Wuxia?

[GMSkarka]

Yes, they had wires back then.

Are we talking about Wushu (martial arts), Wuxia (modern-day genre term), or Wuxia (literature)?

I thought we were talking about Wuxia (the genre as a whole), which started with the literature.

If you're talking about films, you mean wuxia pian, which roughly began at the same time as anime in Japan (first two decades of the 20th century).

 

[Thurbane]

I think it's payback for all the permeating of Eastern culture that Western culture did in the past.

Very, VERY true. Good point.

...funny thing is I used to really like anime, like Akira and Ninja Scroll, but now when almost every new cartoon series thats pops up is either anime or an anime knock off, I'm totally over it.

But that's all a bit OT, sorry. :\