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>>38543
>I am so dispirited by this, it doesn't feel like anime at all. Is this where the industry is going?
there's a theory i've seen floating around that there's a specific subset of japanese media that seems to be made specifically to satiate the american audience; just enough "japanese-ness" to satiate the demand and catch on, but not so much to where it's "too anime"--you see it with some games releasing now, too.
anime/japanese media that was noticeably more western in influence and appeal has always existed, and interestingly, they even usually tend to do far better in america than in japan; stuff like cowboy bebop, FLCL, and panty and stocking are all good examples, you had westerners several years after the latter two aired asking for sequel series (until, in the case of FLCL, they literally got that, but because american audiences seem to not know what they want, none of the sequel series were recieved well, probably because most american fans of FLCL can't even identify what they actually like about FLCL beyond surface level)
i went on a bit of a tangent, but it seems that anime made specifically for an american audience seems to attract those types to only those anime, keeping them away from things that would bother them, which usually tends to be what's more favored in japan and has all the things an anime fan would actually like in their anime.
all this to say, having your opinion on the show is fine, but i don't think it's cause to worry about the state of the entire industry, i feel like foreign gacha is probably a worse thing to worry about. it might end up being a blessing in disguise; general audiences get their "safe" anime and they'll stay far away from the things we enjoy.
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>>38546
i'm not particularly fond of panty and stocking either, outside of the soundtrack and a few characters, though i'd still take it over most western animation, but i'd argue FLCL [spoiler}all of it[/spoiler] is pretty good...
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