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in that case. i'll post my opinion about this thread....

To me. everything influences everything and you can never say its one thing for certain... whether the japanese believe in fitting in or not. it has nothing to do with it. some people might be influenced to murder due to some cool killing in an anime. and some might be influenced by watching a horror movie, and some might just be sick... after all. somone has to invent the stuff for others to copy.
but i have to say. anime's are generally far more violent than other types of cartoons, and there doesn't tend to be a real age limit. parents seem to let children watch animes cos they are cartoons.....

All in all, i wish people would stop blaming violence and crime etc etc on movies/games/cartoons etc etc... everyone has a choice... why don't you educate people to make the right choices in life so that they DONT commit crime and so that the rest of the world can enjoy some fictional violence