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Yeah. That was a stupid thing to say.Because it's the Japanese equivalent of western cartoons? That's like asking why are there soo many cartoons.
Really thought it would be funny.
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Yeah. That was a stupid thing to say.Because it's the Japanese equivalent of western cartoons? That's like asking why are there soo many cartoons.
The real answer though is that a lot of anime are meant specifically to sell a manga/light novel/video game.Yeah. That was a stupid thing to say.
Really thought it would be funny.
It pretty much is Marvel, but with less property rights baggage. Mind you I'm saying less, not none at all. Which is what started the VS series with X-Men Children of the Atom anyways.what do you think the western version of Tatsunoko vs. Capcom would be? Specifically the western equivalent to Tatsunoko.
If I'm not mistaken, he was also the director of Rival Schools and Power Stone? Or was at the very least involved with those two series duologies. He was one of the major dudes from back in the day that was still there.Hideaki Itsuno, known for Devil May Cry and Dragon's Dogma, is leaving Capcom
Doesn't that have a cursed dealing with Limited Run Games? Seems like any physical release would be FOMO filled cause that's their whole deal and it sucks. Though digitally it should be fine.Man, I want a news update on Shantae Advance: Risky Revolution.
I want to replay Shantae 2-5 but I won't until I get my hands on this game.
Why are there so many anime?
After World War 2 Japan pivoted towards technology being one of its primary exports, one of their biggest developments being semiconducters and computer chips years ahead of most of the world. Because of this, consumer electronics became a hugely popular phenomenon in Japan, including television. Anime became a relatively cheap way to fill up the airwaves and the country was already experiencing a huge boon in manga after the war (partially inspired by American comics that were popular brought over during the post war occupation). Adapting manga became one of the easiest ways to create anime due to the marketing tie-ins (publishers often would foot the bill on these adaptations to advertise the manga, as Shroob alluded to).The real answer though is that a lot of anime are meant specifically to sell a manga/light novel/video game.
While pretty much every anime falls into this category, there's a difference between like, One Piece with hundreds of episodes, or Konosuba that gets 2-3 seasons. One's an ongoing series that fully intends to follow the anime and tell the whole story(with filler), while the other's only meant to sell you on the product being shown so you go out and buy the book.
Batman Ninja was aight. Blade's anime was kind of cool. Suicide Squad I couldn't care less about and Rick and Morty feels like something to actively piss ****** off cause they could've done ATHF or a third season of Black Dynamite.Ngl I do feel some fatigue with studios making western properties into anime, primarily the ones that add nothing new to the table besides anime artstyle.
Or maybe the Rick and Morty anime alone just bothers me that much. Now that feels like a ploy for Redditors that clap for Gulp ****to
Samurai Jack would be perfect but tbh there is zero reason to do so, unless they wanna change the ending so Ashi lives like the game did.Batman Ninja was aight. Blade's anime was kind of cool. Suicide Squad I couldn't care less about and Rick and Morty feels like something to actively piss ****** off cause they could've done ATHF or a third season of Black Dynamite.
A real Spider-Man anime that has vibes from the Sentai Series or the 90's shows or Spectacular could work. Teen Titans was practically one, and X-Men had anime intros in Japan's dub, so they're halfway there.
Anime Ben 10 might go stupid, I dunno. Samurai Jack could, though the OG series is such a clear mix of eastern and western animation influences with live action films and Frank Miller comics it's hard to say if leaning in any of these directions would make it feel off.
Yeah, LRG does that for their physical stuff (I managed to order one) but the game is also getting a digital release (WayForward instead will be handling that version)Doesn't that have a cursed dealing with Limited Run Games? Seems like any physical release would be FOMO filled cause that's their whole deal and it sucks. Though digitally it should be fine.
Genndy mentioned the game's ending is canon, so Jack just need to do a 100% to save his girlfriend.Samurai Jack would be perfect but tbh there is zero reason to do so, unless they wanna change the ending so Ashi lives like the game did.
The distinction is a bit silly anyway as for much of the 80s and early 90s American cartoons were animated in Japan until Korea became a more viable (read: cheaper) alternative for labor. American and Japanese animation have a long history of overlap and influence; the recent shift to calling American productions “anime” is mostly marketing because Americans think of anime as “mature” animation even though most anime in Japan is for children and family audiences.Ngl I do feel some fatigue with studios making western properties into anime, primarily the ones that add nothing new to the table besides anime artstyle.
Or maybe the Rick and Morty anime alone just bothers me that much. Now that feels like a ploy for Redditors that clap for Gulp ****to
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Yeah, if the Strike in the Animation industry wasn't mainly focused on dealing with Gen AI BS, we'd also try to get at least a few companies to rely less on foreign studio outsourcing. Not that the Japanese and namely Korean ones aren't good. Just that we should allow more US animators more positions avaiable, AND it'll give more people more experience.The distinction is a bit silly anyway as for much of the 80s and early 90s American cartoons were animated in Japan until Korea became a more viable (read: cheaper) alternative for labor. American and Japanese animation have a long history of overlap and influence; the recent shift to calling American productions “anime” is mostly marketing because Americans think of anime as “mature” animation even though most anime in Japan is for children and family audiences.
The shift to CG animation in the 21st century was also to undercut the unions. Traditional animators had a union, CG animators didn't and it was easier to outsource labor that way. This is in my opinion why Japan still struggles to move to CG; it's still not significantly cheaper because animators in Japan already get paid starvation wages as is. I think a lot of people don't realize that anime has historically been kept going by animators who are worked inhuman hours for low pay. Generally speaking these animators are diehard otaku who love the medium so much they will kill themselves to work in it.Yeah, if the Strike in the Animation industry wasn't mainly focused on dealing with Gen AI BS, we'd also try to get at least a few companies to rely less on foreign studio outsourcing. Not that the Japanese and namely Korean ones aren't good. Just that we should allow more US animators more positions avaiable, AND it'll give more people more experience.