![]() ![]() After last year, I lowered my usual “Five anime of the season you should be watching” post to to four shows. It’s laden down by gimmicks, they say, refusing to innovate beyond what viewership numbers say is appealing to certain audiences. That’s a perennial complaint for any fandom, but the particulars shed light on the state of anime. I write a lot about anime on Kotaku, and each time I do, I see anime fans talking about how much the scene has changed. ![]() This year, we’ve seen a wealth of anime, but not a lot monumental ones. The anime industry has ballooned over the last half decade, experiencing boom after boom every year since 2012. And by moving into the mainstream while continuing to embrace so many of the same tired tropes, it’s stretching its audience, too. With behemoth streaming channels hoarding licensing deals, it’s stretching into the mainstream. ![]() With the airing of Naruto‘s 720th (and final) episode, it’s stretching into the future. With a glut of new live-action anime adaptations, it’s being stretched into reality. In 2017, anime is being stretched in several directions. ![]()
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |
AuthorWrite something about yourself. No need to be fancy, just an overview. Archives
December 2022
Categories |