Why Anime isn't as Popular in USA

[@HotBeeBumble]

Once upon a time USA got Jealous , the end.

[@mentallyillkachiku5194]

HotBeeBumble oof

[@wow-sy4sl]

Nope. I’m grateful.

[@DarkAkaike]

Being a new fan to BobSamurai this is the first time I see no suit / long hair Bob. Need to find the transition episode :D

[@bobsamurai]

DarkAkaike search by "cnn" thats the first with short hair, first suit vid was 2011, first necktie vid was like 2009

[@DarkAkaike]

BobSamurai Anime Reviews thank you :D found it and about 10 old videos that I found interesting. Your channel is like the wikipedia rabbit hole. I go from video to video and I should go to sleep cause it's 1 am where I live. Love your videos about collecting things

[@bobsamurai]

DarkAkaike haha thanks, glad youre enjoying the vids

[@ara_ara-]

And then all changed

[@blackcatproductions6]

Come to my high school. I'd say that more than 90% of the kids attending it have seen (and enjoy) anime. I've yet to meet a person here that won't at least recognize the name of an anime. My teachers even have seen anime (my lit teacher's screen saver is Full Metal Alchemist). We have anime club that shows (mostly the subbed versions), but some of the anime they play there are some of the worst and bloodiest, yet we still have the club. And there's freshman here who have seen some of the worst anime. 14 and 15 year olds. And they seem perfectly fine to me. My school is basically centered around anime. It comes up in conversations every day, whether that be with a teacher or your friends. Half the school are fan artists (and many if them are damn skillful). Anime is very popular at my school. Located in America. It's the most popular thing at my school.

[@kaseyenloe9166]

Wished I attended your school then. Lol!

[@Heyyougotscoped234]

Where is your school....and how do I FREAKING ATTEND!!!

[@MaxVolumeMusicMixes]

God I envy you :(

[@WeddingCater]

I mean I do live in Utah, so it might make sense why I haven't found many people that love anime, but I really need to move to where ever you live... Actually, I could just move back to Japan...

[@blackcatproductions6]

Kai Uchida Oregon, in a sweet little town. You'd never expect all the high schoolers here to like anime

[@bulbasoul4936]

Loving these videos bob, keep up the great work dude!

[@TheSuperdavet]

we dont talk about th 4kids dub

[@_.soymilk]

It's the worst. 4kids dub is the worst!! One piece is actually in my top 5 animes so when I heard the 4kids dub......😵

[@bleb5518]

One piece have uncensored English dub? Sorry if I have a Bad english.

[@TheSuperdavet]

MrGamingshock yea the funimation dub

[@_.soymilk]

MrGamingshock u don't know that!?.... Funimation dub is a lot better.

[@bleb5518]

Ruth Xia we have no funimation in our country, all the anime channel were closed and all I know about one piece is that 4kids ruined it. I don't now if there is an uncensored English dub. I start to hate my country. I want to go back to one piece and continue watching what I missed after all the channels were closed.

[@rurutuM]

I'm surprise anime is as popular as it is in the US without much marketing. has anyone ever seen a highway billboard for an anime show or movie. Seen any TV ads for non pokemon anime movie? most anime fans find news and new shows/movies online on sites dedicated to anime. it's hard to find news about anime on sites dedicated to movies

[@lhekillerswaggs202]

Dbz revival of f coming in U.S theaters August 4-12 2015 already almost sold out ... Enough said

[@catalysts94]

+rurutu M here in Maine highway billboards are illegal as a distraction to drivers. otherwise anime doesn't usually have the kind of budget or understanding of the american marketplace to see relevant advertisement. i was surprised to see Pokemon games getting advertised on tv.

[@2400king]

Anime needs to be on television for it to become more popular in the US, it's that simple, I would love to see a company like crunchyroll create a channel that is dedicated to just anime.

[@golfer435]

A lot of the problem is that US culture says that animated stuff is for little children.

[@AnagramFoilBalloonFan]

US culture is awesome! Denmark sucks ass!

[@fiery1830]

It mostly for depressed teens tho.

