I feel that if Elsa and Friends can turn Norway into Arendale i feel Naruto and and friends can turn Japan into The Village Hidden in The Leaves.Its based off of Japanese culture this means its a good enough fit.
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Fair enough.My thought is that not enough mainstream guests would have any clue who or what that is. While Disney owns it and it's very popular, it certainly does not have near the appeal of Frozen. I mentioned it to my girlfriend, who actually owns an anime convention, and she basically said the same thing. Her take on it is that Disney is doing pretty well on the types and amounts of merchandising they offer that is anime related at the Japan pavilion. No need to try to push things further.
In regards to Naruto specifically I disagree with most of what you said. Even if mainstream guests do not watch anime they will have heard of Naruto, especially older kids, teenagers and young adults. Naruto I believe is the second biggest selling anime/manga series of all time. The TV show has aired on Jetix, Disney XD, Cartoon Network, Adult Swim, Toonami, NeonAlley, YTV, Teletoon, the DVDs can be found in any good DVD store and the graphic novels can be found in any good bookstore. Naruto merchandise can be found anywhere as it has such a huge following.My thought is that not enough mainstream guests would have any clue who or what that is. While Disney owns it and it's very popular, it certainly does not have near the appeal of Frozen. I mentioned it to my girlfriend, who actually owns an anime convention, and she basically said the same thing. Her take on it is that Disney is doing pretty well on the types and amounts of merchandising they offer that is anime related at the Japan pavilion. No need to try to push things further.
Don't get rid of the Japan store! I love that place!
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