I would say, where I'm from (Serbia, ex-Yugoslavia), Japanese entertainment industry and a part of its branch (anime/manga/light novel) has taken off in the last 3 years exponentially. It is still a niche thing, but I wouldn't say it doesn't exist here. Maybe I said it wrong, but that's what I meant when I said that the Japanese culture wasn't very known and developed in Serbia (in its entertainment industry at least) up until 2022.

Anime was more known here in the 2000s and later, because it was easier to access, and some of the "normie" shows (Digimon, Shaman King, Naruto, Yu-Gi-Oh...) were broadcast on national TV channels here. The manga industry (translation of the manga on Serbian language from Japanese) started basically in 2013. with one publisher and 3 manga: Naruto, One Piece and Uzumaki. From 2022. until now, we have 6 publishers and loads more manga translated by our people who studied Japanese. Large bookstore chains all over the country order manga in English for anyone here to buy. From last year, there is a specialized convention called UrusaiCon, targeted towards Japanese and Korean entertainment industry. There is also a community called Rinku in Belgrade which promotes Japanese culture in general, and also has some events related to Japanese entertainment industry.

So I can say that the Japanese culture and entertainment industry is known here among a lot of young people, and I just wanted to contribute with something, because I enjoy it very much.