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getchman
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AoA couldn't pick it up even if they wanted it
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Alexander55
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Normally Sentai would have gotten it but they haven't yet. And they already have slice of life shows like K-ON!, A-Channel, etc, so I'm surprised what's holding them back from grabbing this show for their fans.
Was I really funny?! Honest truth. 
Alright anyway, the reason why I mentioned Touhou is because it is a dominant sub-culture in Japan as MLP is for the US and both became popular through online memes and 2ch/4chan before they grew outside of their nests and expanded elsewhere in the Online world. MLP landing in Japan would mean that the franchise is not only trying to cultivate its prized fanbase of young girls but also hopes that lady luck hits Bushiroad/Hasbro enough for the series to attract the same Brony following seen elsewhere in the Western world. That would only happen if: 1. We start seeing Japanese Bronies post their love for all things related to MLP on 2ch and Niconico Douga. 2. The Japanese media covers folks who happen to be "Pony Otakus" or basically "Bronies" 3. If they build at least one convention dedicated to the franchise and manage to reel in 500-1000 people. America has 33+ active conventions dedicated to MLP already. 4. And if they manage to get at least 500 or more doujin circles in Comiket, enough to create the same influential clout Touhou and BL have in the con. Essentially, the Bronies would be competing(either alongside/against) the Touhous for pop-culture influence. Whether MLP would succeed or not is left to be seen. Personally, I'm not a fan of the show but hey everyone's got different taste. |
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Fencedude5609
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Naganna happen.
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Chagen46
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No...it just means that Bushiroad wants to market a popular show to Japanese kids. I highly doubt bronies ever, EVER, EVER came into the equation here. |
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walw6pK4Alo
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Sure there's gonna be some MLP fans, there's already a good bit of doujinshi out there, mostly by the furry artists. My assessment is, MLP is a phenomenon in The West as a way for guys to embrace cute shit and genuinely enjoy it. Moe otaku are already off the deepend with that, so cute ponies isn't exactly shaking things up. If anything, it's just another series to watch.
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TitanXL
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About as much as you'd expect an American cartoon to do in Japan, which isn't all that great. All we can do is see if they renew the license past episode 52 or let it die off like Transformers Prime's Japanese dub did.
High-profile anime VAs are in a lot of American cartoon dubs. It doesn't really mean much to otaku though. Otaku care about Romi Park and Rie Tanaka from their anime roles, not because they voice Adventure Time characters. And if it's any indication, MLP live-watch threads get about as many posts as Aku no Hana does on 2chan. Which is to say, not much at all. And most of those posts are from westerners from /mlp/ who are trying to drum up interest so it's more than likely even less. Still does better than "Power Rangers SPD" live-watch threads though, so at least there's that. You're lucky to see even 60 posts in those threads.
The latter. The thing people have to remember is Japan lacks the whole reason bronies became a thing in the west. It's pretty much common knowledge adults (otaku) watch kids/girl anime in Japan. There's no appeal in playing it up for irony and using it troll people with for shock value in Japanese culture. There no reason to wear it as a badge of honor or make a big deal out of a guy watching a little girls cartoon when the otaku market exists. Last edited by TitanXL on Sun Jun 02, 2013 12:30 am; edited 1 time in total |
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walw6pK4Alo
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Speaking of Adventure Time, do otaku hate it because Lady speaks Korean? Also, I'm sure all of LSP's humor would be lost in the dub acting and translation.
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ZanraiKid
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Last I checked, otaku (American otaku, at least) really freaking love the show. Japanese otaku I'd assume don't take to it as well, but there are still those willing to support it. Same with MLP. As for LSP, all nationalities have some form of valley girl stereotype. For Japan, it's the ganguro. |
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walw6pK4Alo
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I'm talking about born and raised Yamato Japanese otaku, not any other type in the world, and specifically their aversion to things Korean.
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TitanXL
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I think it's safe to say most otaku don't know/care about Adventure Time. Otaku generally stick to anime.
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roseversailles
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Sure enough, it just got licensed, and by NISA. Wasn't expecting that so soon! |
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