[@ArchOfWinter]

"The rest of the world" you mean the Western hemisphere. Most of Asia treat anime as regular imported shows. There are no special blocks for them. There are special channels but free to air networks air anime as regular shows that fits with age range along side western animations and locally produced animation. Just as in Japan, most anime are treated as just another show in places like Hong Kong, Taiwan, Korea, other southern Asia country, and even starting recently in Mainland China. This isn't just with anime. Regular live action shows that are imported are aired along side locally produced shows. Movies aren't even dubbed for theater if they are aimed at an older audience. Take for example the Dr. Slump anime by the same author as Dragon Ball and how it was treated in Hong Kong. They aired it on TV in the late 80s early 90s. They didn't give it any special treatment. It was just another imported show. Nothing special is about it. Because it was funny, it was popular. But the show was funny enough to leave an impact in the local culture. Even today, years after the original airing, it is still popular. Everyone young and old knows what it is. You can get their merch everywhere. You can find the pink poop in the show in most independently owned toy store. The show is popular enough that there are still newly produced bootleg merch being sold. Another anime with mainstream popularity is Fullmetal Alchemist. They aired the original show right after a locally produced drama. An anime that is mainstream in not just Hong Kong, but most of Asia is Doraemon. They treat it like any other kids show in after school time slot since the late 80s. Because it is a kids shows, kids watch it and kids like it. It is still on the air in most Asian country and they don't do any editing beside a dub. It popularized Japanese style red bean paste buns in many countries. Giving special treatment and time slot just for anime will surely increase viewership but it won't make it more mainstream. It will just give more reason for people who don't like anime, don't want to like anime, or who don't want other people to like anime to single out the time slot to avoid. Mix the airing time of anime with other mainstream show will gain more acceptance because you group it with things people already like. Have My Little Pony aired right before some magical girl anime. Some action anime along with Legend of Korra or Ninja Turtle. Heck, they treated the Transformer anime series just like other Transformer series, it can work. Air some slice of life comedy anime next to Seinfeld syndication. Gundam after Star Trek repeats. Terror in Resonance after 24. The way to gain mainstream acceptance is to treat it like other mainstream media with no special treatment. It is a win win if anime gets syndicated on network TV. It will increase local station viewership from anime fans and younger audience but also boost popularity of non-anime shows to these new audiences. BUT there is a bigger problem for anime to gain mainstream acceptance. The major problem with America in relation to entertainment is that people don't like to watch non-American stuff. Sure you have the few hits that are popular but not too mainstream, but in general most adults don't like non-American made entertainment. People working in networks have bias against non-American shows and that includes anime targeted to kids. Executives would want to erase any thing that may seem foreign even though it cost more. If companies only care about money, they would just dub over kids appropriate shows animated or live action and air them. There would be no American version of power ranger if money was the issue since it is way cheaper to dub over the Super Sentai shows. It is hard for anything foreign to gain popularity in the States because most adult avoid foreign stuff and adult will keep their kids away from foreign stuff. Companies don't care about fan base because they can only see through their old bias eyes. They use money as a justification but it isn't. This is the same reason why Hollywood have to remake foreign movies like the Dragon Tattoo series and Let the Right One In or shows like Ugly Betty. Same reason why Hollywood keep whitewashing characters in their adaptations whether the source material is American or not. Executives automatically see anything that isn't American and/or white as unprofitable. That's why British media is easier to gain popularity and mainstream acceptance because of the English language and mostly white stars. It is a self sustaining cycle. Executives don't like foreign stuff so they don't show foreign stuff. Audience can't see foreign stuff, so they are unable to like foreign stuff. Audience unable to like foreign stuff, executives don't like foreign stuff. It was very difficult to get the Book of Life made because it centered around Mexican culture even though it is made in America starring American actors. It is an animated movie aimed at kids. Kids don't care as long as it is fun, but the executive kept saying Mexican culture wouldn't sell but by some miracles, the movie was made. Unless this mindset is changed in American entertainment culture and how people view anything foreign, anime won't get accepted by the mainstream.

[@videotpr]

It's just like in UK.

