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2 Responses to “Anime’s Genre Conventions”

1. 1 Matt Apr 30th, 2007 at 4:01 pm

   Based on the title, I thought you were going to be talking about YuriCon and such ^_^ Interesting post, in any event. Yes, genre conventions do pose a barrier to mainstream acceptance of anime, and unlike language issues, there isn’t any easy way to tone them down in the “localization” process… how could Eureka Seven, say, possibly be edited into something other than a post-Eva robot show? You’d have enough material for about three episodes.
   It also seems to be the case that the anime that come closest to acheiving a broader audience in the US are the works in genres that are already familiar here, e.g., scifi-action (Ghost in the Shell SAC, Cowboy Bebop), or kid’s show adventure (Pokemon). Of course, in a culture where post-Eva robot shows are available, if still very much a niche interest, who knows how things might change in 10 or 20 years?

2. 2 DS Apr 30th, 2007 at 5:26 pm

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