| Well, I enjoy Japanese anime shows, as long as those shows are of good-quality. I think Kantai Collection, Hyperdimension Neptunia, Date a Live, Puella Magi Madoka Magica and Sailor Moon are good anime shows because I like the waifus in them. |
| Actually, I think they have very good taste. I enjoy watching the anime shows that Japan produces. In fact, I'm watching one right now. More specifically, I'm watching the Nekopara anime ATM. |
| The Japanese have far better taste than Western audiences. Pandering to Western audiences has caused anime to take fewer risks, and decline in quality. |
| I doubted the info. So I checked. Nicovideo has it as 31th of the seasonals in views. https://anime.nicovideo.jp/ranking/view-total.html Unext has it at 6th in views. Notice Unext is free. https://video.unext.jp/ranking At https://www.anikore.jp/chronicle/2025/spring/ they do rank it at 39th . In goo ranking it is 44th on popularity https://ranking.net/rankings/best-2025-spring-animes#8b5qlw and 48 https://ranking.net/rankings/best-2025-spring-animes2#8b5qlw It doesn't look slightly popular. |
| Not at all, I think Japanese people have pretty good taste. Was TBATE a bad adaptation? Yes. The source material, however, deserves its popularity and more. You don't have to agree, but that is the truth, and despite Anime being global now, anime still airs on Japanese television first, so whether they consider global audiences or not, their priority will always be the Japanese audience. Also, Isekai can be a great form of escapism compared to other "good" shows. Japan has bad working conditions, so Isekai like TBATE or Vending Machine Isekai does so well. Shows with more substance require more thinking or concentration. The last thing I want to do is come home and have to use my brain more to enjoy a show. It's also why action anime (battle shōnens) does well. When you break it down, most shows have bad storytelling; it's a matter of opinion, and opinions are subjective. |
You can always make money back, but you can't make back time  |
| Sturgeon's Law, Pareto Principle and blablabla Basically, what matters is what 2chan and 4chan's /a/ say is good, since there's where the true aficionados are at. |
| No they appear to have much better taste, and possess brains in their heads. The greatest anime of all time ranked only 6th in the country it was made for Don't be hatin' on Smartphone Isekai. I've seen it it's an absolute MASTERPIECE (probably) ... well it's better than Frieren at least |
Reply to Paul
Never forget that Boss Baby beat A Silent Voice in the 2017 Oscars.
| @Paul Deserved. I'm never watching A Silent Voice, and Boss Baby was enjoyable. |
Reply to phantom346
@nirererin
nirererin said:
cater to a broad, diverse audience;
Absolutely FUCKING not! The whole reason I watch anime is because it doesn't cater to a shitty western viewpoint and doesn't contain western propaganda. The problem with anime going mainstream is now we have bandwagoners like you joining in and trying to change shit to fit your and only your shitty tastes. God I hate normies like you 🤮🤮🤮cater to a broad, diverse audience;
| @phantom346 So you watch anime to avoid dark skinned people? 🤔 |
Reply to Tropisch
When shit like Rent a Girlfriend has what, 3 or 4 seasons and the author has a cuck fetish, I think should answer the question. Heck, look at most of their hentai, ugly bastard ntr rape shit composes most of it. Really makes you think.
