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>So yes Naruto actually has horses in it.
I've never seen an actual horse in Naruto, not even as a background prop.

> Persona and Yakuza
and Grand Theft Auto from Rockstar and many others.

>Wheres your autistically crafted network of fansites, forums, boards, boorus for TMNT, for Scooby Doo (lol), for DMC.
I'm certain they have it. Especially modding groups for DMC.
>Sonic. They're a real, respected and active fanbase
Only 2 things of those are true.
>dont compare them to Megaman.
Megaman is like the Metroid fandom except bigger. They are very determined and have brought Battle Network back to life. I constantly refer to Capcom's Megaman for how to do spin-off series correctly by making them run at the same time with sequels and spin off of spins offs rather than new generations/reboots pretending to replace the previous one. I still make fun of Capcom often times by saying Konami are better than them and make fun of Capcom by their first 2 games having to suck before they reach a decent level on their 3rd and 4th game before the series dies off. Unlike Sonic Team that never learns from their mistakes.

>Not even going to bring up furries as a pseudo-fandom because they clear everything on your list and it would be unfair.
That would be very unfair indeed against MLP(considering this fandom is part furry in denial) and Bugs Bunny would rape everyone.

>Deltarune is an actual fandom that produces terabytes of content hourly and has infinite cultural relevance right now.
But I'm telling you it's all shit. The Undertale spin off that ripped off Earthbound? I'll give you that they are currently comparable to the brony fandom at its peak before Pony Town and Legends of Equestria came out in terms of type of content. Credit where credit is due. MLP did technically achieve some large feats like an entire mmorpg ... even if it's tiny, made in Unity and has a crappy gameplay loop trying to rip off WoW but ironically it's better than WoW by simply teleporting, flying, jumping away from your enemy encounters and being able to solo dungeons and even that 1 boss.
>Historically, our main 'rivals' superwholock, homestuck and Steven Universe (standing in for any cartoon-of-the-month fandom) had stronger and more dedicated fandoms.
Again credit where credit is due, they had bigger fandoms, not necessarily more dedicated. MLP fandom's pro was at art & fanfics, maybe overpriced but decent clay figurines & plushies, but mediocre music and lacking severely in comic books & video games and other things.
That is true, just like the Helluva Boss & Hazbin Hotel fandom. They're infinitely bigger just like Digital Circus.
Steven, Adventure had the advantage of being aired on CN and amassing a fanbase there. MLP did not get aired on CN, Nick, Disney 10 years in a row to amass a fanbase. Being stuck on The Hub and then Discovery made sure the fandom stagnated badly.