reading manga. I know the types of food Japanese people eat, the types of vacations they take, even the TV channels they watch, and a little bit of the religion and the history. When I went to Japan, I was really excited about all the familiar things I got to see. The trip was like watching Disney movies and then finally being able to go to Disney World and experience everything in the movies... but even better!