Stormy Skies Over Japan's Neighbors: What Typhoon Dolphin Means for China's Anime Industry As Typhoon Dolphin bears down on eastern China, residents of Shanghai and Zhejiang are bracing themselves for impact.
The storm's arrival coincides with a critical period in the Chinese anime industry, which has been gaining momentum in recent years.
The cancellation of nearly 60% of flights into Shanghai and adjustments to train services across several provinces demonstrate that Japan's pop culture exports are influenced by forces beyond Tokyo's trendy streets or Osaka's arcade corridors.