The cold war is often defined as a global arms race between two super powers. Mostly between the United States and the Soviet Union. This global arms race would have a profound effect on popular culture.
Some of the popular culture elements that were effected in western culture was the use of cartoons. Cartoons became an effective persuasive technique that allowed government to relay otherwise terrifying information in a way that felt acceptable to adults and children alike.
This would give rise to cartoons that pushed the cultural envelope like the ...
The "arms" race... was more than just two antagonist bent on global destruction, but a creative boon.
That would give rise to helping anime becoming a global phenomenon.
Mutants becoming zombies...
Creating our video games...
and creating this character...
