在美国，每年有成千上万人争相观看以漫画书与动漫为内容的展览会。

在美国，每年有成千上万人争相观看以漫画书与动漫为内容的展览会。图中，一个小女孩正在观看2011年洛杉矶动漫博览会（2011 Anime Expo in Los Angeles）上的两个角色——日本动漫《火影忍者》中的“白”（Haku）[左]和魔神埃特娜（Etna）。

动漫——起源于日本一种风格独特的动画——和日本漫画在美国都广受欢迎。在动漫博览会和其他展览会里，“盛装扮演”（cosplay）很流行，一些动漫迷打扮成他们最喜爱的角色，还常常演出短剧。网站 Animecons.org 列出了2012年在美国举办的约200个以动漫为内容的展览会。

根据研究公司 ICv2的统计，动漫在北美是一笔大买卖：2010年，其DVD的销售量约为1.8亿美元。日本漫画销量约为1.2亿美元。

据日本国际交流基金会（Japan Foundation）说，日本动漫与漫画“正在促使许多[年轻人]开始学习日语”。该基金会在2010年推出了一个名为《动漫与漫画中的日本人》（Japanese in Anime & Manga）的学习网站。

The Japanese imports anime and manga are big business in the United States. In addition, thousands flock to comics and anime conventions each year.

Thousands flock to comic book and anime conventions in the United States each year. Here, a child looks at two people costumed as “Haku” (left) and “Etna” for the 2011 Anime Expo in Los Angeles.

Anime — a style of animation that originated in Japan — and manga (Japanese comics) are popular in the United States. At Anime Expo and other conventions, "cosplay" (short for costume play) is popular, with fans dressing up as their favorite characters and often acting in skits. The website Animecons.org lists some 200 conventions in the United States in 2012 with anime content.

Anime is big business in North America, with roughly $180 million in DVD sales in 2010, according to ICv2, a research company. Manga sales were around $120 million.

Japanese anime and manga “are motivating many [young people] to start learning Japanese,” according to the Japan Foundation, which in 2010 launched an e-learning site, Japanese in Anime & Manga.