Maybe not with animation, but I was under the impression that certain western subcultures had some popularity there, like rockabilly: https://www.cbsnews.com/pictures/tokyos-rockabilly-scene/
Also I think part of the appeal of otaku culture to westerners is that there doesn’t seem to be nearly as much equivalent media in the west that caters to groups like that, since most stuff is more profit driven and instead made for a more general audience. So I can’t really see people in Japan identifying with western media in the same way that westerners do with Japanese media.
I’ve never been to Japan and am not super well versed in actual Japanese culture, though, so maybe I’m way off base on that.
Check out the movie Wild Zero, it's based on a real japanese rock and roll band called Guitar Wolf (who fucking shred). It's amazing, there are zombies, ufos, motorcycles, and an explicitly pro-trans romantic storyline, which is kinda suprising for the time/place it was made. It fucking rules, the dvd came with a built-in drinking game lol
Maybe not with animation, but I was under the impression that certain western subcultures had some popularity there, like rockabilly: https://www.cbsnews.com/pictures/tokyos-rockabilly-scene/
Also I think part of the appeal of otaku culture to westerners is that there doesn’t seem to be nearly as much equivalent media in the west that caters to groups like that, since most stuff is more profit driven and instead made for a more general audience. So I can’t really see people in Japan identifying with western media in the same way that westerners do with Japanese media.
I’ve never been to Japan and am not super well versed in actual Japanese culture, though, so maybe I’m way off base on that.
Check out the movie Wild Zero, it's based on a real japanese rock and roll band called Guitar Wolf (who fucking shred). It's amazing, there are zombies, ufos, motorcycles, and an explicitly pro-trans romantic storyline, which is kinda suprising for the time/place it was made. It fucking rules, the dvd came with a built-in drinking game lol
Holy shit this looks amazing. Thanks for the recommendation. I'll definitely be checking this one out.
If you want to play the drinking game, the rules are to drink every time:
Be careful though, do this with light beer or something and not liquor, because you'll be drinking a LOT
We need to watch this.
Might be good for a cytube movie night lol