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SlimeDrawsNear
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If anyone is wondering why there is a manga biography about Charles M. Schultz at all: Peanuts, and Snoopy in particular, are very popular in Japan.
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Cho_Desu
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I saw lots of Peanuts merch when I lived in Japan. It makes me wonder if it's simply a case of the characters being popular (i.e. Snoopy and Woodstock are cute, and that's enough), or if the translated newspaper comics were a big hit in Japan. Newspaper comics of this sort are more culturally steeped than your average graphic novel IMO, which on one hand seems like it'd make it tougher for Peanuts to catch on overseas (especially with so many native 4-koma to compete with in Japan) — but on the other hand perhaps the glimpse into folksy Americana would be a core part of the appeal of Peanuts? Curious how much the manga delved into the comic strip's reception in Japan specifically.
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