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lehan0172648@lemmy.world Joined: 2026-02-07

Anime is popular, but other countries are not making it. WHY??

zabadoh@ani.social Joined: 2023-11-19

Anime isn't just animation.

It's a style, but also a set of tropes and Japanese cultural references that would be difficult for even a similar culture, such as Korean, to emulate.

Even some recent Japanese-produced anime based on Korean manhwa, such as Solo Leveling and Viral Hit, weren't popular in Japan, but I thought they are good to great.

HubertManne@piefed.social Joined: 2025-03-13

is it mostly in japan or korea or even china. are we talking making as in the whole shebang or including the animators?

Welcome to the nostalgia-filled piefed instance of yesteryear.

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