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Originally Posted by kuromitsu
GONZO tried this approach, too, look at where they are now.  I'm not complaining too much because it's this approach that gave us Gankutsuou, but let's face it otherwise they weren't successful, neither at home or in the US (which is what they usually mean by "West"). And as far as I'm aware Bones' Heroman was a pretty loud flop, too, both at home and in the US.
I tend to be wary when I see a series that's obviously trying to sell itself foreign (=American) audiences, because in my experience they tend to be trying way too hard. |
I get the problem, but what other suggestions do you have? Are the only alternatives financial collapse or to join the ouroborous of pandering that's slowly draining away the diversity and creativity of anime as a medium?