• BynarsAreOk [none/use name]
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    2 years ago

    Do you like, even watch anime at this point? Do you think when the average Japanese person watched Demon Slayer they were frustrated that the story featured younger characters instead of some 35yo salary man?

    Do you think when millions of people watched SpyxFamily which predominantly featured a child as a main character last season they were instead reminiscing on the good old days of 1980s anime?

    All of the criticism about the pedo side of the industry is all fine, accurate and justified, but this sort of circle jerk is realy just pathetic honestly.

    It is almost like we need daily reminders that most people in Japan don't actualy care about Cowboy Bebop and Eva that much, and like it or not anime is made for them not us.

    • Soap_Owl [any]
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      2 years ago

      We need a daily reminder? This is so important we need to set aside a part of every day to meditate on this fact?

      • BynarsAreOk [none/use name]
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        2 years ago

        If you want to have a discussion that isn't the same circlejerk repeated without fail every time then maybe, maybe not, hey they even posted the Miyazaki quote elsewhere on the thread.

        • Soap_Owl [any]
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          2 years ago

          All media has gotten worse since the 70s in the US and the 90s in japan as the contradictions of capitlaism have intensified. The even the handfull of good anime are released despite thr market not because of it. The tears of the workers being being baked in only make it less worthy of faor consideration.

        • UlyssesT
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          18 days ago

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    • UlyssesT
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      18 days ago

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