Big in Japan? And Why Influence Only Seems to Point West-Ward

Everyone in comics and animation talks about Japanese artists who are hot in America. But seriously, when does anyone ever talk about American animators or cartoonists who are big in Japan?? Step ya game up, America! Currently, the chain of influence only seems to go one way. From East to West, or East Meets West, and never from West to East. It used to be like that. If DeviantART and all the fanart of my character on there is any indicator, with rare exceptions anywhere else, I seem to be one of the few and only North American Cartoonists or Animators who has gained Any leverage or traction, or any type of foothold in Japan, as is evidenced by my presence on DeviantART, and Amazon.co.jp. An American cartoonist drawing for Japanese audiences has a steeper cultural hill to climb than a Japanese animator or cartoonist drawing for American audiences. But, at least I'm off to a good start by getting along famously not just with American cartoonists, but artists such as Thomas Romain, Katsuhiro Otomo, and Yoshitoshi ABe. I've achieved about as much leverage and influence as one foreigner can achieve in Japan, without actually physically being there, and even then, presence within Japan is highly expected and anticipated by the Japanese toward famous American media figures, as a form of diplomatic courtesy. I guess I'll just have to wait and see if I ever get that famous.