Anime Offered as College Credit Course

Bellevue Community College in Washington is now offering a course entitled “Anime Revealed,” valid as a full composition course requirement. The University of Michigan recently began to offer a course on anime study, and Western Washington University includes lectures on anime as part of its Asian history course. Professor Abé Mark Nornes, who instructed the University of Michigan course, says other colleges have inquired about his syllabus. Bellevue’s adoption of a course on anime may actually be part of a growing academic trend and a increasing awareness in American of the artistic value and cultural significance of anime in both Japan and the West.

Source: Seattle Times