Comments on: Ask John: Is American Interest in Anime Dropping?

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By: Rethinking Anime Distribution: Niche Labels & Premium Products | Renzu blog

Sun, 12 Apr 2009 10:33:55 +0000

[...] In the past decade, with the emergence of digitally distributed, fan-translated "digisubs" (now just "fansubs") and dual-language DVDs, the anime fandom in the US experienced rapid expansion. Distributors like (most famously) ADV / A.D. Vision also experienced growth, but then a sudden leveling off and eventual contraction, despite the continuing rise of interest in Japanese animation. ADV’s troubles are representitive of the declining state of anime distribution industry in the US– something that "Ask" John often recaps in his blog (most recently) [...]

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Sat, 11 Apr 2009 06:35:08 +0000

[...] thought on my mind is a response to Ask John via the Anime Nation blog. I read his blog on my google reader, and while there are [...]

By: bladescavenger

bladescavenger — Fri, 10 Apr 2009 01:36:24 +0000

I’ve been attending quite a few cons over this past year in Florida, i’ve went to Anime Festival Orlando, EXPcon in St. Augustine, Megacon, soon to go to Jacon con and Metro later this year. From what I’ve seen majority of the people who went to AFO and EXP went because they had a love for anime/video games. Panels were amazing at AFO, and EXPcon was an on going improv play where Concept Galaxy had a bunch of people cosplaying and staying in character to a set story all 3 days of the convention! Seeing this tells me that majority of the people going go because they like some sort of Japanese culture =D

By: John

John — Thu, 09 Apr 2009 21:42:15 +0000

Not that I’m trying to get off topic, but since I haven’t attended any anime cons lately due to assorted circumstances I can only say that I really hope that anime conventions are retaining their anime component and focus. I don’t think that it’s necessary or perferable to separate interest in Japanese pop culture from interest in anime, so I really want to believe that the reason people continue to attend anime conventions is because they have some interest in anime.

By: boxmyth

boxmyth — Thu, 09 Apr 2009 20:08:27 +0000

I had my first impulse anime purchase in a long time just last week, after seeing an ad for Shigurui: Death Frenzy for Blu-Ray on the Anime News Network website. I knew absolutely nothing about the series, but because it dealt with a subject that interested me AND was available in hi-def, I ordered it off Amazon instead of googling ‘Shigurui torrent.’
Frankly, I’d purchase a lot more anime if it was available on Blu-Ray.

By: crilix

crilix — Thu, 09 Apr 2009 19:36:23 +0000

Aren’t American anime cons slowly turning into Japanophile cons where teens go to party without parental supervision, rave at Japanese pop band concerts, and maybe drop by Viz’s Naruto booth? I don’t dare suggest that anime cons are anything but anime cons these days, but I believe that increased attendance numbers don’t have much to do with anime interest rising, and more to do with cons aiming for a variety of different demographics, not just anime fans. Mainstream interest in anime should by all means be fading because of lack of TV programming.

Also, fan translations have for the longest time been produced by people outside of the U.S. as well. The increase in the production of English fansubs could be attributed to a global increase in anime interest. You have to keep in mind that English is a global language, that fan translators come from all over the place, especially native Japan and neighbouring Asian countries. Subtitle editors with a good command of English language aren’t that hard to find.