| @Tropisch That's not different from Western media. |
| Nah, they created ecchi anime. And the world is better off because of it. |
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| Japan has a variety of tastes and aren't much different from audiences around the world. A lot of the stuff that people complain about in anime, are in every other media worldwide. I'm talking African shows, Western shows, Latin American shows, live action Asian shows outside of Japan, etc. All of them have: age gap relationships (some featuring minors), incest, cuck/cheating storylines (some are ntr), ugly guys with hot girls, slop shows, etc. People are weird about Japan. Japan isn't that different from the rest of the world, they're really not. Anime is not that different from shows around the world. |
 Honestly, more people like it than hate it despite the 5.45 average. It's just the bottom ladder is terribly skewed towards 1 ratings. The anime is only 4 episodes in and the light novel had tremendous success it seems, so the Japanese audience is probably more aware than us, by its potential. The unfolding plot seems pretty interesting, and from the PV the animation and pacing look more than fine. Shows like Reborn as a Vending Machine and In Another World With My Smartphone are typical of Japan : take familiar tropes and yet go full originality. They're a wonderful country known to innovate every day, including bizarre recipes and foods. It can shine or it can fail, but at least they're trying and they're probably having small funs every day. I really think more westerners should also act less conservative once in a while. |
   Today, may Mercy find you. מצא אותךתן ורחמים יהיום, מי יי. |
Thread Cleaned Keep the topic within the rules or I will end up locking it. |
| You’re talking about a sensitive topic as apparently there are many people worshiping Japan’s taste here. So be careful. |
Reply to fbjim
i think the old joke is that Japanese audiences loved SEED way too much, and western audiences loved Wing way too much
| @fbjim Wing's fame was generational. Nobody really talks about it unless they happened to watch it on Toonami. SEED, meanwhile, got a 2nd dub almost 20 years after it aired, followed by a brand new movie in 2024. Wing's success on Toonami also says absolutely nothing about western tastes, as it was the ONLY Gundam available at the time. There is every possibility that G or X or ∀ would have found the same success had they aired instead. And we'd be laughing at weaboos in their Gundam X cosplays.  |
LucifrostApr 25, 8:13 PM
| その目だれの目？ |
Reply to LuxuriousHeart
@phantom346 So you watch anime to avoid dark skinned people? 🤔
| @LuxuriousHeart Where did he say anything about that |
Reply to MYZIC
@LuxuriousHeart Where did he say anything about that
| @MYZIC Their reaction to: cater to a broad, diverse audience; Was this: Absolutely FUCKING not! The whole reason I watch anime is because it doesn't cater to a shitty western viewpoint and doesn't contain western propaganda. The problem with anime going mainstream is now we have bandwagoners like you joining in and trying to change shit to fit your and only your shitty tastes. God I hate normies like you Anime is already diverse with feminist themes, queer characters, female protagonists, etc. The only thing that isn't diverse in anime is skin tone. |
Reply to zckfox
I wouldn't say western audience's tastes in anime are any better. A lot of western anime communities just hype battle shonen all the time, while great shows like Medalist barely got any attention.
| @zckfox Even outside of anime taste, Western media has plenty of slop. Every culture has slop that's popular. Geark77 said: You’re talking about a sensitive topic as apparently there are many people worshiping Japan’s taste here. So be careful. Tbh, everyone enjoys slop and everyone enjoys peak. It's just that with Japan, you have two groups. Group 1: Place: 🥱🙄😒😐 Place, Japan: 😍🤯😃🫡 Group 2: Place: 😀😌🥹🥰 Place, Japan: 🤬😤☹️🤢 Every problematic thing in anime, exists in media of other countries. Everything that's "annoying" about media in other countries, exists in anime and live action Japanese shows. Yes, cultures are different. Yet, a lot of tropes are universal. |
Reply to Paul
Never forget that Boss Baby beat A Silent Voice in the 2017 Oscars.
| @Paul The Oscars is not about merit it is about whatever film brought in a lot of money. It is a waste of energy taking it seriously. |
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Reply to LuxuriousHeart
@MYZIC
Their reaction to:
Was this:
Anime is already diverse with feminist themes, queer characters, female protagonists, etc. The only thing that isn't diverse in anime is skin tone.
Their reaction to:
cater to a broad, diverse audience;
Was this:
Absolutely FUCKING not! The whole reason I watch anime is because it doesn't cater to a shitty western viewpoint and doesn't contain western propaganda. The problem with anime going mainstream is now we have bandwagoners like you joining in and trying to change shit to fit your and only your shitty tastes. God I hate normies like you
Anime is already diverse with feminist themes, queer characters, female protagonists, etc. The only thing that isn't diverse in anime is skin tone.
