/jp/ - Otaku Culture

>>883 i know akihabara in the 2020s is different from akihabara in the 2000s, god knows i could do without seeing the place littered with shitty chinese/korean phone games, but has it gotten to a point where it died out? it could be that i'm relatively new, but i don't think this kind of otaku culture ever really died, not to the point where i'd say i "miss" it... if anything, i'm upset that it never quite caught on outside of japan, otaku culture still seems despised/enjoyed "ironically" or constantly subverted here in the states...

>>884 ever heard of the leetstreet boys? the otaku power pop group? theyre basically an american version of 2000s akihabara culture, and completely unironic

>>885 >2008 y-yeah...quite relevant...and not at all the first time i've ever heard of them... it's a cool find, but still...

>>886 GUITAR HERO HERO EVERYTHING WE'RE FIGHTING FOR

>>887 note: i am referencing a leetstreet boys song (guitar hero hero)

>>884 the gentrification of "anime" globally is a big reason shit shows like sousou no frieren is rated #1 on most anime sites. I could at least understand when it used to be FMA followed by some stupid shounen like One Piece.

>>1147 Totally agree. The modern take at anime is disastrous, makes me think they employ AI and analyze huge amount of data to develop strategies to make people comfortable eating shit. They make 80% of seasonal anime absolute worthless garbage, fill the social media with memes about it (probably, I don't use social media, but I skim some youtube channels once every one or two months), then roll frieren. Back in the 2000s and even the beginning of 2010s frieren wouldn't be anything but another slice of life for those who like it, but now, among piles of stinky shit and carefully crafted advertisement, frieren looks like it's something special and cool. No it's not.

>>1147 because frieren is good. >>1150 take that back right naow >>1150

>>1151 >take that back right naow I know you're upset because I attacked your favorite anime but you need to let it sink it that frieren isn't as great as they arbitrarily made it to be. Frieren's popularity is mostly due to advertisement, I don't know what exactly is happening behind the scenes, but it is 100% crafted. I'm not saying it's bad, but it is unfair that frieren gets so many love and attention when there are so many great anime out there that nobody talks about at all. Look, I didn't watch frieren, so I'm not going to judge its contents, but in the light of aggressive advertisement frieren appears offputting to me. So to actually watch it I need to be impressed. I've seen a lot of scene cuts from it and screenshots and none of that impress me at all. Just cool visuals, that's all. Now, anyone talking about Eve no Jikan? Anyone? Anywhere? It is unfair that such interesting and unique anime as Eve no Jikan is ranked #667 on mal. Noir is #2868. Frieren is #1. Just what exactly did frieren do to deserve it? There is nothing unique about it at all. Even atmosphere looks generic and visuals good but boring. Go fuck yourself

I know I look very aggressive, but if you don't want to overuse your brain and can't comprehend the meaning, here's the short version specially for you. Frieren Is Good But Overhyped

>>1153 i avoid advertisements. i didn't see advertisements for Frieren. i read the manga then the anime when it came out. >go fuck yourself holy shit why are you mad lmfao >>1154 >here's the short version: waaaahh the anime i like isn't popular enough!!!! now that your needless crying is out of the way, i can't really say if it was overhyped or not. i don't think the advertising was as big as, say, JJK or My Hero which i personally find both to be pretty mid, but like i said i try as much as possible to block out advertising. My Hero had an Overwatch collab and JJK is in Fortnite which is about as norman as it gets. i enjoy Frieren because it's a good show, whether or not it has "hype" is pretty irrelevant to me. you should adopt this mentality and be less angry over things that don't warrant the energy.

>>883 can't say i was able to experience it. my first ever anime was SAO when i was 13- around 2014. i went to Akihabara this year and there certainly was a lot of Blue Archive advertisements and other gachaslop. i can't say for certain (because i didn't experience it) but i kinda get the vibe that Akihabara is losing some of its charm now that anime is popular and normal. becoming less stylized i guess? i still had a fun time though.

>>1156 >holy shit why are you mad lmfao my default state, enjoy what you like, i never claimed to be more clever than the consumerism culture

Frieren is not bad, but it's normie shit. Sorry.

>>1208 Sony buys kadokawa for the world to grovel before

Otaku culture sucks. Otakus are like domesticated cattle. Sure, I love anime, manga, and otaku media, its an addiction that like herpes never goes away. Its just slavery for mass produced garbage. So no I don't miss it at all or like the aesthetic. Some of the shows and games were better back then and that's all.