Woke American Comics vs Manga

In a world hungry for heroes and stories, why is manga succeeding so well in America when American comics are diving? Is it simply due to biased political nonsense being shoved into a 2020 era DC and Marvel or is it something deeper?

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Chapters
0:17 What Does Woke Mean?
4:39 American Comics Sales Are Down
7:11 Why Manga is Winning the West
10:53 What Does the Science Say?
16:30 It's the Character that Matters
17:10 The Secret Behind Manga's Success
23:30 The Secret in Practice
26:03 The Ultimate Tragedy
28:03 Diversity of Story

Sources:
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2w7CiBahDNw
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/p....mc/articles/PMC53648
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https://cosmicbook.news/dc-comics-cancels-aquaman
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