LuxuriousHeart said: 99.9% of anime does not have feminist themesAnime is already diverse with feminist themes LuxuriousHeart said: This is good thing because japan is a homogeneous society so it would make no sense for the characters to have different skin tones and if that started happening it would be the cause of propagandistic purposesThe only thing that isn't diverse in anime is skin tone. |
| If I were one to complain about how long the isekai trend has stuck around, I'd say "yes". That's entirely on the Japanese audience. But instead of complaining, I choose to be satisfied with the things that are geared towards my tastes. I have no control over what the Japanese audience prefers, so why let it bother me? I take what I can get with this, and I've never had a year that gave me nothing. Hell, I barely have any control over what comes out in my own country. Because no matter what I do, if enough people give something attention and money, that's going to be the focus. Really looking forward to at least a dozen more Minecraft movies that I'll probably eventually cave and watch out of morbid curiosity and boredom. At least I can guarantee I won't directing be paying any money for it. I have some standards |
FanofActionApr 25, 10:09 PM
| My man has no clue how fucked up is the west... If you cant understand those animes being so popular, wait till you see the slop release here, praised, given awards and then announcing like 4 season with a mob that will defend it till the death |
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MYZIC said: 99.9% of anime does not have feminist themes That applies to literally everything... |
Reply to KenaiPhoenix
My man has no clue how fucked up is the west...
If you cant understand those animes being so popular, wait till you see the slop release here, praised, given awards and then announcing like 4 season with a mob that will defend it till the death
If you cant understand those animes being so popular, wait till you see the slop release here, praised, given awards and then announcing like 4 season with a mob that will defend it till the death
| @KenaiPhoenix Japan has slop as well... |
Reply to LuxuriousHeart
| @LuxuriousHeart If you agree that 99.9% of anime does not have feminist themes then I don't know why you would bring it up in a point about the diversity of anime |
Reply to MYZIC
@LuxuriousHeart If you agree that 99.9% of anime does not have feminist themes then I don't know why you would bring it up in a point about the diversity of anime
| @MYZIC It's the same amount of diversity as elsewhere, aside from skin tones. Feminist themes are a minority of content everywhere in the world (Africa, Latin America, Asian countries outside of Japan, and Western countries). Aside from skin tones, anime isn't that different from the rest of the world. |
| @nirererin I expected a shitty take from someone whose entire identity is to glaze the "just raise another man's child" the manga but this is another level. Crying about how Japanese otaku choose to spend their money is insane. Turns out that unlike American "anime fans" buying expensive blu rays, figures, goods, and source material is something Japanese fans do. Meanwhile Americans don't support anime at all. Even paying for Crunchyroll means your money goes to pay some Amrrican animation studio or "translators" in San Francisco. Also stop blaming Japanese for consuming escapist content and start blaming America and China for meddling in Japan's economy. If the youth have an economic future, the demand for isekai will die down. |
Reply to zoomerReviewer
@nirererin
I expected a shitty take from someone whose entire identity is to glaze the "just raise another man's child" the manga but this is another level.
Crying about how Japanese otaku choose to spend their money is insane. Turns out that unlike American "anime fans" buying expensive blu rays, figures, goods, and source material is something Japanese fans do. Meanwhile Americans don't support anime at all. Even paying for Crunchyroll means your money goes to pay some Amrrican animation studio or "translators" in San Francisco.
Also stop blaming Japanese for consuming escapist content and start blaming America and China for meddling in Japan's economy. If the youth have an economic future, the demand for isekai will die down.
I expected a shitty take from someone whose entire identity is to glaze the "just raise another man's child" the manga but this is another level.
Crying about how Japanese otaku choose to spend their money is insane. Turns out that unlike American "anime fans" buying expensive blu rays, figures, goods, and source material is something Japanese fans do. Meanwhile Americans don't support anime at all. Even paying for Crunchyroll means your money goes to pay some Amrrican animation studio or "translators" in San Francisco.
