tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8813704355144974915.post1842514744286757481..comments2018-04-27T02:05:36.178+01:00Comments on Kongming says...: Make or Break of Anime: Innovation and 'The Classics'Kongminghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18059031732422457159noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8813704355144974915.post-82888291096722291932011-07-14T23:52:51.843+01:002011-07-14T23:52:51.843+01:00Originality is definitely the key here. A lot of p...Originality is definitely the key here. A lot of people even say it's something inherent in Japanese culture, and while it's true that comparisons can be drawn to the Japanese games industry and the like, you can't say that the potential for new and exciting ideas isn't out there. As you say, even relatively recent stuff, rare though it may be, has managed to stand-out and shine. If only we saw more original concepts like those in Death Note and Angel Beats, I definitely wouldn't have had to make this post!<br /><br />Going for the exact same market share is another problem though, in my opinion. While it's obviously sensible to have genre boundaries in terms of who you're aiming your show at, "battle shounen" shouldn't be a blanket term that implies a list of specific characteristics for your anime to adhere to. There's tons of breathing room to bring in new concepts, different characters and crazy fight scenes so that whilst you may be listed under the same category as it, you can be picked out as something unique and distinct from, say, Naruto. That way not only could the show itself be heralded as better for being new and exciting, but a whole new market, even from the same sort of audience, can be tapped from people who may enjoy other battle shounen. As such they wouldn't need or necessarily want to watch something that tries to take its cues from shows they know and love already, but would be more than willing to watch something they might be into but isn't near-on identical to something they've watched before.Kongminghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18059031732422457159noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8813704355144974915.post-80117472413695231342011-07-14T22:55:04.698+01:002011-07-14T22:55:04.698+01:00Cowboy Bebop is great though!
It's fair to sa...Cowboy Bebop is great though!<br /><br />It's fair to say that most of the shows that are known to be great shows are great because they weren't like anything that went before them. You still get new(ish) shows like Death Note or Angel Beats that have that originality and have the kudos to go with it.<br /><br />I guess for certain genres the problem is that you can't not compete. Naruto is so big and so ubiquitous that anyone entering the same battle shounen market has to expect comparisons and needs to compete very heavily for the same market share.<br /><br />Never really understood mecha anime thoughAndynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8813704355144974915.post-61855125994432991602011-07-06T17:16:02.694+01:002011-07-06T17:16:02.694+01:00You haven't even watched Bleach and one piece ...You haven't even watched Bleach and one piece enough to know what they're about!!! Although lots of shows do copy them (Yumeiro Patissiere to name but one) Having said that there are some very original shows coming out that you haven't mentioned. Toriko as an example had it's first show as a collab with One piece, but is so wacky and zaney that it immediately stood out to me.<br />Just my 2 pence.<br />Rev.Rev.noreply@blogger.com