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6/21/2025, 4:12:58 PM
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Well that's just the thing anon, I already knew that and was thinking of several artists who are living real lives, drawing from real inspirations, and generally producing excellent work, but I was also alluding to how we live in a more money driven world where that more "real", more interesting base of artists and skill is neglected because investors are not interested in good and interesting products as much as money.
I also still think that much of what I said accurately reflects Japan especially (among other things I will get to) because as far as I can tell they are and will remain the only guys to make significant mecha content, and right now mecha broadly are not popular. There is a reason many people are upset or make fun of isekai being a popular genre in the modern anime environment: they're what sells and evidently what the common current Japanese consumer wants. This is a reflection of where Japanese society is as a whole. You can see, if I understand correctly, very similar genres in both Korean and Chinese common fiction- some genre or other, which is incredibly common, about some guy going to another world in another form, accumulating great wealth and power, and smiting his enemies. This meanwhile comes from societies which we know to be very harsh and conformist; so there is absolutely a common thread in popular escapism. Separately, the death/dearth of given skills, worldviews, etc. is also absolutely real. This isn't just a Japanese thing either; it's an infamously known fact that Disney killed off its 2D capacity some years ago because it was not raking in the big bucks.
More broadly, I also think OP absolutely has a point about this being something widespread in society and media now. Yes, again, you are right, there are people out there right now making wonderful things drawing from real experiences and influences, but there's also a reason the word "enshittification" exists and where everything has to be a multiverse, sequel, etc.
Well that's just the thing anon, I already knew that and was thinking of several artists who are living real lives, drawing from real inspirations, and generally producing excellent work, but I was also alluding to how we live in a more money driven world where that more "real", more interesting base of artists and skill is neglected because investors are not interested in good and interesting products as much as money.
I also still think that much of what I said accurately reflects Japan especially (among other things I will get to) because as far as I can tell they are and will remain the only guys to make significant mecha content, and right now mecha broadly are not popular. There is a reason many people are upset or make fun of isekai being a popular genre in the modern anime environment: they're what sells and evidently what the common current Japanese consumer wants. This is a reflection of where Japanese society is as a whole. You can see, if I understand correctly, very similar genres in both Korean and Chinese common fiction- some genre or other, which is incredibly common, about some guy going to another world in another form, accumulating great wealth and power, and smiting his enemies. This meanwhile comes from societies which we know to be very harsh and conformist; so there is absolutely a common thread in popular escapism. Separately, the death/dearth of given skills, worldviews, etc. is also absolutely real. This isn't just a Japanese thing either; it's an infamously known fact that Disney killed off its 2D capacity some years ago because it was not raking in the big bucks.
More broadly, I also think OP absolutely has a point about this being something widespread in society and media now. Yes, again, you are right, there are people out there right now making wonderful things drawing from real experiences and influences, but there's also a reason the word "enshittification" exists and where everything has to be a multiverse, sequel, etc.
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