[@noahgolden6258]

Anybody find it ironic that a gun loving country like America censors guns but Japan which has gun laws so restrictive it lowers the crime rate but guns aren't censored in anime or other forms of entertainment XD

[@ziggymcdougal]

0:18, was that the Fire Emblem Jingle that they play after a level up, it's really faint and really hard to hear

[@__.usagi_fox.__4792]

Sailor moon is how my aunt and uncle got together and how they became OTAKUS

[@thejemgirlchannel1585]

Great video, I will go and check out some more of your videos :)

[@TheJoseluisperez1000]

Shonen Popularity in the U.S 1-10 Bleach 6/10 One Piece 5/10 Naruto 8/10 Dragonball z 9001/10

[@ReddTurtl]

Yeah sadly, 4Kids ruined One Piece's chance of being extremely popular

[@epiccpotato5902]

9000 ...1??

[@TheXBRGUY]

Is there any censorship for the Fullmetal Alchemist franchise in America?

[@EnthrallingBass140]

The Angry Little Alchemist I think there was some blood in the netflix verison.

[@OfficialRedTeamReview]

Anime isn't really that popular here because of cartoons. Cartoon Network (back in it's glory days) was really good enough for us. Toonami gave us a taste of what was amazing overseas and that was also good too. I'm sure Japan didn't grow up with Mickey and Bugs like we did so it's not that mainstream here and for that I am glad. Corporate would completely ruin the anime industry if they got their paws on it. I'd rather let Japan focus on making them.

[@coolguy7742]

RedTeamReview Fucking teen titans go

[@vinzingerg4337]

Toonami is adult swim property now

[@sherali509]

I agree with u dude I hope more people in US know what otakus feel great video bro you have got your self a subscriber.

[@MitoseNorikoFan]

just one thing, there was one episode of inuyasha around episode 30 that has kagome naked, so they censor a cigarette but inuyasha getting a fullbody view and us getting to see kagome from behind is perfectly fine?

[@arranwhite5343]

would just like to shout out here for the original golgo 13 animated movie - that was awesome and really well dubbed

[@assasinsjeff]

4kids...... skipped Bellemere san's death in One piece.......That was the main reason namis backstory was so tragic

[@SaraHouck461]

Indeed. Luckily we know compassion is a friggin' virtue, plus I know death is highly essential not only to maintain population balance, but also soul fertility!

[@NinjaPieceLOL]

Who is the character that dies in One Piece that 4kids wrote out? I've seen over 600 episodes and I can't remember who you are talking about. The closest thing I can think of is Laboon, but he doesn't die.

[@SnowWolfAlpha]

Occasionally the UK will do it's own dub. The Secret World of Arrietty, a Studio Glibli title has it's own UK dub because the story was based on a British novel.

[@Icarus975]

Well it’s the beginning of 2024 and almost a decade later so much has changed, how does this make you feel?

[@bobsamurai]

too busy watching all this anime. how the hell do they make so much of it at once?

[@SelenaC_anime]

Have you seen the "Anime becoming Mainstream" rant from Gigguk? It does go over some of these topics.

[@Restless_Vibes27]

i grew up on Pokemon and DBZ and as i watched them as a kid they took me to another world

[@0zkar27]

Doesnt the Funimation Channel air anime on tv?

[@oreotaku4017]

But not everybody knows, or has access to the Funimation Channel.

[@0zkar27]

while i do agree there the same could be said about adult swim and toonami all these networks are all broadcast on cable which not every person has

[@joshuaserrano8807]

Well there used to be a channel that aired only anime on my cable: "the good stuff too like Area 88, Jing King of Bandits, Evagelion etc." they took it down after a few years tho.

[@TikkyNoSurname]

Which character was it, that they made...uhm, disappear so that they didn't have to show a character death?

[@adamaim3452]

I've been to Nigeria and that have something called DTv or somthing (it's like comcast) and the have a channell dedicated to anime 24/7.

[@therockkid5858]

cool

[@rodneydangerfield7029]

What character were you talking about in one piece? I didn't watch much of the 4Kids dub, but I am caught up to everything before the time skip.

[@JhysenTheAsian]

I miss the Funimation channel. It's because of that channel that i was introduced to different anime such as Birdy: The Mighty Decode, Corpse Princess, and Phantom Requiem. If they brought the channel back, anime would definitely become more popular.

[@이지연-m5w2u]

Your videos are amazing..keep it up!

[@dcommet]

What character was erased in the 4kids dub?

[@CiabanItReal]

Which character died earl on that was erased? Brooke?

