tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24969765.post6467825835341218832..comments2024-03-19T02:27:08.584-05:00Comments on Ghibli Blog: Studio Ghibli, Animation and the Movies: Does Anime Have a Future in America?Daniel Thomas MacInneshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01406180871529775448noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24969765.post-6000953473363741022008-04-03T01:58:00.000-05:002008-04-03T01:58:00.000-05:00It is not only in America but in Asia too. I belie...It is not only in America but in Asia too. I believe anime do have a future in America and world wide with right publicity, promotion and good timing. Viewer are hard to please nowadays as they have so many choices. They just need to be lead to the good one provided the dub didn't kills the movie. In some part of Asia, people has less respect to artist as we are paid peanut but still we choose to live with the art.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24969765.post-38035763394149143872008-01-11T00:54:00.000-06:002008-01-11T00:54:00.000-06:00Good post sir. As someone said, there is little in...Good post sir. As someone said, there is little interest in foriegn live action and animation has a tenious state in american culture. It's still seen primarily as the domain of children or teenagers. <BR/><BR/>Future of Anime, big risks have to be taken. Someone will have to choose a work that's SOMEWHAT palatable to american tastes and try and push it towards regular joes. Problem is with anime as a whole, it's seen as nerds fodder and with modern productions, this is very true. (I would know being a huge anime nerd myself). Disney has tried with the Ghibli's, fair successes. But unless more productions that are palatable to GENERAL NON NERD US AUDIENCES are made and marketed nothing will change here.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24969765.post-82227744292316609622008-01-05T20:45:00.000-06:002008-01-05T20:45:00.000-06:00Oh, I don't know. As far as distribution in the U...Oh, I don't know. As far as distribution in the United States goes, why would there be all that much interest in foreign animation? There's comparatively little interest in foreign live-action. <BR/><BR/> The situation will probably improve as the young people who are familiar with manga and anime today grow older and have their own children. I mean, look how enormous the manga section is in even smaller bookstores. Young people are reading this jazz, and not just Naruto. Those generations are more open to the idea--and particularly girls and women--which is the key demographic to win over if you want something to go more mainstream. The gears are already turning.Adriennehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04391774838813229445noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24969765.post-89294752540738612932008-01-02T11:59:00.000-06:002008-01-02T11:59:00.000-06:00Well Klaus, I guess you Germans will have to learn...Well Klaus, I guess you Germans will have to learn to read subtitles! ;)<BR/>It really is about time. I can't count the number of times of seen a glimpse of a classic movie or anime series on German television, only to, a second after, remember how horrible German dubbing sounds (as do dubbing in general) and how much it destroys the feel of the movie. Fire those 10 hammy actors you have to do all the voices and hire some quality translators instead.<BR/>In Denmark (where I live) and most other European countries it's only programming for small children who can't read that's dubbed. Do you Germans really want to be grouped with small children in the marketing analysis.<BR/>You'll get much better at english if you listen to it in films too.<BR/><BR/>Disclaimer: I have nothing against either Germans or small children. In fact I love both very much.<BR/><BR/>As for the topic. I firmly believe that it's just a matter of time when all the big copyright owners realize how stupid it is to just sit on all their old gold, when it can be distributed at next no cost.<BR/>It's still very early days for digital distribution, have some patience.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24969765.post-13898373250240960462008-01-01T08:48:00.000-06:002008-01-01T08:48:00.000-06:00Hi Daniel! I have been thinking about exactly the ...Hi Daniel! I have been thinking about exactly the same issues, just for the German market, where things are even more complicated since a lot of DVD releases only include English subtitles. And I've come to the bitter conclusion that, considering most people's aversion against subtitles and new, demanding experiences, there is very little that can be done. The best thing probably is to just spread the word among our friends and families, through blogs or whatever means we have available. In the long run, word-of-mouth can be very powerful and might lead to a better acceptance and greater interest in anime (and, for me, Japanese movies in general).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com