snakebit1995 t1_iycwsnz wrote
Reply to comment by leonden in Disney Expands Partnership With Japan’s Kodansha to Release More Anime Originals by HumanOrAlien
Because for the last decade till Netflix and Disney got involved the standard for anime was simulcasting, AKA subbed here and available for viewing same day as Japan (or within a few hours) and it led to a big anime boom and discussions and watch alongs especially for r/anime. Binge releases just don’t have the same fanfare around them
Look at Jojo’s bizarre adventure, that series got HUGE on r/anime and other subs thanks to Jojo Fridays and the monster discussion threads and since it was weekly releases it was easy to form the routine to follow it for a casual watcher
This most recent iteration Part 6, had been Netflix exclusive and dropped in the binge model format with episodes ever few months and the show is now basically dead in terms of online discussion
Another example Edens Zero is the new manga from the maker of Fairy Tail, it was getting some decent hype as an interesting potential watch and then it went to Netflix and now you can barely find western discussion of it outside its own subreddit. Seven Deadly sins similar situation that show was big in Japan, Netflix model release and it’s so so much less known in the west
The binge model does not work for anime, fans expect and want simulcasts
epicmooz t1_iyd1z1k wrote
Seven deadly sins isn't really a good example. It had its fan base then they destroyed anything good about it in season 3. I've seen SpongeBob fights animated better then seven deadly sin fights
snakebit1995 t1_iyd391l wrote
You’re not wrong but the original season was very popular and that’s what I was mostly talking about
epicmooz t1_iyd5mi0 wrote
Yeah binging it didn't deter it's popularity but the huge drop in quality did
iNuclearPickle t1_iydmp2l wrote
The binge model definitely doesn’t work whatsoever for anime.
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