[@marcusmckinnie765]

OK EVERYONE A GAME JUST GOT STUCK IN MY PS3 AND I CANT GET IT OUT !!!! I DONT HAVE THE MONEY TO SEND IT TO SONY AND THE WARRANTY JUST WORE OFF I TRIED TO MANUALLY EJECTING AND THAT DIDNT WORK !!! CAN SOMEONE PLEASE HELP ME

[@EvilBrunchWithBacon]

Nope

[@kickpunchkid99]

im currently looking for a new anime to watch, anyone have any suggestions???

[@QueenKaitio]

Do i see case closed box sets in the background?? o.o

[@bobsamurai]

yep! check my newest vid actually, its a complete collection update. just put it up like 5 mins ago

[@QueenKaitio]

I wish i had all the box sets! I only have the fifth one. Btw case closed was actually what got me into anime at age 11 ^-^;

[@BigXSmoke1]

damn Bob has been going hard lol there has been alot of vids in the last weeks

[@bobsamurai]

+james24447 plz dont make me explain to you the meaning of the word "as".

[@uteriel282]

+BobSamurai Anime Reviews the u.s. still has it good tho. naruto was butchered in germany. they took out all the blood, redrew all faces to make them look less menacing and rewrote most lines to make it look like no one ever died. i havent seen the ger-dub of shippuuden but i heard they did the same there to. the only time when an anime is aired allmost uncensored is after midnight or close to it on some tv-stations.

[@TheSteam02]

+Uteriel Is Germany THAT sensitive to minor violence?

[@uteriel282]

The steam kid the child protection laws havent been updated for decades which is the main problem. together with the fact that anime are seen as "for kids" and are getting aired in the early afternoon when mostly children between 10 and 14 are watching tv. the same happens with games. any game that is not rated 18+ has all blood removed. and in some cases even 18+ games.

[@user-np2xl4qk4w]

Please define "as."

[@jayupadhya4049]

BobSamurai guess what get the Japanse Tv system they have channels that has subbed version and dubbed version of Anime

[@claudellis3008]

My first Anime was in 1962 I think A 11 year old Texas boy found on my TV a show called Tobor the 8th man and from then on I looked for Anime didn't like all that came out but built a liking for it which continues today

[@grapedrank666]

I think it also has to do with how in order to get into a long running series like naruto you have to start at episode one, unlike cartoons like family guy or adventure time which feel very episodic it's not hard for someone to get the gist of the series from one random episode. However if there were to market anime like death note or fmab just like seasonal tv shows I'm sure people will love it.

[@i-ranium810]

Back then I didn’t know Pokémon and DBZ was an anime until now

[@nemsisgini4651]

chaser voice in the four kid dub is perfect but that new voice is like the purple foot from courage the crowdly dog

[@marcusmckinnie765]

hey bob quick question do you know any good game importing sites because im going to import jstars IT WILL NOT BE RELEASED IN THE US !!!!!

[@bobsamurai]

ebay or play asia

[@marcusmckinnie765]

BobSamurai thanks could u do a video on what u think of them not releasing this amazing game in America ! or other games that wernt released in America in general

[@PCgeek2k8]

I started with yugioh and pokemon, early morning on the weekends, before I even knew what anime was. Those were the days

[@charmendro]

Hey you should make a video of what websites you watch anime the most

[@minecraftwizzard2010]

Does direct tv have a channel that has many anime shows that you want

[@ToonamiRebel]

Can you show the numbers about One piece popularity in USA current time? Cause some people are ignorant & mean not wanting One Piece back on TV

[@quinseepersad1531]

His room is sooooo awesome ! 0-0 why cant my room be like that !

[@AWBrawler]

here's an idea. air anime outside of cartoon network. Why not air case closed along side the CSI shows. it fits and just let FCC know that its not a kid show, its basically a cartoon CSI

[@carlosantonioturushgranado6093]

Now I live in USA but I am from Mexico and I watch anime since I was 8 years old, and being here I have always wondered if they value anime as in Latin America ... (Naruto, Dragon Ball Z, Nanatzu, Saint Seiya, Digimon, ..

