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Susan J. Napier argues, in her book Anime from Akira to Princess Mononoke: Experiencing Contemporary Japanese Animation, that anime increasingly " exists at a nexus point in global culture … an amorphous new media territory that crosses and intermingles national boundaries ".

Napier goes on to point out that many Japanese commentators refer to anime with the term " mukokuseki ", meaning " stateless ".

This implies that much anime is not specifically Japanese and therefore lacks a distinct national identity.

Napier states that this " very quality of ' statelessness ' has increasing attraction in our global culture ".

It is said that Cowboy Bebop reflects this and it is a great part of the show ’ s appeal.