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INTEREST: TV Program Discusses Sports Manga's Impact on Athletes




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Songster01



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PostPosted: Mon Nov 20, 2017 12:19 am Reply with quote
Ooh! This sounds like a cool episode in an interesting series! I wonder if someone has tried to sub it...
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PostPosted: Mon Nov 20, 2017 2:15 am Reply with quote
Given that sports is popular in the USA, why haven't more sports anime been more successful? I would argue the YOI! was the most successful.
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Lord Geo



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PostPosted: Mon Nov 20, 2017 10:35 am Reply with quote
Kadmos1 wrote:
Given that sports is popular in the USA, why haven't more sports anime been more successful? I would argue the YOI! was the most successful.


Sports anime had numerous stigmas behind them in North America, whether it was the simple "Nerds don't like sports," the fact that most anime fans didn't want to watch something that they could watch in real life, the over-the-top nature of some series (because some people just couldn't take it seriously enough if it wasn't realistic), & the fact that most sports anime run long.

In the past few years, though, sports anime has slowly accrued more fans, though some could argue that, for some specific shows, the sports "action" aren't what people are fans of. Whether it was Prince of Tennis, Inazuma Eleven, Kuroko's Basketball, Haikyuu!, or even Yuri on Ice, it can be argued that the fact that they're based around sports is secondary compared to what a lot of fans (not all, obviously, but a vocally acknowledged amount) are watching these shows for, i.e. pretty boys & "pairing" (the latter of which YoI made downright official & did so respectfully). Compare that to something like Hajime no Ippo, which is much more about the sport itself, & it's easy to see what kind of sports anime finds bigger appeal.

In terms of the actual subject of the article, though, I always find it cool & awesome to find out about how people are inspired to take up something because of what a manga is focused around.
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Chrno2



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PostPosted: Mon Nov 20, 2017 7:54 pm Reply with quote
It's funny that this article comes up. I was at AnimeNYC and they had a late night panel calle 'Sports Anime for Fujoshis'. They talked a bit about how 'Yuri on Ice' had reached a lot of individuals that do competitive ice skating. I was surprised that now there are all these sports anime popping up. Not my thing, though I do have finish 'YOI'. The interesting thing is all the factual info that the shows are chock full of. So anime fans are getting a sort to schooling without it being a direct course you sit through. We got 'Free', 'Yowamushi Pedal', you got 'Haikyuu' and more. And I heard that 'Banana Fish' is becoming a reality. But it seems that sports anime these days is now being marketed to women and girls, long changed from what it used to be. Still is but now they're making ti for both.

I would love to see this program. I always like these sorts of programs.
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