Also stop blaming Japanese for consuming escapist content and start blaming America and China for meddling in Japan's economy. If the youth have an economic future, the demand for isekai will die down.
zoomerReviewer said: This is a huge problem all of these retards should be replaced with ai here is a good xitter post comparing evil ah netflix translations to ai ones if you want to look at it https://x.com/linkasobi/status/1842691855722361181translators" in San Francisco. |
Reply to LuxuriousHeart
@KenaiPhoenix Japan has slop as well...
| @LuxuriousHeart That's so true. At least, the industry is filtering most of these out. Some gems might stay hidden, some might get past it (TBATE & co if you want to add these @Geark77) but, in the end, it's up to you. That's a very characteristic definition of an industry. |
Today, may Mercy find you. מצא אותךתן ורחמים יהיום, מי יי. |
| For what’s worth, here’s the top 20 anime based on community votes: 1. Shingeki no Kyojin / Attack on Titan 2. Jujutsu Kaisen 3. Shinseiki Evangelion / Neon Genesis Evangelion 4. Steins; Gate 5. Mahou Shoujo Madoka Magika 6. Boku no Hero Academia / My Hero Academia 7. Sousou no Frieren / Frieren: Beyond Journey's End 8. Hagane no Renkinjutsushi: Fullmetal Alchemist / FMA Brotherhood 9. Oshi no ko 10. Suzumiya Haruhi no Yuuutsu / The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya 11. Violet Evergarden 12. Ano Hi Mita Hana no Namae wo Bokutachi wa Mada Shiranai / Anohana: The Flower We Saw That Day 13. Code Geass: Hangyaku no Lelouch R2 / Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion R2 14. Kusuriya no Hitorigoto / The Apothecary Diaries 15. Death Note 16. Slam Dunk 17. Hunter x Hunter 18. Naruto 19. Kaguya-sama wa Kokurasetai: Tensai-tachi no Renai Zunousen / Kaguya-sama: Love is War 20. Haikyuu!! source: https://ranking.net/rankings/best-kamianimes#js-result one caveat is that there’s nothing stopping people overseas from participating in the vote. Gintama isn't even in the top 20, interestingly enough. |
| You can buy lossless digital music from your favorite Japanese artists on https://ototoy.jp/. The songs are all DRM-free and you can re-download your purchased albums as you wish. Show your support to your favorite artist if you can! ps. if you are looking for Japanese albums, you have to search it in Japanese (not romaji). Just copy and paste the name. For those who want to learn Japanese through anime Resources for learning the language |
| Nah, Im not racist. I think "Japanese people" aren't all the same. I think there might be some cultural differences, sure. But they're as different from each other as I am from my neighbor. |
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| Could you possibly be more racist? Would you ever even think to post "Do Black audiences have shitty tastes" |
| Some are definite Worst-taste-adjacent like idol culture stalkers, pedophiles, and office workaholics. However, the majority of them are just nice people. |
KruszerApr 26, 7:52 PM
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Reply to captchromosome
@Morningstar991 I haven't watched GoT either but have you watched it? Or talked with anyone who has? Because if you haven't I don't get the point in saying this.
| @captchromosome well it does have a lot of incest, that's something |
Reply to captchromosome
@Morningstar991 I haven't watched GoT either but have you watched it? Or talked with anyone who has? Because if you haven't I don't get the point in saying this.
| @captchromosome well it does have a lot of incest, that's something |
Reply to billybub
Could you possibly be more racist? Would you ever even think to post "Do Black audiences have shitty tastes"
| @billybub Nah, why should I! But hey, why don't you do this great work. |
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| They have weird tastes to say the least. Incest Ecchi/Lolicon/Shotacon among many other things. |
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| Aren't 90% of Japanese fans fetishists and self-insert obsessed babies? Isekai and idols are absolute cinema for them. |
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