@yes @sneeden @matrix gatekeeping a community is bad, protecting it is good

@sneeden @yes @matrix I hate to sound like an absolute retard but isn't most anime made in Japan? Do western jannies have any real shot at infesting anime like they did tv shows and movies?

@CasperDoogan @sneeden @yes @matrix There's two fronts. One is foreign and one domestic. Foreign pressure comes from China and the West.

Chinese censors want to review shows to make sure it's ok by their standards, and Japanese companies want access to their juicy markets so they cave to Chinese requests. These are usually the least malicious imo.

From the West you have companies like Netflix offer to produce anime for their platform and everyone wants to work with them because they pay way more than local companies. This information might be a little outdated though. Netflix brings in producers from the US who have bad taste to make shit. As time goes on they will only tighten their grip on productions there.

This isn't just Netflix, I'm using them as an example. There are many companies in America that are trying to get connected with the Japanese animation industry (even if it's just getting rights) because no one under 25 watches TV anymore.

There are also cases of localization intentionally changing the work to fit their personal agenda. Many of these translators are paid shit via contract (should have done business translation lol) and hate the material they're working on. Varis niggas document this stuff very well but I'm not aware of every single case like them.

Domestically you have a lot of Japanese creatives who are influenced by American values, like being a fag is an identity and society must conform to you. Things will continue to erode and it's worth being diligent with your media consumption. Not all anime is good anyway and there are plenty of TV shows and movies in America that can be ok as long as you're not watching commercials.

This is a case of "how many microplastics are you willing to accept in your food". I just slammed this out so if it doesn't seem clear sometimes my bad.

the biggest threat from the west to anime is disney. they are inching into the market. i will give zero dollars to disney backed anime and will actively pirate it to make them loose as much money as possible.

@Giganova8 @matrix kinda like when i open a thread and have to put up with you for the rest of the experience

@wowaname @matrix
Cry about it nigger

@Giganova8 @matrix youre doing enough crying for everybody

@wowaname @matrix
I mean, I'm not the one who said their "experience" is ruined by another fedi user.

@Giganova8 @matrix why is every edgy faggot such an airhead

@wowaname @matrix
I mean, you could tell me why you're so butthurt by what I posted instead of crying and posting like an angsty middle schooler.

@matrix the beautiful thing about this is that anime is one of the few things american jannies don't have much control over. While I'm not going to pretend to be an expert on japan I think it's fair to say that most of the cultural functionaries in their country are Japanese men. Most of the media companies, publishing studios etc are under the control of Japanese men for the most part and this reflects in the tropes, themes and attitude that saturate anime. I think this is the reason why anime is the only genre of media that's remotely sympathetic to men's unique struggles and desires in life.

For example, Western Media's conception of masculinity is shaped around women's hypergamous desires for an Alpha-Fucks bad boy to coom to and a Beta-Bucks doormat provider to use for security. His strength is demonstrated by violently emasculating men that don't give women the respect they deserve(!!!) and his honor is demonstrated by his willingness to sacrifice his life for the proud post wall slut single mom whose life is endangered by eebil misogynistic villains. Anime isn't nearly as gynocentric as that, from everything I've seen.

Japan was the last country conquered by ZOG in WW2 and its place at the far edge of the empire has spared it most of the corruption that has defiled America, the Anglosphere and Europe. I think the qualities that are allowed to flourish in anime are an example of their untainted spirit.