The phenomenon of global continuity of the geopolitical, political, and economic models. Strong evidence of cultural discontinuity is also documented and discussed, with comics and animations from Asia, such as Pokémon, serving as an example of how cultural products can be stripped of their Asian identity and marketed to the Americas and Europe. Select cases of Asian popular culture in this study can there-fore be seen as a cultural interface between the impetus of cultural globalization, in terms of production and circulation, and the markets and audiences that receive the global products. Global continuity or discontinuity can result in the possibility of cultural connection or the elusion of it, and also reconnection or disconnection between Asia and the rest of the world on various levels.