[@bobsamurai]

everything but saint seiya sadly

[@TheDarkAngel969]

about airing toonami during the day, that could be a problem. Since most anime is aimed at teens and adults, the FCC or whoever is supposed to look at shows before they air, would have to cut things out or do even more dialogue changes (like how 4kids handled yugioh, one piece, and how the beyblade franchise is still being handled today. Even during the funimation dub of the original Dragon Ball Z the dialogue was a little too child friendly, sure most of the violence and gore weren't censored, but the edits to the dialogue made it to childish so to speak.) if anything, it would be better to move it closer to like 7-8 at night when adult swim starts

[@randomstuff8027]

Amine is aimed for kids and teenager not much is aimed for adult

[@Randomfuse]

Naruto isn`t as popular as it was in 2009-2010

[@alltimegamer1343]

I’m writing this on the day when 83% of people aged 7-25 in America are weebs and have their waifus

[@bobsamurai]

be careful what you wish for i guess lol. luckily the weebs are only a small part of the community compared to the majority of anime fans. it's a small price to pay for some of the benefits we have now such as anime streaming sites and older shows getting licensed for physical release

[@tinyybiceps]

Screaming at that Fullmetal Alchemist poster

[@TheRealSuru]

when i was growing up, i knew about toonami and years passed with some wonder as to what happened about anime, i missed it. watched it all the time as a kid and then i got verizon and channel 262 had funimation, i found fairy tail, spread it to friend, became a thing to have a bunch of friends over and watch it, i ordered over 150 bucks of blue ray copies and this whole snowball effect started because i found funimation. now.. now funimation is gone of tv and any other possible snowball effect is way smaller for anyone else.

[@jatoshi]

I think you do grate jobs with these posts I am going to subscribe

[@bobsamurai]

thanks :D

[@jatoshi]

It's the truth

[@jimmothy9634]

wtf are you people talking about? it already is popular in the usa. POKEMON, NARUTO, DRAGONBALL Z, ATTACK ON TITAN, CODE GEASS, GHOST IN THE SHELL etc. are all extremely popular in america especially dbz

[@albertsun1055]

It's because the US is too hooked on weird shows on Nickelodeon and Cartoon Network that I feel are just much much worse than actual anime. The channels such as Nickelodeon and Cartoon Network (CN) just show horrible cartoons that are catered to 5 year olds. Well some of it really sucks (No offense) 1. Spongebob: Ya. It's a yellow sponge, a talking pink starfish, a squid that's not a squid, a lobster, and a giant plankton. Horrible. I don't know the others since I haven't watched those channels for a long time but they really put no thought into any of the shows or any work into it.

[@TopNimes]

Trash TV = American programming

[@TopNimes]

ahahhaha so true

[@rulialee9802]

There are some scenes in spongebob that are also inappropriate for children too

[@icy4294]

Anime in Japan i to them as The Walking Dead, Game of throwns, Arrow, Flash, and other live action movies (such as the Advengers) is to the West. It is unfair to compair anime to something like Spongebob when cartoons are not even a proper comparison to anime in most cases ( and of the only thing they have in common is that they are animated ). That's like comparing Game of Thrones to a shitty Japanese game show and then saying Japanese shows are shit because of it.

[@akaneinoue1759]

*****​I actually like Panty and Stalking and Crayon Shin Chan, but I was saying that not everything from Japan is serious and meaningful, and the other way around for western cartoons.

[@iancrooks4901]

Great assessment. Keep it up!

[@Teamnofatchix]

I Love your T-shirt man !

[@gregoirederrough9463]

In my opinion, most people (especially the ones that handle the anime dubbing) consider kids and teens to be idiots who can't handle any scene of violence or nudity of any form (even verbal violence).

[@nitefyre2032]

Excellent points all around

[@dannythesage]

I think the obvious reason is the airing blacks they give it. Adult Swim anime is only on when tweakers are awake and kids anime is on in the morning when the kids are being driven to school. No one fucking watches it. They need to fix anime airing have the shonen and kids shows in the afternoon when they are not in school, they need the more action based pg13 shows in the evening and the seinen type mature shows around 11 when people that work are home. That kinda how it was when I was younger.

[@slenderman2102]

I love anime, especially the music.

[@MrAbigaril]

What the heal they replaced sanjis cigerate flow? That is all types of wrong

[@SaraHouck461]

Tell me about it! Even though smoking is harmful IRL, especially with PSAs containing the message "every cigarette is doing you damage," in fictional media it's considered fanservice, and Sanji can be an obvious example since he's apparently portrayed as a sex god for fangirls to drool over! Now I know why the term "smokin' hot" exists!

