Spirited away is a 2001 film by the japanese anime studio "Studio Ghibli" written and directed by Hayao Mayazaki. This film recieved many awards, including the second Oscar ever awarded for Best Animated Feature, the first anime film to win an Academy Award, and the only winner of that award to be traditionally animated or win among five nominees.The film also won the Golden Bear at the 2002 Berlin International Film Festival
http://www.guardian.co.uk/film/2003/may/21/artsfeatures.cannes2003 discusses how Manga and Anime are growing in popularity in Western cultures partly due to the fact that artists like Daft Punk feature manga imagery in their videos. This increasing popularity shows there could be a market for my comic.
To a point, manga is also used in "The Animatrix" cartoons.
Manga has become a form of popular culture having a big economic influence
through secondary use, or character merchandising in toys,
food, and advertising.
An example of this is http://www.mangalife.com/news/MangaHeadbyGarnierFructis.htm where adverts such as garnier frutis have introduced the manga style to men as this inspiration has grown from manga comics.
