They cannot care about that crap over there too, do they?
My 2, I am not surprised. I don't know what is bigger, Americans trying to mimick Japan or vice-versa.
The Japanese are great consumers of kitschy, brightly coloured entertainment, and they are not averse to making money off it either.
Yes. they are mathy (as in Math) . Mathy but artsy. I just love them.