[@StrikeTeam99]

Is that music from the matrix?

[@bobsamurai]

nope something i threw together

[@StrikeTeam99]

oh ok, sorry probably just a small part reminded me, it sounds great and you are right without the popular stuff dub. Companies would not even exist in america because there would be no profit or reason to make it.

[@nightowlkid]

I think if they produced the dubs faster it will be more popular here in America

[@LexiPuppyuwu]

if they produce dubs any faster than they do theyll sound like a 3 year old made them instead of a 5 yr old

[@devindude1]

Homura Akemi We could take a moment to think that maybe people who act childish when the topic of "dubs" come up like you are right now is another reason that anime isnt popular out here in the US. No one wants to associate with people who act childish over trivial things.

[@まき-c4s]

I think one of the reasons for it to not be popular, is because a big percent of the people in the US is not open to other cultures. I wouldn't call anime much of a cultural thing, but the language used in it is, and the footage, considering most anime takes place in Japan. It can either be that American people don't want to stick time into it, or don't like the idea of 'watching Chinese child shows' as most of them refer to. But I know from experience, but most people who are into gaming, you can get them to watch anime shows, and most of them will stick to it. I think the main reason for anime not being popular in the US is because they never get in touch with it. Nearly nobody tells them "Heay I saw this awesome anime! You should try it!". But I don't live in the US and I'm no professional of any kind, so just forget all I typed :)

[@ultrapwnd]

Funimation started broadcast dubs.

[@FireBlastTv]

devindude1 jesus fucking christ you take your cartoons seriously

[@bleb5518]

Is the dub without the 4kids shit exists? I want to watch it soon

[@KuroKamukura]

On the subject on four kids there were two versions of the One piece dub and Naruto. One is the four kids one then there is the shouen jump version which was preferred to myself and half my classmates.

[@Sai-vl9vf]

When I watched One Pice dub it didnt turn cigarettes to lollipops... Im already at ep. 193

[@bobsamurai]

thats the funimation dub

[@turtleshell6391]

Yeah the 4kids dubs only know how to dub card games.

[@Sai-vl9vf]

Oh, thanks :3

[@dinkalus]

talk about how they put shipuden on adult swim but they also did that to attack on titan

[@bakujonhy1025]

You know, anime is very popular here in Mexico (and latin america) because a lot of popular anime was dubbed and was very popular (Like DBZ, Sailor Moon, Sakura Card Captor, Yu Gi Oh, Pokemon, blabla) and IMO, most of the dubbing was great, I mean, I have watched english and latin dubbed series like DBZ, and in most cases, latin dub is better. Also, I hate almost all english dubs (With the exeption of DBZ funimation and Death Note, even though it wasn´t that great) most of the times it's very overacted

[@valeriesequeira36]

Yea I remember when I went to nicaragua my little cousins were watching this anime show called powerpuff girls Z so I do guess anime is very popular there

[@bakujonhy1025]

I remember that show. That is just like an anime take on the powerpuff girls, probably made for the japanese to take interest. But IMO nothing beats the original PPG

[@EnriqMSaenz]

bakujonhy1025 Its True; Im from Honduras, Central America and I was born in the 80's and we were already watching the Latin Spanish translated versions of Dragon Ball/Z/GT, Knights of the Zodiac (Saint Seiya for the USA) and a lot of Anime, waaaay before the US caught up. And in Europe it was the same thing, they had watched Dragon Ball at the same time that Latinos did.

[@adam1984pl]

In Poland also is popular,since early/mid 90`s.The same series was played on our TV(also older like Grad Prix,Candy,Cities of Gold).

[@EnriqMSaenz]

adam1984pl Yeah! Latin and European Kids born in the 80's were raised watching Anime.

[@saberheart2866]

I just start to watch ur video..n i cant believe i like so much

[@bobsamurai]

Saber Heart thanks!

[@saberheart2866]

Keep doing much more awesome video!

