Saudi Arabia adawona chidwi chochulukirachulukira mu manga ndi anime, zomwe zimachitika kuyambira m'ma 1970. Zojambula za ku Japan izi zakopa anthu azaka zonse, zomwe zakhala zikudziwika kwambiri m'zaka zaposachedwa. Kukhoza kwawo kuphatikiza zosangalatsa, chikhalidwe, ndi maphunziro kwawapangitsa kukhala osangalatsa kwambiri kwa anthu aku Saudi.
Manga, mtundu wa mabuku a zithunzithunzi za ku Japan, amasiyana ndi nthabwala za Azungu m’njira zingapo, kuphatikizapo mmene amaŵerengera—kuchokera kumanja kupita kumanzere. Kufalikira kwachangu kwa manga ndi anime ku Saudi Arabia kumabwera chifukwa cha kuphatikiza kwawo kwapadera kwa zosangalatsa, chikhalidwe, komanso maphunziro.
Pofuna kulimbikitsa chikhalidwe chomwe chikukulachi, General Entertainment Authority yakhala ikutenga nawo mbali pokonzekera zochitika ndi ziwonetsero pafupifupi 20, kuphatikiza chiwonetsero chodziwika bwino cha Saudi Anime Expo. Chochitika chimenechi, chachikulu kwambiri mwa mtundu wake ku Middle East, chakopa alendo ochokera padziko lonse lapansi. Kuphatikiza apo, "Anime Town" ya Riyadh yalimbitsa udindo wake ngati mzinda waukulu kwambiri wa anime padziko lonse lapansi, womwe uli ndi madera anayi osiyana ndikuchititsa chikondwerero cha "Sakura Music", chomwe chinachitika koyamba kunja kwa Japan.
Jeddah nayenso posachedwa adachita nawo "Anime Village", yomwe idakopa alendo ambiri ndikupereka zochitika zosiyanasiyana, kuphatikiza mpikisano wa cosplay, ziwonetsero zamoyo, malo odyera okhala ndi mitu, ndikuwonetsa makanema aposachedwa anime.
Mkonzi wamkulu wa magazini ya Manga Arabia Nouf Al-Hussein adawonetsa kuti ali ndi chiyembekezo chokhudza tsogolo la manga ndi anime aku Saudi. Ananenanso kuti chidwi chochulukirachulukira pazantchito zamagawo amaphunziro ndi chikhalidwe chidzathandiza kuti msika wa ogwira ntchito ukhale wolimba komanso mwayi wokulirapo pantchitoyi.
"Gulu la Saudi likuzindikira kufunikira kokulitsa maluso ndi maluso osiyanasiyana, kuphatikiza omwe amagwirizana ndi makampani a Saudi manga ndi anime."
Al-Hussein anatsindika kuti kuchita bwino pankhaniyi kumafuna maziko olimba pa kujambula, kulemba, ndi kulingalira mwaluso.
Al-Hussein adawonjezeranso kuti izi zilimbikitsa kutukuka kwa anthu amderali omwe ali ndi zikhulupiriro zenizeni zachiarabu, mzimu waku Saudi, komanso dziko lodziwika. Ananenanso kuti zomwe zili ngati izi zitha kukhudza omvera padziko lonse lapansi, zomwe zimathandizira kupititsa patsogolo chikhalidwe cha Saudi komanso kuwonekera kwa mbadwo wopanga womwe uli ndi uthenga wapadera wachikhalidwe.
Wotsutsa anime ndi manga komanso wowunika Majed Al-Amer adati makampani anime mu Ufumu akukula modabwitsa. Ngakhale akukumana ndi zovuta chifukwa cha mliri waposachedwa wa COVID-19, makampani aku Saudi anime aposa mayiko ena ambiri omwe akhala akupanga chikhalidwechi kwa nthawi yayitali.
Al-Amer adanenanso kuti Ufumuwo wadziwika kuti ndi wopanga zovomerezeka padziko lonse lapansi monga Netflix, Shahid, StarzPlay, ndi Crunchyroll. Mapulatifomuwa amagwira ntchito ku Saudi Arabia ndipo amapereka matanthauzidwe achiarabu, zomwe zikuwonetsa kuthekera kwakukulu kwamakampaniwo.
Ananenanso kuti ufulu wa manga ukupezedwa ndikugawidwa kwanuko, ndipo matanthauzidwe achiarabu amapezeka m'malo osiyanasiyana, kuphatikiza malaibulale ndi malo owonera makanema.
Ponena za zovuta zazikulu zomwe opanga anime ndi manga akukumana nazo mu Ufumu, Al-Amer adati chopinga chachikulu ndikuvomerezedwa ndi anthu. Iye adatsindika kufunikira kwakuti anthu azilandira mwayi wantchito womwe ukupezeka m'makampaniwa, monga olemba manga ndi makanema ojambula pamanja.
Al-Amer adawonetsa kuti ali ndi chiyembekezo chokhudza tsogolo la malonda a anime, akulosera kuti adzakhala gawo lalikulu la chuma cha Ufumu mkati mwa zaka zisanu ndi ziwiri zikubwerazi. Akuyembekeza kuti kukula kwamakampani kudzayendetsa kupanga zinthu zam'deralo, zomwe zimapangitsa kuti pakhale njira yatsopano yokopa alendo ku Saudi Arabia.
Al-Amer adawonetsa kuti zomwe zimapangidwa kwanuko, ndi talente ya Saudi, ziziwonetsa chikhalidwe cha Saudi popanda zisonkhezero zakunja. Izi zithandizira kufalitsa chikhalidwe cha Saudi padziko lonse lapansi. Iye adayamikira kwambiri thandizo la boma pamakampani a anime ndi manga komanso zoyesayesa zazikulu zomwe boma lachita pankhaniyi.
Kudzipereka kwa Saudi Arabia kulimbikitsa chikhalidwe cha manga ndi anime kukuwonekera muzochita zake zaposachedwa. Pulogalamu ya “Manga Education”, yomwe idakhazikitsidwa ndi unduna wa zachikhalidwe ndi maphunziro, ikufuna kukulitsa luso la ophunzira pankhaniyi. Pulogalamuyi ikugwirizana ndi njira yotakata yophatikizira chikhalidwe ndi zaluso m'maphunziro a anthu.
