Anime (Japanese animated cartoons) and manga (Japanese comic books) are wildly popular in the US among kids and teens. Adults are barely aware of this, if at all. Watch an anime movie, such as movies by Miyazaki. These are like fantasty daydreams. It's not like an American movie. There's no clear white hat / black hat. There are usually a cast of characters, and they all interact with each other; and the heros sometimes do bad things (or things that have bad consequences) and evil characters do nice things. Animals change their shape and do all sorts of things, such as bake neko (magical cats). yrs, andreas www.andreas.com ------------------------------------------------------------------ To change your Lit-Ideas settings (subscribe/unsub, vacation on/off, digest on/off), visit www.andreas.com/faq-lit-ideas.html