This study examines how the United States and Japan imagined the emerging Internet through visual media produced between 1995 and 2001. Using Roland Bleiker s frameworks in Visual Global Politics (2018) and Aesthetics in International Relations (2009), the analysis treats films, anime, television, and video games as active sites of political meaning-making. Works such as Johnny Mnemonic (1995), The Matrix (1999), Kairo (2001) and Metal Gear Solid 2 (2001) reveal contrasting cultural visions: while American media often depict the Internet as a space of both liberation and domination, Japanese media highlight themes of isolation and the fragility of identity in networked worlds. By comparing these imaginaries, the study shows how visual culture shaped early public understandings of digital technology and argues that these representations continue to influence contemporary debates in international relations and global digital politics.