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Originally Posted by VanTango
I will let you in on a secret on why people think anime is for kids
Pokemon
Yugioh
DBZ
One Piece
Naruto
not the japanese versions, the watered down american versions. Not bashing america but the anime's that they commercialise are changed in a way to appeal primarily to kids.
I would like to see the seminal Ninja Scroll on prime time television. Acts like this may change the oppinions of many on anime.
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You can find many more mature animated shows on cable TV, (Cartoon Network, G4) and more and more adult-oriented anime is being released on DVD. It's a niche market, but one that didn't even exist five years ago. Ghibili Studios, especially, has been marketed amazingly well in the US. (I seem to remember an Oscar nomination or two) and I am also surprised at how much attention Satoshi Kon's
Paprika is receiving right now.
I think it's happening, slowly but surely. It may take time for farmers in Kansas to talk about their favorite Black Lagoon episode, but at least on the coasts I don't think it's all that bad.