>parodybut One Punch Man wins for saving anime by having the western audience be interested in anime again
>parody
>saving anime
Wow... just wow... western audience must really have it tough.
I have several problems with this line of logic.For a parody, it did won best Manga this year, so that's a reason to say it saved anime.
I have several problems with this line of logic.
Not the least of which is "When the hell was anime in danger?"
Ooooh Pinkie, I worry. I was gonna say a lot but...listen, seriously, experience trumps internet chatter and hearsay. I watched and lived through the rise of moe, I know the effect it had/has on the industry. Some bloggers and youtubers aren't going to change that.If you've been on the internet since the mid-2000s, there have been blogs and videos from anime fan about how anime is going downhill because of the rise of moe anime starring high school girls such as Lucky Star and K-On, the overuse of anime character archetypes, and the overexposure to sexualized scenes. These things have little to no presence in JoJo and OPM.
Does that also include Gaijin Goomba? He's had experience with anime he's watched along with Japanese culture. He's made several videos on how he greatly despises Moe anime and compares them to junk food. He's shared his experience on he hated Moe anime on his analysis on the ME!ME!ME! short. He also worries about the oversaturation of them, for it limits the creativity of the industry.Ooooh Pinkie, I worry. I was gonna say a lot but...listen, seriously, experience trumps internet chatter and hearsay. I watched and lived through the rise of moe, I know the effect it had/has on the industry. Some bloggers and youtubers aren't going to change that.
It's far better that you take a look yourself and come to an informed opinion than just regurgitating the ideas that other people of questionable incredulity spout on the web.
Moe hasn't killed anime and OPM isn't the messiah. It and Jojo are actually quite oversexualized, too. And not stuffing yourself with standard tropes doesn't make you revolutionary. If it did, I'd say Agetarou is literally Jesus.
Which it is.