| I am told that most ordinary Japanese people aren't really into anime that much, and that anime is just a niche interest there that mainly caters to a small minority. Is this true? |
| [citation needed] sazae san gets double digit ratings on tv every week tho most seasonal anime is late night shows that require dvd sales and that is niche yes |
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| It's true that late night anime isn't mainstream and only watched by a few people. But there are a some that are well known. And also,Japan has a bunch of animated mascots,commercials,etc So I guess the style of animation/drawing is popular. And even if it isn't popular in Japan,anime is not really popular in any country tbh. |
| Because adults don't watch cartoons. |
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| It's associated with nerds/weirdos/freaks/losers. So most people stay away from it because they don't want to be seen as a freaky weirdo nerd. Being normal and fitting into society is an important thing in Japan, and even though this is slowly changing, most people aren't gonna branch of into niche things like anime. Also, a lot of it is on late at night and it's also expensive as fuck to buy in Japan. I assume some of that is why things don't really sell as much as someone might think. So yes, most normal Japanese people don't watch anime. But it's still popular enough. Summer Comiket drew over 500,000 people this year, so make of that what you will. |
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romagia said: [citation needed] |
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lolatusenpai said: I am told that most ordinary Japanese people aren't really into anime that much, and that anime is just a niche interest there that mainly caters to a small minority. Is this true? Probably not. I doubt it's a "woah crazy cultural phenomenal", but it's probably not non-existent or generally disliked by japanese, but I've heard there 'are' people with negative views on it too. And why is that surprising? People will like things and people will hate things. I doubt it's really a niche interest, but I don't have ratings on me. I don't think there's anything like nielsen ratings for japan television. Everyone tells me that DVD sales are what to look at instead of ratings anyway. http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2015-10-15/japan-animation-tv-ranking-october-5-11/.94265 |
ashfrliebertNov 6, 2015 7:44 AM
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| It's just like anime in the rest of the world -niche hobby |
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| Lolis according some people. |
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| Manga is much more popular there. |
| You have no idea how popular One Piece is there. Also Doraemon, Crayon Shin-chan, Conan are amazingly popular too. |
lolatusenpai said: Everyone tells me that DVD sales are what to look at instead of ratings anyway. http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2015-10-15/japan-animation-tv-ranking-october-5-11/.94265 No it's not :( go princess precure barely sold 2K in disk sales, you think only 2 thousand people watch it? |
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| Why would the Japanese be interested in Chinese cartoons? |
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DateYutaka said: thats only anime you like |
| Are you serious |
 Nico- said: Conversations with people pinging/quoting me to argue about some old post I wrote years ago will not be entertained@Comic_Sans oh no y arnt ppl dieing i need more ppl dieing rly gud plot avansement jus liek tokyo ghoul if erbudy dies amirite |
Paella_ said: romagia said: [citation needed] |
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lolatusenpai said: hoping you still read the thread, i found a nice article on /r/anime you might be interested inI am told that most ordinary Japanese people aren't really into anime that much, and that anime is just a niche interest there that mainly caters to a small minority. Is this true? http://goboiano.com/original/3607-here%2527s-how-money-is-actually-made-in-anime |
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| not this again... |
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| Japan has SHIT TASTE. They watch crap that isn't good. However what's mainstream there isn't the same here. They let masterpieces go by while they watch love live. |
| Brace yourself. Soon as LotGH 2017 comes out. The anime community is going to become so cancerous you will need to take cover and hide. |
| Well, manga is a lot more mainstream in Japan. |
keragamming said: Well, manga is a lot more mainstream in Japan. now THIS has legit credit. i've read about a person WHO LIVES IN JAPAN that can tell you this. but anime still not being popular? just no... look, just recently there's a movie that reached over a billion yen in under 2 months. http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2015-11-02/the-anthem-of-the-heart-anime-film-tops-1-billion-yen/.94896 then there's an anime that recently got streamed and reached over 5 million viewers (international views included). http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/daily-briefs/2015-11-01/monster-strike-net-anime-views-surpass-5-million/.94885 then there's an anime movie that sold over a million tickets in a month. http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2015-10-28/live-action-bakuman-film-sells-over-1-million-tickets-in-4-weeks/.94733 if ANYTHING, it's america that doesn't care that much. http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2015-10-30/digital-manga-wonder-3-kickstarter-fails-to-meet-usd46500-goal/.94797 seriously, just go on anime news network and those rumors aren't even halfway believable. listen, be wary of people saying stuff like that. lots of people (including me) have fallen for it, but just ask for actual proof. i bet they probably won't have any. that's like saying you don't see your everyday man waltzing around in a superman costume, so comics aren't that popular. or if people aren't running around with harry potter glasses yelling "Expecto Patronum" in london he isn't that popular, even though the franchise is one of the most sucessful movie franchises ever (if not THE). |
TomDayNov 6, 2015 12:32 PM
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| A lot of the most popular anime in Japan is for children (ie cartoons). Late night anime is part of a niche market. Manga is more popular than anime in Japan AFAIK which may be the reason why there are so few josei anime despite how many josei manga exist. |
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TomDay said: if ANYTHING, it's america that doesn't care that much. http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2015-10-30/digital-manga-wonder-3-kickstarter-fails-to-meet-usd46500-goal/.94797 That campaign failed because they asked too much too soon after already doing several other campaigns. Seriously, DMP needs to learn how to time this shit. |
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| cuz anime sucks |
| Because there are shows like OreImo that somewhat explain this situation better than I ever could. |
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ShadowGentleman said: TomDay said: if ANYTHING, it's america that doesn't care that much. http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2015-10-30/digital-manga-wonder-3-kickstarter-fails-to-meet-usd46500-goal/.94797 That campaign failed because they asked too much too soon after already doing several other campaigns. Seriously, DMP needs to learn how to time this shit. oh, i see then. |
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Milk_is_Special said: Because there are shows like OreImo that somewhat explain this situation better than I ever could. This.... |
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| Anime is popular - just not as popular as you think it is. Probably because of late showtimes, expensive BDs/DVDs and merch, so on and so forth. It's really a market aimed at the people willing to drain their wallets to support their favorite series. Manga and light novels, however, are much more popular in comparison. Mainly because they're both relatively cheap and anybody can buy them. But it's also because manga and light novels offer MUCH more titles and stories to choose from, rather than specific adaptations. There are literally thousands more titles of manga than there ever will be for anime, and majority of them probably will never see an anime adaptation. |
| Because most people in Japan have realized that almost all anime adaptations are bad or not good enough compared to the manga and light/visual novels. |
| Yes. |
| Same reason why video games weren't considered popular and a considered a geeky thing until more recently. Just Ignorant judgemental people. |
| Anime is popular in Japan, its just not overly praised like a lot of western countries do. Anime is not dying either its losing tones of money from most people watching it for free on the internet. |
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| Animie is mostly considered kids stuff in Japan. And the otaku subculture probably doesn't help, either. Japan is home to roughly 128 million people, yet the really popular shows often sell only like 20k BD+DVDs. Rarely does any show get past that benchmark. Movies may sell up to a million, but even that is quite rare and usually reserved for Ghibli movies (and even those have had disappointing sales recently). And the most you'll see of anime ads and merchandise is in Akihabara. If you go beyond Tokyo, good luck finding anything. |
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