Ouroboros within the Cartoon Industry

This is a story that was passed down to me by Steve Bennet. First off, Steve Bennet is a Japanese prodigy. He began illustrating cartoons at the lowly age of twelve, so I trust his word. According to him the origins of anime, Japanese cartoons, are deeply rooted in the legacy of Walt Disney. In fact, anime is simply a Japanese appropriation of Disney style animation. I mean the similarities between the two are uncanny. The big eyes, big hair, and unrealistic body proportions all point to the same conclusion, that appropriations can occur across cultures, as well as within them. However, it doesn't stop there. At first anime was an alternative to the hegemonic cartoons of Hanna-Barbera and the like. But when English dubbed cartoons like Speed Racer and Sailor Moon began to gain popularity with American audiences, the marginal anime culture began to slip into the mainstream. Soon more and more Japanese cartoons were being aired on Cartoon Network: Pokemon, Dragonball Z, etc. In fact, anime has become so popular in the United States that American cartoonist are now copying anime techniques! For example, the ever popular Powerpuff Girls are basically a permutation of the Japanese style. Even the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles have been redrawn for modern audiences to look like anime characters. This cyclical exploitation, or "sharing," of styles seems to have no end; they continuously feed on one another; like the image of the ouroboros, the two serpents continue to munch on the other's tail. Last year a show called Demashita! Powerpuff Girls Z was released in Japan with the Powerpuff Girls redrawn in anime style. What? Now they're redrawing a copy of a copy!