Japanese entertainment: What the hell happened?

[osudude]

 

[leto1776]

"Serious" anime was never as popular as people imagined. Anime is pretty much a vehicle for merchandise and it's just more blatant these days

I think there’s some truth to this. As a kid in the 90s, the only way you saw anime was the occasional VHS release, or Sci Fi Channel on Saturday mornings, which was always serious anime.

Japanese game shows are the craziest.

They have guys trying to do kareoke while getting handjobs and shows where fathers creampie their daughters.

ON TV

That’s just porn, parodying the game shows. That’s not real tv.

 

[90 50]

I think there’s some truth to this. As a kid in the 90s, the only way you saw anime was the occasional VHS release, or Sci Fi Channel on Saturday mornings, which was always serious anime.



That’s just porn, parodying the game shows. That’s not real tv.

No it’s real Japanese TV

 

[leto1776]

No it’s real Japanese TV

Why do people insist on believing this crap?

 

[Plissken]

I've moved on past Mario, Zelda, Donkey Kong, etc.

Why do you hate fun?
Watch Space Dandy for anime, two glorious seasons.

 

[Bacco]

on videogame side, they started sucking the west dick as result of the tragic xbox360 generation

for anime i don't know what happened

 

[IAC]

Nuke effect worn off.

 

[I Am Legion]

I am late to anime. I love Miyazaki so tried anime, most I found oddly homoish. But attack on Titan I loved! I can’t stand the kiddie shit and found a few I have liked but most are boring and suck. I like Knightsof Sidonia. Anyone recommend any others?

 

[Which Doctor]

I am late to anime. I love Miyazaki so tried anime, most I found oddly homoish. But attack on Titan I loved! I can’t stand the kiddie shit and found a few I have liked but most are boring and suck. I like Knightsof Sidonia. Anyone recommend any others?

Go older. Original Gundam. Ganbaro Genki. Ashita No Joe. Akagi. Pick a genre. Legit there is something for every genre. My faves are cooking, gambling, fighting, Gundam. Also, Densetsu Gin & Weed. Maybe some slice of life like Bartender.

 

[Diogenes of Sinope]

Fromsoft games are awesome

 

[Hyperglide]

Joey's is long gone. Maybe even before I moved here but I still hear about the legend of Joey's pizza LOL.

For me it was cost of housing. I bought a house here with almost an acre of land for 120k. I couldn't have rented a janitors closet over a year in Toronto for 120k.

I take it you spent some time in Port Colborne. Hopefully it was here and not in Welland LOL.

Still beats Orillia I bet.

 

[Hyperglide]

on videogame side, they started sucking the west dick as result of the tragic xbox360 generation

for anime i don't know what happened

Lost Odyssey kicked ass so you are wrong.

 

[babycart]

Many people forget that Battle of the Planets/ G-Force, Voltron, Saber Rider and the Star Sherrifs, Transformers and Robotech are anime as well, only retooled for western audiences. Even now, there's a Voltron remake, Transformers is nearly completely absorbed by western studios, and rumors of a Saber Rider remake makes old fans go gaga.

In our current age, good ideas are getting scarce. That's why producers are taking the easy way out: Booms or Boobs, aka Dokan-Tayun.

 

[CoolB]

Still beats Orillia I bet.

I have extremely fond memories of Orillia fishing just off Grape Island at ice out for Perch every year.

 

[superpunch]

Creativity in entertainment comes from young people. Japan's median age is 47 years old.