[@KN1GHT2000]

Very informative Video BobSamurai Good work as always. :)

[@lunasgaming1582]

Does crunchy roll have dubs or just subs

[@lunasgaming1582]

thanks

[@ChibiCherub]

i think it was 4kids that did all the censoring, otherwise dubbing companies are not allowed to change ANYTHING about the drawing or animation of the show or they will get their license for the show revoked

[@icecoldjets2169]

That would be great to have an anime tv channel :D

[@jacobjimenez6753]

Well, idk, for me it seems that there's too many anime these days with too many typical or similar shows/manga (aka just comics for people whom don't know), there's the generic group of friends (all in their teens), generic characteristics, the happy go lucky protagonist one, the serious one whom has a secret crush on another character, the serious emo like character whom went through a "traumatic" experience, there's the lack of facial expression character (could as well be the traumatized emo character), and there's as well the constantly happy /positive character, and then there's the quote on quote "best" friend of the protagonist/comedy relief character, and there's the comedy relief character (though this one is common throughout entertainment). Along with this are the group of teens who are best friends, and they save the day by "the power of friendship!" (after so many filler in anime or pointless plots (pretty sure even manga has done this too)). There's as well the unexplainable victory over a villain, usually friendship power or idk some times there's no explanation, and yes ik I've already mentioned this one bitabout "friendship", but it's too common of which it even is the key to winning. Then there's the continues lack of originality, this one is about life, this one is about life and virtual reality, this one is about life and fantasy, this one is about..... who knows, this one is about a group of friends who face hard ships, this one is about a group of friends who face hard ships and fight demons, this one is a group of friends who face hard ships and fight monsters, this one is about a guy who saw his family murdured and now just mops over his dead family, this one is about a guy who saw his family murdered and mops over them while saving the world when he's not to busy spending time with friends (while still moping). So there's my list of what is possibly some of the reasons why people in America don't like other not interested in Japanese anime and manga.

[@bezimienny5]

Yu Yu Hakusho did also great job ;D

[@bezimienny5]

and it was over a decade ago

[@TheMagic1412]

That was my first anime I had ever watched on TV :3 nostalgia~

[@bezimienny5]

TheMagic1412 In my country it haven't aired at all... There are so many dubs... Spanish, English, German and other... well, it can't be helped now I guess.

[@catch3588]

Once upon a time there wasn't anything on so I went to the magical land of Internet and discovered fanfic. Through fanfic I found out about a wonderful media called "Naruto" and that my friends is where anime for me exploded. So I lived happily ever after with no regrets:)

[@fatalframes4744]

I did NOT know that about Voltron, man!!

[@stargeant]

holy fuck in that background is that all yours????

[@dinkalus]

we need to make toonami a whole channel why hasnt anyone done this come on attack on titan , sword art online , etc

[@KDUBHipHop]

Space dandi is getting me back into anime

[@ArdyDeleon02]

i wish there is a anime channel on TV everywhere

[@grimmjaw15]

What about all the Gundam shows

[@Powerman293]

Bandai of Japan gave up because they wanted to charge out the ass for blu-rays and dvds but not ship it to America. They won't even air it on Toonami here. People say because "It's not popular/marketable." Bullshit.

[@dan-im3rg]

one piece didnt fail because of the dub, most ppl didnt even bother listening to an episode because the art style looks childish. i think DBZ had a much bigger impact on north america than any of the big 3.

[@samalexisallie]

The style doesn't look childish at all.

[@dan-im3rg]

samalexisallie dude, the main character looks like an inflated matchstick men with a straw hat and the villans look like doodles from an elementary class.

[@samalexisallie]

One piece has a quite mature art style compared to other of anime's.

[@dan-im3rg]

samalexisallie like what? only shows INTENDED for children are worse.

[@elnich9269]

Well, maube there on the USA, but here on latin america, one piece failed because of the dub, Naruto here is a masive anime, even no-weeb fellows knows, or likes Naruto

[@drhploveboat]

whoa wait a second, just the title of this video confused me. when it comes to anime in general, I'm an old timer. I got into anime in the mid 90's, when the medium itself had only a small cult following in the west. things are so different now. the last thing I would have expected was that anime would actually become as popular as it is now. I mean going by every indication I've seen, anime has become a huge force in the US. every bookstore I go to has a manga section now, and I find anime related merchandise everywhere I go. moreover a lot of people agree that the popularity of anime in the US, has started to effect the medium in Japan. at least that's why people say there are so many fan-service titles these days. plus there are a number of titles that owe their success to American viewers. shows like Cowboy Bebop, and Trigun, weren't considered classics until they came to the US. I mean I could be wrong, but based on what I've seen the industry has amassed a huge following here in North America. at the moment comic book movies are very much the big fad in Hollywood right now. producers in the industry are always looking similar properties, that could offer the same potential. and I've been hearing more talk about possible anime adaptations as live action Hollywood films. I have a theory that anime could be the next big thing that Hollywood moves to, especially with its built in and ever growing fan base.

