Japanese anime has long been around for a very long time here in the US, but it is not until recently through the introduction of major hits such as Naruto and Bleach has it really opened the eyes of the US general public. From the spread of television also came websites related to them accessible over the web. If you were to type in the keywords Anime, Naruto, and Bleach on any major search engine chances are that you will hit an anime resource site which is filled with content.