[@catalysts94]

+drhploveboat nerd culture in general is more popular in the U.S. now. the anime industry doesn't actually care about the international market outside of a few studios such as studio bones.

[@drhploveboat]

catalysts94 to be honest I lost interest with the anime industry in its current form a few years back. it was around that time that I discovered live action samurai cinema and television, especially from the peek of the Japanese film industry in the 60's and 70's. maybe it was because I was getting older, maybe because the anime industry was declining in quality, but these days I'm far more interested in the live action samurai genre than anime.

[@catalysts94]

drhploveboat i'm still finding interest in a few seinen series, but otherwise i really don't care for the current trend in anime myself.

[@AscentToZenith]

Would be nice if anime was popular. Honestly I was ignorant towards anime about 3 years ago. I thought one weird people watched it. Now I feel terrible for my comments and love and support it.

[@thesoul777]

Yeah but with the popularity comes a lot of idiotic followers. I just don't want brainless and arrogant football players to be talking about anime. I don't know about anyone else, but i'm kinda liking the way anime is now. For the most part, it really only consists of people that actually appreciate the artwork, stories, and characters. True fans. But if everyone knew about it, for me at least, the magic of being able to have your "own special hobby" would be devalued. Idk that's just what I think. Also, I don't consider myself as an "anime elitist" I just feel indifferent after watching anime for so long.

[@OpticalHeadShot]

Also there's the Anime Network channel xP

[@UltimateCrusherJoe]

Its not related to America but In England they actually did have an anime channel called anime central which did anime from 9 am to 6pm after about a year the channel went bust and well that was it pretty much I think anime is more popular in the US but from that example I don't think it could work in England at least because its not popular enough to support a channel.

[@jackrakleson8640]

They deleted Ace???? That is a major fuck up.

[@neogeopanda5200]

There was Funimation on a channel that only plays animes but sadly they took that channel down and I was a bit mad that they did that. And that channel got me in to like Yu Yu Hakusho.

[@Temerith]

Isn't there already a channel showing anime during the day? Funimation?

[@mewgami]

Funimation is an actual channel?? I thought it was just a dubbing company.

[@Temerith]

yeah if you search it on Verizon (262?) or optimum(500 but i think its premium ?) I'm pretty sure it comes up...

[@Tomatrix]

In Portugal they used to broadcast some anime subbed (Portuguese Dubbing for both anime and western animation came later) like Captain Tsubasa, an anime about baseball and Saint Seiya. Saint Seiya wasn´t fully broadcasted because parents complained about te violence, but the show was later broadcasted later in another channell, dubbed and almost completed (Laked the episode where Aioria confronts Seiya when he was facing Shaina, Shaina confessed her love and Seiya dressed the Sagitarius cloth for the first time), mostly because of the big impact caused by DBZ aroud here (The Janemba and Hildegarn movie were broadcasted as one (One movie each part) on cinema (DBZ was really big in Portugal at the 90´s), but what reflects DBZ popularity is the proto-parody dub. Can you imagine Cell always saying BADAH! everytime he speaks? And Vegeta singing the Portuguese equivalent of "Mini Myni Moe!" while beating the crap of somebody? lol Still, after DBZ, the MAnga entertainment VHS and maybe, the late Locomotion channell was what introduced some Portuguese to anime (Eventhought Some anime dubs around here are parodies. The Portuguese anime fans like to make videos called dub parodies showing the comical aspects. If some Portuguese says "Silence cause I´m gonna sing the FAdo!" is a reference to the Portuguese Dub Goku xD

[@Theshooterlover]

I loved Sailor Moon as a kid because I wanted to be Texudo Mask. I mean he is surrounded by all those highschool girls.

[@shakaitochan5720]

I love your room!!

[@golfer435]

The first popular anime in the U.S was actually Robotech. It's kinda the catalyst for everything anime related that has happened outside of Japan.